End of Passive Investing: Story of the Hidden Bias

Passive investing looks effortless-until the cracks appear. For years, index funds have been sold as the ultimate investing hack: set it, forget it, and beat professionals. But what if the very math behind those indexes rigs the game in favor of the already‐big and the already‐popular?

In END OF PASSIVE INVESTING: STORY OF THE HIDDEN BIAS, quantitative strategist Mukul Pal peels back two centuries of statistical shortcuts, market myths, and governance blind spots to show how "neutral" market-capitalization weighting quietly amplifies bubbles, concentrates risk, and erodes real diversification. Moving from Archimedes' eureka moment to today's trillion-dollar ETFs, Pal reveals:

The historical accidents and political deals that baked bias into every modern index

Why passive flows can supercharge momentum and punish fundamentals

How advanced probability theory, adaptive weighting, and machines can rebuild indexes for resilience and fairness

Clear-eyed and provocative, this book is not just a critique-it is a blueprint for a smarter, more transparent financial future. Whether you are a retail investor, portfolio manager, or policy- maker, End of Passive Investing will change how you see the markets-and where you place your next dollar.