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A Bear Market Would Be A Death Knell For Active Funds

FYI: A downturn would give investors sitting on big tax gains an excuse to get out, possibly taking some $1 trillion with them.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/a-bear-market-would-be-a-death-knell-for-active-funds

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  • I agree in recent years I have been stuck with large capital gain distributions in my active taxable funds due to large capital gains that have put me into a higher tax bracket I can't sell them as that would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
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