FYI: Capital Group, home to American Funds, is an anomaly. Despite the 10-year trend towards index investing, the nation’s largest active manager, with $1.8 trillion in assets, has steadfastly refused to launch an index product. And, somehow, that refusal to latch onto the biggest investing trend has worked for it: While active managers have been hit by years of outflows, over the last five years, American Funds has taken in more money than has left . Chief executive Timothy Armour says the privately held company’s recipe can work even amid the industry’s transformation—and he is looking to expand Capital’s reach further into fixed income and abroad.
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Ted
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