##  [# Hot Reads: Natural Selection Favors Index Funds](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-natural-selection-favors-index-funds) 

 

# Hot Reads: Natural Selection Favors Index Funds

 

 

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**[Natural Selection Favors Index Funds](https://tonyisola.com/2021/06/natural-selection-favors-index-funds/)** (A Teachable Moment)  
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**[Your Father's Stock Market Is Never Coming Back](https://fortune.com/2021/06/02/changing-stock-market-meme-stocks-day-trading-reddit-crypto-investing-robinhood-btc-tsla-gme-eth-amc-nfts)** (Fortune)  
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**[The Biggest Risk](https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2021/06/01/the-biggest-risk/)** (The Irrelevant Investor)  
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**[No Easy Answer To Passive Investing Concentration Problem](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1s2wfnxlhs4dz/There-Is-No-Easy-Answer-for-Passive-Investing-s-Concentration-Problem)** (Institutional Investor)  
 Equal-weighting indexes may help, but that approach brings “unintended consequences.”

**[Tax-Smart Muni Portfolio Management](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/06/02/tax-smart-management-of-your-muni-portfolio/)** (CFA Institute)  
 Tax-smart portfolio valuation signals opportunities to improve after-tax performance.

**[What Millennial Investors Want](https://www.morningstar.com/podcasts/the-long-view/112)** (Morningstar)  
 Delving into the trading frenzy in individual stocks and cryptocurrencies.

**[What Consumer Data Says About Emerging Market Opportunities](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1s2w1lf11k0cj/What-Consumer-Data-Says-About-Opportunities-in-Emerging-Markets)** (Institutional Investor)  
 Should investors place greater emphasis on “investing in wants over needs”?



 

 

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