The traditional advice for new retail investors is to pick a slate of blue-chip stocks, or an index fund, buy some shares, and hold them forever. But that advice was not written in the midst of a raging pandemic, widespread unemployment, and the most volatile asset markets in living memory. In this article, we explain why active trading strategies like those employed by hedge funds, funds of funds, family offices, and investment clubs can deliver superior returns in uncertain markets.
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