What Are Smart Beta Funds and Should I Invest in a Smart Beta Strategy?

Smart Beta Funds, Smart Beta Indices and Smart Beta Investment Strategies?

By contributing columnist, Hank Coleman

Finding a system that beats the stock market is akin to the search for the Holy Grail. It’s a glorious and righteous quest that has gone on for centuries and will continue to do so long after we’re all gone. That’s where smart beta funds and indices come in to play in the stock market.

Smart beta funds look to tweak index fund investing to the next level by strategically weightin...