All About Index Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started (All About Series) - Softcover

Ferri, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071484922 ISBN 13: 9780071484923

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

All The Tools and Techniques You Need to Invest Successfully in High-Yield, Low-Risk Index Funds

The updated Second Edition of Richard Ferri's bestselling All About Index Funds offers individual investors an easy-to-use guide for capitalizing on one of today's hottest investing areas_index funds. This wealth-building resource provides essential information on index funds; expert advice on how to start investing; and winning strategies for high returns with low risk.

The Second Edition of All About Index Funds features:

• Updated tables, charts, and data on performance, fees, and new funds
• Step-by-step guidance on active indexing and discussion of its expanding role
• Coverage of all new U.S. equity indexes that have changed the dynamics of the index fund marketplace and a new chapter on commodities and commodity index funds
• Vanguard's revision of the indexes it uses for benchmarking
• Discussion of the increasing popularity of ETFs for effective asset allocation

About this title

From the Publisher:

Richard A. Ferri,C.F.A. is the president and senior portfolio manager of Portfolio Solutions, an investment adviser and portfolio management firm.

From the Back Cover:

[Ferri: All About Index Funds, 2E, 0-07-148492-2, Back Cover Copy]

All The Tools and Techniques You Need to Invest Successfully in High-Yield, Low-Risk Index Funds

The updated Second Edition of Richard Ferri's bestselling All About Index Funds offers individual investors an easy-to-use guide for capitalizing on one of today's hottest investing areas_index funds. This wealth-building resource provides essential information on index funds; expert advice on how to start investing; and winning strategies for high returns with low risk.

The Second Edition of All About Index Funds features:

• Updated tables, charts, and data on performance, fees, and new funds
• Step-by-step guidance on active indexing and discussion of its expanding role
• Coverage of all new U.S. equity indexes that have changed the dynamics of the index fund marketplace and a new chapter on commodities and commodity index funds
• Vanguard's revision of the indexes it uses for benchmarking
• Discussion of the increasing popularity of ETFs for effective asset allocation

About the Author

Richard A. Ferri, CFA, is the Founder and CEO of Portfolio Solutions, LLC, a fee-only investment firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, non-profit organizations, and corporate pension plans. Mr. Ferri is the author of All About Asset Allocation and Protecting Your Wealth in Good Times and Bad, both available from McGraw-Hill.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071484922
• ISBN 13: 9780071484923
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304