The core of the matter with Sean Freer from S&P Dow Jones Indices
An indexed core has become the default answer in many advice practices, yet the conversation rarely moves beyond cost. Sean Freer, director, global exchange indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices, explains what the core is being asked to do inside a client portfolio, from setting the level of risk to capturing the market return that decides most of the outcome. Drawing on two decades on the active product side before moving into indices, he unpacks why an index reflects the market investors can buy at scale rather than the market in the abstract.
