Includes bibliographical references (p. 275) and index.

Stocks -- Secondary trading -- Those quirky bonds -- Mutual funds -- Indexes and the funds that track them -- The basics of exchange-traded funds -- Comparison of costs -- Comparison of risks -- Comparison with actively managed mutual funds -- Comparison with index funds -- General financial guidelines -- Mostly bum strategies -- Pretty good ETF strategies -- The ins and outs of brokerage accounts -- Fear not the purchase of stocks -- Approaching a promising investment strategy -- A superior portfolio of exchange-traded funds.

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