{"id":1274,"date":"2018-10-02T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/wall-street-journal-stock-pickers-struggle-to-beat-index-funds-once-again\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T19:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T23:09:56","slug":"wall-street-journal-stock-pickers-struggle-to-beat-index-funds-once-again","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/newsroom\/wall-street-journal-stock-pickers-struggle-to-beat-index-funds-once-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Journal: Stock Pickers Struggle to Beat Index Funds Once Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132762&#8243;]This year was supposed to be stock pickers&#8217; big comeback. So far, it hasn&#8217;t been.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->As the year started, the specter of interest-rate increases and a spike in market volatility set the stage for active managers to exploit possible ups and downs in prices. Adding to factors lining up in active managers&#8217; favor were investor concerns about a downturn and a possible trade war that slowed flows into funds that mimic markets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nepc.com\/private-wealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/The-Wall-Street-Journal-Logo-Font.jpg\" alt=\"The-Wall-Street-Journal-Logo-Font\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/stock-pickers-struggle-to-beat-index-funds-once-again-1538218801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to read the full article on the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s website here.\u00a0<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132762&#8243;]This year was supposed to be stock pickers&#8217; big comeback. 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