{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/65d4f85f498c290016233191?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Active investors! Assemble","description":"<p>Of course we all know that passive investing delivers superior returns. But what if everyone is investing passively? Is there a case for active investing then? Recent research has shown that the explosion in index funds has made equities slower to respond to news. And also, it’s fun to be contrarian. So today on the show we explore cracks in the case against active investing. Also we go long <em>RuneScape</em> and cycling.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ethan Wu (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ethanywu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on X. You can email Ethan at <a href=\"mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/f414f49a-5380-4d0b-a214-b7d54a5d4337\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}