How to Beat the Market: Can an active strategy beat a global equity ETF? (Jack Lempart)

This episode explains why consistently beating the stock market is extremely difficult, especially for active managers competing in today’s highly efficient markets. It shows how much of what looks like “alpha” can often be explained by exposure to well-documented risk factors such as value, quality, and low risk. AgendaWhy beating the market is so hard todayWhat academic research really says about alpha and active managersHow factor investing explains legendary track records like Warren Buffett’sPractical principles of evidence-based, low-cost, diversified investingHow to apply these ideas when building your own long-term portfoliopowered by ETFatlas.com