All about index funds
Subtitle: the easy way to get started
By: Richard A. Ferri.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: "All about--" series; "All about--" series (McGraw-Hill)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780071484923
Subjects: Index mutual funds; Index mutual funds -- United States
Notes: Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Index funds explained; title: Why index funds beat most other funds; title: The history behind indexing; title: Exchange-traded funds; title: Tax advantages of index funds and exchange-traded funds; title: Broad U.S. equity market funds; title: U.S. sector equity funds; title: Global and international equity funds; title: Alternative U.S equity funds; title: Investing in bonds index funds; title: Commodity and currency funds; title: Forecasting index fund returns; title: Asset allocation basics; title: Defining your financial goals; title: Designing your index fund portfolio; title: Managing an index fund account.