TY - BOOK AU - Ferri,Richard A. TI - All about index funds: the easy way to get started T2 - "All about--" series SN - 0071484922 (pbk.) U1 - 332.6327 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Index mutual funds KW - United States N1 - Previous ed.: 2002; Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296) and index; Index funds explained -- Why index funds beat most other funds -- The history behind indexing -- Exchange-traded funds -- Tax advantages of index funds and exchange-traded funds -- Broad U.S. equity market funds -- U.S. sector equity funds -- Global and international equity funds -- Alternative U.S equity funds -- Investing in bonds index funds -- Commodity and currency funds -- Forecasting index fund returns -- Asset allocation basics -- Defining your financial goals -- Designing your index fund portfolio -- Managing an index fund account ER -