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Nevada’s public employee pension fund invests passively and beats peers (2016)

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Re: Nevada’s public employee pension fund invests passively and beats peers (2016)

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I'm curious if this is demonstrably an optimal strategy for individual investment too... I haven't had much success getting any clear data about whether active management demonstrably produces better results.

There's strong data supporting passive investment. I've found the stats in Andrew Hallam's book, "Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health, and Wealth" (https://www.amazon.ca/Balance-Invest-Happiness-Health-Wealth...) quite eye-opening.

Re: Nevada’s public employee pension fund invests passively and beats peers (2016)

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I'm curious if this is demonstrably an optimal strategy for individual investment too... I haven't had much success getting any clear data about whether active management demonstrably produces better results.

There’s the famous bet Warren Buffett won against an actively managed fund: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/030916/buffe...
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