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Active vs. Passive Investors: You Might Be Surprised by Which One Outperforms

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In many, if not most, aspects of your life, you'll do better being active than passive. Lead an active lifestyle instead of being sedentary, and you may live longer, with fewer health complications. Have an active social life, and you may keep loneliness at bay and perhaps meet a soulmate sooner.

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Why Super Micro Computer Stock Tumbled This Week

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The market reaction this week has given interested investors a good opportunity to try to play that booming cycle. Passive investors might not react well to the inevitable continued volatility. But for those who are highly involved, hands-on investors, it could be a good time to take a position in Super Micro Computer.

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1 Little-Known Vanguard Index Fund to Buy Before It Soars 50%, According to a Wall Street Analyst

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The S&P 500 more than doubled the performance of the Russell 2000 over the last decade, so I would encourage passive investors to prioritize an S&P 500 index fund. To be clear, I would not invest my entire portfolio (or even a quarter of my portfolio) in the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

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Forget Individual Consumer Stocks: Buy This ETF Instead

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As long as this overperformance continues, more passive investors might want to look at the VanEck Retail ETF instead of comparable funds or individual retail stocks. While it may charge a higher expense ratio, its managers have shown this ETF can outperform the market over time, making the extra cost worthwhile.

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2 Artificial Intelligence ETFs to Buy Before the Stock Market Makes a New All-Time High

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They are typically managed by a team of experts who adjust the portfolios as necessary, which makes them ideal for passive investors. Since ETFs can hold so many stocks, the failure of one company won't lead to catastrophic financial losses, which is a great feature when investing in emerging technologies like AI.

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MiB: Jennifer Grancio, Engine No. 1

The Big Picture

Grancio believes that even passive investors should vote their shares. This allows passive investors the opportunity to drive positive impact as active owners. The firm has successfully driven policy changes at such industrial giants as Exxon Mobil and General Motors. VOTE invests in a portfolio of the 500 largest U.S.

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1 Small Cloud Stock Gearing Up for a New Round of Innovation -- Time to Buy?

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I'm more than content to wait and see as a passive investor in this promising company. Before you buy stock in DigitalOcean, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and DigitalOcean wasn’t one of them.