Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
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Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management
Morningstar's midyear analysis of active versus passive investing shows once again that higher fees have the biggest impact on performance.
The semiannual report describes fees as “one of the only reliable predictors of success.”
The research gives the edge to passive, index-based strategies
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