I’d argue that market-cap-weighted indexing ticks all these boxes. But while there’s a lot to be said for letting Mr. Market do most of the heavy lifting for you, there’s no guarantee there won’t be ...

Year-to-date, the return spread between the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 and its equal-weight counterpart is 10%. Some market participants view the outperformance of large caps as a sign of market ...