Index Investing For Dummies
Home > Business and Economics > Finance and accounting > Finance and the finance industry > Investment and securities > Index Investing For Dummies
Index Investing For Dummies

Index Investing For Dummies


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

A recommended, proven way to broaden portfolios and profits Recommended 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.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: The (Mostly) Nonviolent Indexing Revolution 7 Chapter 1: What Indexing Is and Isn’t 9 Chapter 2: A Short History of the Index and Index Investing 19 Chapter 3: Why Indexing Works — and Works So Darned Well 33 Chapter 4: Why Everyone Isn’t Indexing 45 Chapter 5: A New Era Begins: ETFs and Alternative Indexes 59 Part II: Getting to Know Your Index Fund Choices 73 Chapter 6: The Basic Index Investing Components 75 Chapter 7: Investing in Stock Indexes: Your Gateway to Growth 95 Chapter 8: Investing in Bond Indexes: Protecting Your Principal 133 Chapter 9: Diversifying Your Portfolio with Commodity, REIT, and Other Indexes 151 Part III: Drawing a Blueprint for Your Index Portfolio 171 Chapter 10: Finding a Happy Home for Your Money 173 Chapter 11: Developing Your Broad Investment Goals 185 Chapter 12: Fine-Tuning Your Index Selections 197 Chapter 13: Mixing and Matching Passive and Active Investing 209 Chapter 14: Making Your Final Investment Decisions 225 Chapter 15: A Bevy of Sample Index Portfolios 233 Part IV: Ensuring Happy Returns 245 Chapter 16: Buying and Holding: Boring, But It Really Works 247 Chapter 17: Seeking Additional Assistance from Professionals Carefully 259 Part V: The Part of Tens 269 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Deal with the Temptation to Beat the Market 271 Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Screw Up a Perfectly Good Index Portfolio 277 Chapter 20: Ten Q & As with John Bogle, Father of Index Investing 281 Part VI: Appendixes 287 Appendix A: A Select List of Index Mutual Funds 289 Appendix B: A Select List of Exchange-Traded Funds 297 Appendix C: Helpful Web Resources for the Smart Index Investor 315 Index 321

About the Author :
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.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470465332
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470465336
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jan 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 368


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Index Investing For Dummies
John Wiley & Sons Inc -
Index Investing For Dummies
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Index Investing For Dummies

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!