Index Investing For Dummies

A recommended, proven way to broaden portfolios and profitsRecommended by finance experts and used extensively by institutional investors, index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide unmanaged, diversified exposure to a variety of asset classes. Index Investing For Dummies shows active investors how to add index investments to their portfolios and make the most of their money, while protecting their assets. It features plain-English information on the different types of index funds and their advantage over other funds, getting started in index investing, using index funds for asset allocation, understanding returns and risk, diversifying among fund holdings, and applying winning strategies for maximum profit.Russell Wild, MBA (Allentown, PA), has a graduate certificate in personal financial planning and is a NAPFA-registered financial advisor, registered with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. His firm, Global Portfolios, specializes in providing retirement planning and global portfolio diversification through the use of fund management. He is the author of Exchange-Traded Funds For Dummies (978-0-470-04580-0) and Bond Investing For Dummies (978-0-470-13459-7).

Russell Wild, MBA, an expert on index investing, is a fee-only financial planner and investment advisor and the principal of Global Portfolios. He is the author or coauthor of nearly two dozen nonfiction books.

Introduction
The (Mostly) Nonviolent Indexing Revolution
What Indexing Is . . . and IsnÆt
A Short History of the Index and Index Investing
Why Indexing Works ù and Works So Darned Well
Why Everyone IsnÆt Indexing
A New Era Begins: ETFs and Alternative Indexes
Getting to Know Your Index Fund Choices
The Basic Index Investing Components
Investing in Stock Indexes: Your Gateway to Growth
Investing in Bond Indexes: Protecting Your Principal
Diversifying Your Portfolio with Commodity, REIT, and Other Indexes
Drawing a Blueprint for Your Index Portfolio
Finding a Happy Home for Your Money
Developing Your Broad Investment Goals
Fine-Tuning Your Index Selections
Mixing and Matching Passive and Active Investing
Making Your Final Investment Decisions
A Bevy of Sample Index Portfolios
Ensuring Happy Returns
Buying and Holding: Boring, But It Really Works
Seeking Additional Assistance from Professionals . . . Carefully
The Part of Tens
Ten Ways to Deal with the Temptation to Beat the Market
Ten Ways to Screw Up a Perfectly Good Index Portfolio
Ten Q & As with John Bogle, Father of Index Investing
Appendixes
A Select List of Index Mutual Funds
A Select List of Exchange-Traded Funds
Helpful Web Resources for the Smart Index Investor
Index
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