The Active Passive Powerhouse
Factor-based investing and the benefits of working with a financial advisor in the DFA network For years it has been assumed that you have to be either an active or a passive investor. It is also assumed (depending on which camp you’re in) that one is better than the other. In our opinion, the argument about active vs passive management can be put squarely to bed–and the answer to which investing strategy we use is…Both. This is called factor-based investing and it is a strategy used by a company whose funds we use a great deal—Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). […]
