Portfolio Management: Indexing

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" stylesrc="../_private/template_title.htm" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#333366" vlink="#000000" alink="#000000"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" id="table2"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC"> <p class="header_black">Portfolio Management: <span class="header_gold"> Indexing</span></td> </tr> </table> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="4" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" cellpadding="0" id="table3"> <tr> <td width="740" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table4"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table5"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap3"> <area href="../titles/schoenfeld_steven_(2004).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 131, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_schoenfeld_steven_(2004).gif" usemap="#FPMap3" width="132" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table6"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Active Index Investing</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table7"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="3"> <p class="book_details">Steven A. Schoenfeld (ed.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap9"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_4.gif" usemap="#FPMap9" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap2"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/tech_1.gif" usemap="#FPMap2" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="100%" class="book_details_tags"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap4"> <area target="_self" href="../titles/schoenfeld_steven_(2004).htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap4" width="90" height="25" ></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">This edited collection is a physically massive volume comprising 31 chapters related to index investing. The title is an oxymoron intended to communicate the significant work that goes into both managing an index fund as well as the important asset allocation decisions that even the most passive of investors must make</strong> ... <a href="../titles/schoenfeld_steven_(2004).htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" height="206" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table8"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" height="198" width="150"> <p align="left"> <map name="FPMap5"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 133, 199"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/book_hehn_elisabeth_(2006).jpg" usemap="#FPMap5" width="134" height="200"></td> <td valign="top" align="left" height="198"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="table9"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <p class="book_title">Exchange Traded Funds</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="102%" class="book_details_tags" valign="top" height="16" align="left"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table10"> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="4"> <p class="book_details">Elisabeth Hehn (ed.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap6"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_4.gif" usemap="#FPMap6" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> <map name="FPMap7"> <area href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 89, 15"> </map> <img border="0" src="../images/star_1.gif" usemap="#FPMap7" width="90" height="16"></td> <td width="25" class="book_details_tags"> 2005</td> <td width="100%" class="book_details_tags"> <p align="right"><map name="FPMap8"> <area target="_self" href="../main/ratings.htm" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 90, 25" > </map> <img border="0" src="../images/pointer_review.gif" usemap="#FPMap8" width="90" height="25" ></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="book_details_tags" valign="top" align="left"> <p class="body"><strong style="font-weight: 400">Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are closed end indexed mutual funds. While closed end funds have existed for decades, the notion of tying them to an index, such as the S&P 500 only took off in the 1990s. Growth in the United States and Europe has been explosive. ETFs offer an attractive alternative to open ended indexed mutual funds or futures on indexes</strong> ... <a href="../main/ratings.htm">Read more</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="468" id="table11"> <tr> <td> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr> </table> </div> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="table12"> <tr> <td width="50%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC" align="left" valign="top"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td><td width="50%" bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" valign="top"> <p class="body" style="margin:7; 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