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- Eugene Fama: Why You Can't Time the Market
- For decades, the notion that markets are efficient has been a broadly held belief. So how could so many markets crash simultaneously? Eugene Fama, the father of the efficient market theory, answers the skeptics. His bottom line: If markets are efficiently priced, why did they crash?...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Was Everything You Thought You Knew About Investing Wrong?
- Stocks outperform long term. Asset allocation minimizes risk. Turns out the old investing bible needs an update. Can you hear them cracking? The very pillars of investing wisdom seem to be crumbling under the weight of this financial crisis. Who would have thought to challenge the...
- Articles 2009-03-16
- Avoid Mutual Fund Transaction Costs
- You probably never thought about the cost your fund incurs simply by trading the stocks in its portfolio. Here's why you should — plus a few fund types to be wary of. All the more reason, then, to pay attention to transaction costs: the costs...
- Articles 2009-06-19
- Get Serious About Investing
- John and Michelle Kazanjians' investments are scattered among a hodgepodge of funds and stocks. They need a systematic, disciplined strategy. The owner of two Ann Arbor, Michigan, businesses for college students — a packing and shipping firm and a laundry service — John has another $42,000 in six mutual...
- Articles 2009-09-04
- ETFs: When to Invest in Them
- ETFs and mutual funds have different advantages depending on how you use them. Here's how to know which is right for you. ETFs do get a few checks in the “win” column: They are exceptionally tax efficient — even more than index funds; they are cheap, and they...
- Articles 2009-09-28
- What to Do with Your 401(k) Now
- The list of mutual funds in your company retirement plan was overwhelming enough ? and that was before the stock market plummeted, and then rallied. Now it may seem as if any move you make could be the wrong one. Snap out of it with this four-step...
- Articles 2009-10-21
- The Biggest Mistake Investors Make
- Looking for that can?t-miss money manager who will make all your financial worries disappear? That person doesn?t exist. And perhaps the single most expensive mistake that investors make is to chase after that dream, year after year, dragging down their returns in the process. Here?s the deceptively simple alternative. ...
- Articles 2009-10-22
- Quick and Easy Ways to Boost Returns
- How?d you like to earn a few thousand dollars for less than an hour of your time? This is no get-rich-quick come-on. The extra income is the potential payoff for making a few simple and painless money moves. Many of us have a tendency to keep our savings and...
- Articles 2009-11-16
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- Index And Enhanced Index Funds
- Dimensional Fund Advisors' investment strategies provide access to a wide range of fixed income and equity risk dimensions. The funds under management are either "index funds," designed to closely track the returns of an index, or "enhanced index funds." Of the assets under management, approximately 90% are invested in enhanced...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Anchor Your Portfolio With Index Funds
- One of the most basic distinctions between mutual funds is whether the fund manager employs an active or a passive management approach. An active management style means the fund manager uses analytic or forecasting tools to select individual stocks for the fund portfolio. In a passive approach, the fund manager...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Fall of Index Funds
- Financial experts have long championed the cause of index funds. They are viewed as the low cost simple way to invest. An index fund is a mutual fund that tracks the movements of a particular index. There are index funds that track the S&P 500, Wilshire 5000, total stock market...
- External links 2008-12-02
- Bond Index Funds - A Synopsis
- The main highlight of this article is bond index funds. The first bond index fund was in the early conceptual stages in 1985. Some of its advantages include: consistent performance, Index funds enjoy lower operating expenses, tough to beat the market in bonds, diversification. However, it suffers from severe limitations....
- White papers 2000-06-30
- Index Funds: Made from Concentrate
- This article states that whether large cap U.S. equity index funds really very different? In this article, three well known index funds: Vanguard Index 500, Schwab 1000, and Vanguard Total Stock Index are considered. As a reminder, the Vanguard Index 500 seeks to replicate the performance of the Standard &...
- White papers 2002-08-01
- INTO INDEXING: FIDELITY INVESTORS INCREASINGLY PLANT MONEY IN SIX INDEX FUNDS; 40% OF FIRM'S NET CASH FLOW IN 1998 WENT INTO PASSIVE EQUITY FUNDS.(Statistical Data Included)
- Investors liked Fidelity Investments' index funds almost as much as its active funds last year. Forty percent of the net cash investors poured into Fidelity's funds last year went into its six index funds. That was almost twice the percentage...
- Research articles 1999-02-22
- Index funds
- As an alternative to investing in ETFs, you may consider investing in index funds. Index funds, like many ETFs, represent a portfolio of stocks that track the performance of a specific index such as the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Index funds allow you to invest smaller amounts (such as $500 or...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Are Investors Rational? Choices Among Index Funds
- Financial theory is often based on the belief that the actions of rational investors determine prices, which leads to the elimination of dominated financial instruments. Standard and Poor's 500 index funds represent one of the simplest vehicles for examining whether investors make rational decisions consistent with the normal paradigm of...
- White papers 2002-10-01
- SEC hits fat fees on index funds
- The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it is cracking down on exorbitant index fund fees -- the latest segment of the mutual fund industry to face regulatory scrutiny. Index funds, portfolios of stocks or bonds that track a particular index, typically charge the lowest fees. They don't...
- Research articles 2004-02-04
- The Lowdown on Index Funds
- This article encapsulates on the Index funds. Index funds have provided investors with a return that is directly linked to individual markets while charging minimal amounts for expenses. Despite their benefits, not everyone seems to know exactly what index funds are and how they compare to the many other funds...
- White papers 2003-03-28
- Commentary: Index funds are an option for small investors
- Are you worried about picking individual stocks these days? Most people I come in contact with are concerned. My suggestion: Try an index fund. "Buy index funds," says the book "Big Decisions, Small Investors." "Unlike other mutual funds, in which the portfolio manager and a team...
- Research articles 2002-06-27
- Picking index funds or shares often is a matter of preference
- Paper or plastic? You can debate the differences down to minute details, but both types of bags perform the same job, and the real decision point may be a matter of personal preference. It is the same with index funds and "index shares." Index...
- Research articles 1999-11-12
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