finance
From Lecture Hall to Real‑World Portfolio: A 2026 Case Study Comparing Passive and Active Management
Setting the Stage: The 2026 Market Landscape In 2026, a cohort of finance students turned a semester-long lecture into a live-trading lab that pitted a low-cost S&P 500 ETF against a handful of seasoned active managers. They watched the market twist and turn around them - post-pandemic inflation,