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ETFs 101: Gareth Stobie explains why they're grabbing market share from investment alternatives

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The simple reality about the investing in the share market is that once costs are added, most active managers under-perform the average. So, as Gareth Stobie of Coreshares explains, it makes a lot of sense to follow the path blazed in 1974 by Vanguard's John Bogle - and "buy the market". ETFs offer a low cost, effective way of achieving this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 May 2015 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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