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Is this a smarter way to invest in stock markets?

Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, discusses a new way of owning the market passively by backing underdog stocks that have been kicked out of big indices.

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This week, Kyle talks to Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, about a new way of owning the market passively by backing underdog stocks that have been kicked out of big indices, such as the S&P 500. The duo discuss the potential flaws in how most index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) track the market, and Arnott gives his views on whether valuations have become too extreme for US technology stocks.

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Kyle Caldwell is funds and investment education editor at interactive investor.

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