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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814706003321

Autore

Ellis Charles D.

Titolo

The index revolution : why investors should join it now / / Charles D. Ellis ; foreword by Bulton Malkiel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-119-31308-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages)

Disciplina

332.6327

Soggetti

Index mutual funds

Exchange traded funds

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Over 50 years of learning to index -- My half-century odyssey -- The 10 good reasons to index -- The stock markets of the world have changed extraordinarily -- Indexing outperforms active investing -- Low fees are an important reason to index -- Indexing makes it much easier to focus on your most important investment decisions -- Your taxes are lower when you index -- Indexing saves operational costs -- Indexing makes most investment risks easier to live with -- Indexing avoids "manager risk" -- Indexing helps you avoid costly troubles with Mr Market -- You have much better things to do with your time -- Experts agree most investors should index -- Appendix A: How about "smart beta"? -- Appendix B: How to get started with indexing -- Appendix C: How index funds are managed.

Sommario/riassunto

This concise book pulls no punches as it explains in its easy-to-read, candid, and informing way why indexing works so well and how this strategy will continue to gain momentum with active investors.