The Big Picture

AUGUST 29, 2022

BALCHUNAS: … I would say the financial crisis of 2008 is when they really kicked in. So that mutual ownership company that he created, and once it got really popular and they gradually then suddenly kicked in in 2008, and they started getting trillions, once the trillions start to kick in, a couple of things happened. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 24, 2022

NORTON: So in 2008, I just received my CFA charter, and I was beginning to look around and think about, you know, where else would I want to go in this company or outside the company. And so I tossed my hat in the ring and moved over in October 15, 2008. But as an active investor, I can say I’m a big fan of passive investing.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 20, 2024

00:20:33 And so in that period they ceased to be passive investors, they became active investors, and that became an opportunity for outperformance. Everybody is an active investor. Well, 00:53:16 [Speaker Changed] They’re an active trader when they’re deploying the capital.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 18, 2025

But instead of a fund passively tracking an index, you get Warren Buffett, one of the best active investors in history. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $43,229 !* Buying Berkshire stock is nearly akin to buying a diversified stock market index fund.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

ETFs can also be a great way for more active investors to find new stock ideas. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,169 !* They enable you to invest passively in a sector of the market or specific theme. That can allow you to put your investments on autopilot.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2025

Like Nancy Pelosi on the opposing side of the political aisle, some investors are paying close attention to Greene's moves. Notably, Marjorie Taylor Greene has been an active investor in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $45,963 !*

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,103 !* So we still are going to be active investors in kind of repurchasing stock. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $344,352 !*

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It’s because of these biases that we have inefficiencies in the market that we can then exploit as active investors. So it’s just interesting to think about, again, as an investor, how do you handicap your own biases? So if the markets were perfectly rational, arguably there’d be no opportunities.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 8, 2024

We held Walker & Dunlop's annual summer conference in Sun Valley, Idaho two weeks ago with some of the largest and most active investors in commercial real estate. The sentiment at the conference was that after two years of rising interest rates and limited investment activity, it is time to get active again.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Goldman Sachs stock has surged since its late October 2023 low, helped by falling interest rates, a return in appetite for risk, and a resurgence in dealmaking activity. Investors may be hesitant to buy the stock at these levels, but it trades at a reasonable price, about 14 times this year's projected earnings. Is it a buy?

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Pension Pulse

JANUARY 22, 2025

Investors need to understand their liquidity requirements and have reliable sources to meet demands, including during stressed markets. Focus on the main game 2024 was a tough year for active investors. Yes, the 2008 crisis comes to mind, it wasn't an easy time. But this is nothing new.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

Jamie Dimon's letter this week from JP Morgan Chase also addressed that idea of how big those passive investors are and what that means for the market, what it means for things like proxy statements that all of these decisions are being made mostly automatically now versus active investors trading in and out of the market.

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