In many, if not most, aspects of your life, you'll do better being active than passive. Lead an active lifestyle instead of being sedentary, and you may live longer, with fewer health complications. Have an active social life, and you may keep loneliness at bay and perhaps meet a soulmate sooner. Raise your hand often at work, and you may get ahead effectively.

You can choose to be active or passive when it comes to investing and financial matters, too. You might manage your money passively, for example, by automating some transactions -- such as automatically paying some bills and contributing to retirement accounts. Here's a look at active vs. passive investing. See which approach is best for you -- and which is, in many ways, best overall.

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