Home Breadcrumb caret Investments Breadcrumb caret Market Insights Don’t rely on indexing Get higher returns by looking beyond index funds. By Staff | August 7, 2013 | Last updated on August 7, 2013 1 min read Over the long term, investors benefit from investing actively and taking on more risk. And that’s why Adrian Banner, CEO of INTECH Investment Management, uses a process that’s alternative to an indexing approach. His firm is a sub advisor for the Renaissance U.S. Equity fund. “The S&P 500 is cap-weighted,” he says, and he doesn’t believe weighting schemes takes into account the behaviour of stocks relative to one another. So he looks beyond index funds. He also says he focuses on large-cap U.S. equities. “Our hope is that over long periods of time, our mandate provides clear value above an S&P 500 index fund.” For more, read: Alternative indexes complement rather than compete New methods for asset allocation Understanding beta and alpha For more on U.S. equities, read: Plenty of gas left for U.S. equities U.S. markets the place to be Strong gains for U.S. equity funds in Canada U.S. equities outshine EM peers A 7-step approach to security selection U.S. stocks continue to shine Staff The staff of Advisor.ca have been covering news for financial advisors since 1998. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo