Collateralized fund obligations take on a new life.
In the past year, a contrarian portfolio lost nearly 23 percent.
Americans rely on the S&P 500, which relies on overseas business.
Some market watchers are adding corporate share repurchases to the list of reasons for last week's turmoil.
How much bigger can the world's largest index fund company get without bringing it and the market down?
Stifled competition and disappearing IPOs are part of what's happening as a result of indexing.
The real concern is not just that actively managed funds could disappear but that the entire market could be left for dead.
The tipping point where the passive trend could be problematic is still a ways off.
The FAANGs on the average investors' portfolios may not be as scary as they look.
The stock market, it appears, is both hugely expensive and full of bargains.