All About Index Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started, Second Edition Paperback, 304 pages Published: December 22, 2006

Everything you need to know about index funds, including:

• The advantages of index funds over other mutual funds
• How to use index funds and EFTs for effective asset allocation
• Information on new index funds: oil, gold, and currencies
• 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 better 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