We DON'T call full-time working mums who employ domestic help to take care and manage their kids (future Human Assets) passive mothers. No right? You try calling them passive mothers and see what happen? Eggs on your face? But; those retail investors who deploy their hard earned saving (Financial Asset) through ETFs e.g. SPDR STI ETF or Nikko AM STI ETF Managers to help them collectively manage and balance their fund are happy to call themselves passive investors. Some of these retail investors are also big name bloggers in the investment blogosphere featuring the passive nature of their personal investing method and strategies. Long, long ago; whenever Auntie8888 was around; he didn't have to clear shits off his children when they were babies or young toddlers. He just shouted loudly: "Mummy! XXX dàbiàn!" and few minutes later the shit would be cleared off. Do you think Uncle8888 would call himself passive father since he didn't have to dirty his hands to clear the shit himself?" ......