One of the biggest arguments against active management is the fee structure of actively managed funds. With an annual charge of 100 basis points or more levied on investors in active funds, even if these funds track the market, they will underperform. In order for an investor to beat the market by owning an active fund, the fund would have to outperform the market by at least 100 basis point every year to justify its fee, which is almost impossible.
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Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway.
Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK.
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