West Loop Financial LLCDon’t Believe The Active Hype – West Loop Financial LLC https://www.westloopfinancial.com Evolutionize Site Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.22 Don’t Believe The Active Hype https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/04/20/dont-believe-active-hype/ https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/04/20/dont-believe-active-hype/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:00:50 +0000 http://evolvemypractice.com/?p=1839 I was struck recently by a commercial for the MFS family of mutual funds. In its advertisement, MFS stated: “We believe in the power of active management.” They then went on to boast about the power of their global network, saying: “There’s no expertise without collaboration.” To determine if there is any evidence to back...

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]]> I was struck recently by a commercial for the MFS family of mutual funds. In its advertisement, MFS stated: “We believe in the power of active management.” They then went on to boast about the power of their global network, saying: “There’s no expertise without collaboration.”

To determine if there is any evidence to back up its claims, we’ll go back to my trusty videotape. But before checking the historical record, it’s worth noting that the first U.S. mutual fund was created by MFS Investment Management (formerly Massachusetts Financial Services) in 1924. The fund went public in 1928, allowing investors to pool their money together for the first time.

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