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Reading the Index to Beat the Index
By Howard Isenstein
The New York Times
January 2004
The New York Times
January 2004
Index funds mirror the market, and they appeal to investors who realize that most fund managers do not beat the market for extended periods. But by tweaking the mathematical approach taken by index funds, Dimensional Fund Advisors has often been able to beat them.
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