As many investors shift to a self-directed investment portfolio, passive index investing is becoming more and more popular when compared to active management.  As a Canadian, passive investing is great for gaining international stock market exposure for a rock-bottom low Management Expense Ratio (MER).  Kornel Szrejber, from Build Wealth Canada, joins us on episode 20 of The Stratosphere Investing Podcast to discuss this topic in depth and create a list of actionable steps to take to avoid high fee management.