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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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With their enviable track record, low expenses, and moderate risk, index funds are poised to become the next big wave for investors. This book shows how anyone can climb on board--and make higher returns. It is the first book to provide the total index fund story--and why they beat most professionally managed funds on Wall Street. ... Read more

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Excellent Review and Explanation of Index Funds
As an excellent review of index fund investing, I give this book an A.

Tweddell and Pierce's book was one of the first books about index fund investing. They published this book in 1997, prior to the index fund 1999 peak in popularity.

They do an excellent job of explaining index mutual funds and why they are advantageous for most investors.

They point out the paradox that a person is better off seeking the help of an expert for most things including medical doctors, car mechanics, and plumbers. Financial advice is one area where seeking out experts is not necessarily the right way to increase your net worth.

The key point of their book is that most active fund managers can not beat the indexes due to higher costs. Another key point is that by adopting a buy-and-hold index fund strategy, investors will reap the returns of the stock market because they will quit their futile efforts at market timing.They point out that indexing is even more important in bonds because expenses of actively managed bond funds eat up a lower starting return for bonds than stocks.

They point out the importance of asset allocation and demonstrate how an indexing strategy can be used to implement your desired asset allocation strategy.

I would suggest companion books to supplement this book including The Richest Man in Babylon, Bogle on Mutual Funds, The Millionaire Next Door, The 4 Pillars of Investing, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Wealth of Experience: Real Investors on what Works and What Doesn't,The Coffeehouse Investor, and the Armchair Millionaire.

This is a very readable book on index investing.
I liked this book on its readability.I scanned a few other books on indexing; they were too dry for me.

Outstanding Introduction to Index funds
A great introduction to index funds.Two other texts that complement this book are John Bogle's "Bogle on Mutual Funds" and the seminal "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" by Burton Malkiel.The case against actively managed mutual (or pension) funds is persuasively presented by any of these three but the Tweddell/Pierce treatment is more practical.The only criticism is that its list of index funds is already out of date.Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, etc. have recently joined the fray and some funds have closed

I wish I had read something like this ten years ago.
Great book--readable, troubling, eye-opening.I wish that I had read something like this ten years ago ... Read more

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This volume, and a subsequent one, contain several new papers on index number and aggregation theory, as well as some previously published papers, by W.E. Diewert and co-authors. The two volumes study aggregation problems in economics, primarily the aggregation over goods problem. However, some of the chapters also touch on aspects of the aggregation over agents problem. In the present volume the reader can find, according to his/her requirements, either a short course on index number theory; a more in-depth course; or chapters on specific topics such as the measurement of inequality, functional forms for social welfare functions, or the theory of choice under uncertainty. Students and researchers will appreciate having these papers easily accessible. The book will be valuable too for those in the government agencies around the world that produce price statistics, insuring an understanding of important properties of alternative indexes, and of how economists use and interpret price indexes. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume fills an important gap in publications for the real estate professional by providing, for the first time, a clearly organized, current bibliography to the literature of real estate valuation. International in scope, the bibliography includes journal articles and books that deal directly with the subject of property valuation or with factors that affect valuation. Primary emphasis is placed on materials written specifically for a professional audience although publications aimed at the popular market are included when they cover significant topics otherwise poorly documented. Throughout, the focus is on literature published from 1975 forward. ... Read more

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The FASB current text is a topical integration of currently effective accounting and reporting standards. Material is drawn from FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Standards and FASB Interpretations, AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins and APB Opinions. Volume I (General Standards) contains those standards that are generally applicable to all enterprises. Volume II (Industry Standards) contains specialized standards that are applicable to not-for-profit organizations and enterprises operating in specific industries. Each year these manuals are updated to reflect changes in standards. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This annotated bibliography includes more than 360 titles on the savings and loan crisis and, by extension, savings and loan viability or profitability. The volume covers works published from 1980 to 1992, including both scholarly and popular titles. Most of the titles included are books or research papers. Dissertations are included only when the author or title are of particular note. The book includes both author and subject indexes. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The 1980s information explosion on new-product development demands a broad-scope, up-to-date review of literature. This comprehensive, annotated bibliography cites more than 450 articles and books on product development. It is a thoroughly integrative review of marketing, business, and engineering literatures. First outlining key issues and problems faced by product managers, Calantone and di Benedetto determine to what extent these concerns have been addressed. This report is a valuable entry into innovation literature for both product managers and academic researchers. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more