We haven't seen such journalistic
conviction about the demise of a market mainstay since Businessweek pronounced the «Death of Equities» in 1979 (the S&P 500 has since risen almost 19-fold).1 Even Warren Buffett, who amassed a fortune through active investing and entrusts Berkshire Hathaway's vaunted equity portfolio to two hedge fund managers, has recently recommended buying an index tracker.
We haven't seen such journalistic
conviction about the demise of a market mainstay since Businessweek pronounced the «Death of Equities» in 1979 (the S&P 500 has since risen almost 19-fold).1 Even Warren Buffett, who amassed a fortune through active investing and entrusts Berkshire Hathaway's vaunted equity portfolio to two hedge fund managers, has recently recommended buying an index tracker.