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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Charles D., author.

Contributor:

Malkiel, Bulton, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Index mutual funds.

Exchange traded funds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 12, 2016).

ISBN:

9781119313083

1119313082

OCLC:

959282273