{"id":609471,"date":"2024-02-20T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T16:54:00","slug":"has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Has it become easier to beat index funds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcd6221e78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2fcd6221e78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#The_growth_of_indexing_may_lead_to_some_stocks_being_overvalued_while_others_may_be_undervalued\" >The growth of indexing may lead to some stocks being overvalued while others may be undervalued<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#Master_your_money\" >Master your money.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#Subscribe_to_MarketWatch\" >Subscribe to MarketWatch.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#Get_this_article_and_all_of_MarketWatch\" >Get this article and all of MarketWatch.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#Access_from_any_device_Anywhere_Anytime\" >Access from any device. 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Anytime.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/has-it-become-easier-to-beat-index-funds\/#Mark_Hulbert\" >Mark Hulbert<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-35202793\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_growth_of_indexing_may_lead_to_some_stocks_being_overvalued_while_others_may_be_undervalued\"><\/span>\n  The growth of indexing may lead to some stocks being overvalued while others may be undervalued<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0003016851\">\n<div class=\"snippet__body\">\n<p> No, the stock market hasn\u2019t become easier to beat.<\/p>\n<p> That\u2019s important to keep in mind as a counter to the argument that, because index funds have \u201cofficially won\u201d the battle to manage more money than actively managed funds, the stock market has become less efficient and therefore easier to beat. 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