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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814349303321

Autore

Arnott Robert D

Titolo

The Fundamental Index : a better way to invest / / Robert D. Arnott, Jason C. Hsu, John M. West

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-118-04548-3

1-281-37418-0

9786611374181

0-470-29413-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HsuJason C. <1974->

WestJohn M <1973-> (John Michael)

Disciplina

332.6

Soggetti

Index mutual funds

Stocks - Prices - Mathematical models

Portfolio management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-298) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Fundamental Index: A Better Way to Invest; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Efficient Indexing for an Inefficient Market; Chapter 2: Origins of the Fundamental Index Concept; Chapter 3: Investors' Greatest Errors; Chapter 4: The Virtues of Index Funds; Chapter 5: The Index Fund's Achilles' Heel; Chapter 6: A Fundamental(ly) Better Index; Chapter 7: Fundamental Index Performance in U.S. Stocks; Chapter 8: Beyond Borders: Fundamental Index Performance in Global Markets; Chapter 9: Has Theory Led the Profession Astray?; Chapter 10: The Basic Criticism: Our Style and Size Tilt

Chapter 11: Other Common Critiques: Hits and MissesChapter 12: Why Trust the Fundamental Index Concept?; Chapter 13: Finding Opportunity in a World of Lower Returns; Chapter 14: Using the Fundamental Index Strategy; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (The PROSE Awards) Finalist/Honorable mention, Business, Finance & Management. The Fundamental Index examines a new approach to indexing that can overcome the structural return drag



created by traditional capitalization-based indexing strategies, and in so doing, enhance the performance of your portfolio. Throughout this book, Robert Arnott and his colleagues outline this breakthrough strategy and explain how it can be used to improve investment returns, typically at lower risk and lower cost than most conventio