Recommended by finance experts and used extensively by institutional investors, index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide unmanaged, diversified exposure to a variety of asset classes. Index Investing For Dummies shows active investors how to add index investments to their portfolios and make the most of their money, while protecting their assets. It features plain-English information on the different types of index funds and their advantage over other funds, getting started in index investing, using index funds for asset allocation, understanding returns and risk, diversifying among fund holdings, and applying winning strategies for maximum profit.
作者简介：
Russell Wild, MBA, an expert on index investing, is a fee-only financial planner and investment advisor and the principal of Global Portfolios. He is the author or coauthor of nearly two dozen nonfiction books.
Introduction
Part 1:The(Mostly)Nonviolent Indexing Revolution
Chapter 1:What Indexing Is…and Isn't
Chapter 2:A Short History of the Index and Index Investing
Chapter 3:Why Indexing Works-and Works So Darned Well
Chapter 4:Why Everyone Isn't Indexing
Chapter 5:A New Era Begins:ETFs and Alternative Indexes
Part 2:Getting to Know Your Index Fund Choices
Chapter 6:The Basic Index Investing Components
Chapter 7:Investing in Stock Indexes:Your Gateway to Growth
Chapter 8:Investing in Bond Indexes:Protecing Your Principal
Chapter 9:Diversifying Your Portfolio with Commodity,REIT,and Other Indexes
Part 3:Drawing a Blueprint for Your Index Portfolio
Chapter 10:Finding a Happy Home for Your Money
Chapter 11:Developing Your Broad Investment Goals
Chapter 12:Fine-Tuning You Index Selections
Chapter 13:Mixing and Matching Passive and Active Investing
Chapter 14:Making Your Final Investment Decisions
Chapter 15:A Bevy of Sample Index Portfolios
Part 4:Ensuring Happy Returns
Chapter 16:Buying and Holding:Boring,But It Really Works
Chapter 17:Seeking Additional Assistance from Professionals…Carefully
Part 5:The Part of Tens
Chapter 18:Ten Ways to Deal with the Temptation to Beat the Market
Chapter 19:Ten Ways to Screw Up a Perfectly Good Index Portfolio
Chapter 20:Ten Q & As with John Bogle,Father of Index Investing
Part 6:Appendixes
Index
