Several index fund managers may soon control every publicly traded company

[murray t turtle]

But WSJ and IBD both require subscriptions so I have no access. fool.com is free.

I suppose you get what you pay for.

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IBD or actually investors.com has some partial free stuff.I use still use thier accurate end of day +weekly charts reguardless if i buy the paper.Some times they kick one off, if checking a bunch of symbols; but i simply enter again.LOL.They send me daily emails.[WSJ has some great candle charts, 200dma +great customer service, but LOL on thier 65 day moving average]

 

[pipeguy]

Sort of a tricky problem. Fund companies are expected to perform oversight but there's nobody making sure they do it well, and no incentive to spend real money on analysts etc. while there's a major incentive to cut costs so fees can be as low as possible.

The best solution is probably management compensation which pays out based on long-term shareholder value creation, with the board ensuring that accounting and compliance rules are being followed etc. more so than overseeing corporate strategy. Active managers will then provide the feedback as to whether management is doing well or poorly.

Buy gold and real property on lifelong timeline you will be in green for sure.