The nice
thing about index investing is that your returns are more closely linked to the market overall.
CC: I think the greatest
thing about index investing is that it does not take much time, in fact, very little time once you get a PLAN and STICK WITH IT.
Not exact matches
Bill Bernstein was interviewed by
Index Universe and had some interesting
things to say
about fixed income
investing.
The
index investor need not worry
about such
things, only whether he or she is
investing in the right
index.
The cool
thing about the Dow Jones Total Market
Index is that investors can invest in each sector or the total index itself via exchange - traded funds through iSh
Index is that investors can
invest in each sector or the total
index itself via exchange - traded funds through iSh
index itself via exchange - traded funds through iShares.
I suppose it's true that some sort of change is in order, since you have failed to convince the financial blog community, but as is often the case with you, I'm not at all convinced that you are applying sound reasoning in assuming that the frothy mix of politics is the right place to take your war on passive
index investing; which is
about the most benign
thing a person could do, and one that I am not sure can be outlawed without significant impact on our basic personal freedoms!
I've been thinking
about investing in an
index fund, and have heard such great
things about the Vanguard Funds.
When I first mentioned that I was writing a blog
about index investing, many people were surprised that such a
thing was needed.
The good
thing is,
index investing doesn't require me to — I typically spend
about 10 minutes a month on my investments, mainly limited to keying in my portfolio figures into Excel while leisurely eating a McDonalds Big Breakfast (mmmm..
«I've been doing lots of reading
about investing, and
things I've read suggest using
index funds.
The great
thing about indexing is that it lets you avoid the hard work of Value
Investing.
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One
thing I try to explain over and over again when talking
about index investing is how hard it is to out - smart the market consistently.