Active management Quote by Peter Lynch

The S&P is up 343.8 percent for 10 years. That is a four-bagger. The general equity funds are up 283 percent. So it's getting…

— Peter Lynch

... the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund.

— Warren Buffett

Even fans of actively managed funds often concede that most other investors would be better off in index funds. But buoyed by abundant self-confidence,…

— Paul Samuelson

Index funds have regularly produced rates of return exceeding those of active managers by close to 2 percentage points. Active management as a whole…

— Burton Malkiel

A minuscule 4 percent of funds produce market-beating after-tax results with a scant 0.6 percent (annual) margin of gain. The 96 percent of funds…

— David F. Swensen

Assuming that the future is like the past, you can outperform 80 percent of your fellow investors over the next several decades by investing…

— Mark Hulbert

The simple index fund solution has been adopted as a cornerstone of investment strategy for many of the nation's pension plans operated by our…

— David F. Swensen

Experience conclusively shows that index-fund buyers are likely to obtain results exceeding those of the typical fund manager, whose large advisory fees and substantial…

— Burton Malkiel

Still, I figure we shouldn't' discourage fans of actively managed funds. With all their buying and selling, active investors ensure the market is reasonably…

— Paul Samuelson

The best way in my view is to just buy a low-cost index fund and keep buying it regularly over time, because you'll be…

— Warren Buffett

After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle's arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking of joining…

— Jim Cramer

A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this position many…

— Warren Buffett