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GNU Free Documentation License How do I start placing money in an index fund? Q. I've recently come into a little bit of money, and would like to place the money in an index fund like the S&P 500. This is the first time I've really invested, so I would like to start small, say around $500, but I'm unsure how I would go about actually doing it. Can I do it myself, or is a middle man necessary? Asked by crazydavythe1st - Wed Dec 27 03:12:55 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are two ways to invest in an index fund: 1. Buy shares in an index fund. (ex. Vanguard 500 Index Fund, tracks S&P 500) 2. Buy shares in a ETF. (ex SPY, tracks S&P 500) In practice, these two ways are very similar. The difference is that index funds usually have no transaction costs for buying/selling, but can only be bought through certain authorized brokers and might charge a fee if you have a low account balance. ETFs are traded on the stock market and can be bought through *any* brokerage (ex. etrade), but you will almost certainly be charged a fee for buying/selling. In general, it's better to go with an index fund if you'll be making regular investments and with an ETF if you'll be buying/selling less frequently. Some… [cont.] Answered by bucksfan32 - Wed Dec 27 04:17:00 2006 How would I create an index for a portfolio of stocks? Q. I want to create an index for about 50 stocks in a portfolio to track their performance. I want the index to be similiat to the S&P 500 so that it will account for stock splits and other factors. Asked by KevinT - Sun Nov 23 20:45:24 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. In a spread sheet maybe you could multiply the stock price by the outstanding shares then divide by the total. But that would give you an index that is weighted by market cap. Or you could just add up all the stock prices and divide by 50. Then if one split you would have to add an adjust factor to that particular stock as in for a 2 for 1 split that would be stock price times 2. That would result in stocks with higher prices having a greater influence. Or in a stock tracking portfolio where you can enter dollar amounts just put in the same $1,000 starting value for each stock making your index start at $50,000 then track the ups and downs. That would let you see how the individual stocks perform with the individual values at any… [cont.] Answered by Thor - Sun Nov 23 21:40:09 2008 How to make a index card necklace without cutting it into pieces or reconnecting it?
Q. This is a geometry assignment that i can't just seem to get. This is all my teacher gave us: take a 3in by 5in card and cut it in a such way as to create a necklace large enough to fit over your head. The index card is not to be cut into pieces or reconnected. Please help! Its due tomorrow. Asked by AlliCat - Tue Aug 18 20:35:50 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Since I can't put a drawing here, but have to do it in words, and am less articulate than I like, I will give you the first step along the way, then explain where to go from there. I suggest that you simply draw what I describe, not start cutting, unless you have lots of cards. Usually index cards are 3.5" x 5" Place the card in front of you with the 5" sides going right/left and the 3" sides to/away. Starting from the center of the left hand 3" side, make a cut going 3.5" to the right. Sorry, but I gotta use (x,y) notation to put this in text. Now make a U shaped cut, from (.75,2.25) to (4.25, 2.25) to 4.25, .75) to (.75, .75). This cut never touches the edge of the card, nor does it touch the first horizontal cut. This cut forms… [cont.] Answered by redbeardthegiant - Tue Aug 18 22:50:51 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "index"  online.wsj.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:51:56 GMT+00:00 Wall Street Journal The dollar index , which tracks the performance of the US currency against a basket of six others, fell 0.6%. Meanwhile the euro broke above the $1.30 level, ... global markets: European Stocks Lower; Investors Consolidate Wall Street Journal global markets: European Stocks Up On Earnings; Banks Advance Wall Street Journal Premarket: Dow futures rise Globe and Mail (blog) BusinessWeek - Philadelphia Inquirer - International Business Times online.wsj.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:27:16 GMT+00:00 Wall Street Journal The ICE Dollar Index , which tracks the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of currencies, was at 81.599, down from 82.132. Worries over the US economy ... Euro Strengthens Against Yen on Risk Appetite; Aussie Slides BusinessWeek world forex: Euro Edges Lower Vs Yen As Exporters Take Profits Wall Street Journal world forex: Euro Surrenders 11-Week High To Dollar On US Home Prices Wall Street Journal Bloomberg - Action Forex - Reuters  businessweek.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:27:23 GMT+00:00 falls 1.4 percent in June BusinessWeek A key index of US trucking shipments fell 1.4 percent in June from May, the trucking industry's main trade group said Tuesday, a sign an economist says ... From Google News Search: "index"  users.qwest.net 840px x 1120px | 204.40kB [source page] DSC05711 JPG 18 Apr 2004 18 50 164k robotman gaffled aga > 24 Feb 2009 09 01 199k DSC05913 JPG 06 Jun 2004 07 46 204k 10789 Full jpg 02 Feb 2008 20 38 211k  mimiyuy.free.fr 768px x 1024px | 276.10kB [source page] IMG 4685 jpg 12 Nov 2008 15 21 269k IMG 4688 jpg 12 Nov 2008 15 21 294k IMG 4692 jpg 12 Nov 2008 15 21 276k IMG 4694 jpg 12 Nov 2008 15 21 153k  bergoiata.org 768px x 1024px | 170.40kB [source page] Anemone004 jpg 23 May 2004 11 09 54k Anemone002 jpg 23 May 2004 11 09 88k Anemonae jpg 23 May 2004 11 09 170k AfricanCichlid001 jpg 23 May 2004 11 09 47k From Yahoo Image Search: "index"  wired.co.uk Fade Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:22:55 GM More than 100 retailers and clothing brands have joined forces to create an environmental assessment tool that aims to advance their sustainability practices.  mrswing.com unknown Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:39:43 GM Michigan Economic Activity . Index. ; Fifth Straight Monthly Double-Digit Increase in June. Swing trading Strategies, day trades, stock trading free picks, market commentary/technical analysis/swingtracker for the swing-day-stock-forex ...  blogs.ft.com Emma Saunders Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:57:56 GM The value of a Big Mac is everyhere equal: that's the premiss of this . index. from the Economist. Using the burger price as an identity allows us to compare the relative value of countries' currencies. Norway comes out most overvalued ... From Google Blog Search: "index" |
