Essays

Are index funds parasites free-riding on the active stock pickers who do the hard work of identifying value? Yes, according to one controversial proposal

Investors seem to have little to fear from a Starmer administration keen to emphasise its commitment to fiscal responsibility

For long-term investors the balance of power between China and the West matters less than the continued growth of the global economy

Robin Powell and Jonathan Hollow’s new book on financial planning isn’t afraid to spell out the right and wrong ways to invest

A new book in The Economist series offers a comprehensive guide to investment principles but is perhaps not for the complete beginner

What the Starship launch indicates about the future of investing in the space industry

On the peculiar difficulty of letting go of a fund that had been intended to be held for the long-term

A simple image for picturing active and passive investment – and why we think one is more deserving than the other

ETFs that promise to follow a market trend may not make you rich – but perhaps that is to miss the point