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Harry M. Markowitz - Portfolio Theory and 2008

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Harry Markowitz - Portfolio Theory Vs. Financial Engineering, and Their Roles in Financial Crises

The first step on the index funds journey is to recognize active investor behavior. If all investors were lined up in a row, could the active investors be identified? Active investors actively engage in stock picking, time picking (market timing), manager picking, and style picking.

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Mid-Cap Blend Editors' Picks

IndexFunds.com Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Indexfunds.com's preferred mid-cap blend funds are as follows. Click on any fund name for more details, the funds are not listed in order of preference:

Fund Name
Ticker
Expense Ratio
FSEMX
0.24%
VIMSX
0.25%
VEXMX
0.25%
PEXMX
0.40%
SPMIX
0.40%
PESPX
0.50%
Federated Mid-Cap
FMDCX
0.58%
SAMCX
0.60%
IWR
0.20%
IJH
0.20%
MDY

0.25%

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VXF
0.20%

*exchange-traded fund, involves broker transaction fees

Minimum investments of $15,000 and $25,000 will keep some investors out of Fidelity Spartan and Federate Mid-Cap, respectively.

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