The Lord Abbett Review—A Special Report on Active Management

Proponents of passive management argue that markets are so efficient that average investors cannot hope to consistently outperform. Even so, mispricing and volatile swings in investor sentiment occur frequently, and will never be eliminated completely. As Lord Abbett Partners Robert Fetch, Director of Domestic Equity Portfolio Management, and Walter Prahl, Director of Quantitative Research, point out in one of this issue’s featured articles, “Why the Market Needs Active Management,” these factors provide fund managers—at least those who are disciplined, experienced, and willing to venture away from their benchmarks—with opportunities to outperform.