Ray Dalio- manager of world's largest hedge fund, has just lowered his odds towards recession. Big positives for market sentiment?

Positive news for the bulls?
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/ray-dalio-manag...

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Kelly Trinh

22 Nov 2019

Backoffice technical at financial services firm

Benefit of hindsight - big market rally since March when this was posted but spectre of recession and when would the correction come is on everyone's mind...

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In a bear market, is it better to utilize an actively managed fund? Or stick with an ETF? Do actively managed funds fo better during bear markets?

If fund managers cannot consistently outperform the markets, why does Endowus choose to buy funds instead of the msci index or broad market index?

Why is it in up markets fund managers are high beta, but in down markets sharpe ratios turn negative and then fees cause excess loss beyond ETFs? Does active management work when paying such high fees?

Is BlackRock Global Funds - World Energy Fund A2 SGD Hedged good to invest in DBS unit trust?

How is it possible to make money in funds when the redemption burn consistently erodes manager upside? Don't outflows limit potential upside when managers are forced to sell winning positions?

In a bear market, is it better to utilize an actively managed fund? Or stick with an ETF? Do actively managed funds fo better during bear markets?

If fund managers cannot consistently outperform the markets, why does Endowus choose to buy funds instead of the msci index or broad market index?

Is BlackRock Global Funds - World Energy Fund A2 SGD Hedged good to invest in DBS unit trust?

How is it possible to make money in funds when the redemption burn consistently erodes manager upside? Don't outflows limit potential upside when managers are forced to sell winning positions?