Alpha is what they call the above-market gains you can get by selecting the right stocks.

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But, I do not think it can be fixed by selecting an alternative to the free market system, as you suggest.

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His purpose was to determine if these sources of expertise had any real skill in selecting stocks or timing the stock market.

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With so many different kinds of exchange-traded products now on the market and thousands of exchange-traded funds to chose from, the greatest challenge facing investors is selecting which ones to buy and when to sell.

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