Index Your Way to Investment Success

Index funds have experienced explosive growth over the past 10 to 15 years, primarily from institutional investors. In this book, two investment insiders reveal why index funds are the way to go. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on developing a plan, implementing strategies, and gauging performance. Graphs. Online feature.

Walter R. Good, CFA, has managed institutional investments as both a plan sponsor and external investment manager. As a consultant to large institutional investors, he has worked with both private and public retirement funds as well as philanthropic organizations. He has served as managing partner of Capital Market Systems, president of the Mellon Universe Management Group, chairman of the pension investment committee of the Continental Group, Inc., and member of the Investment Advisory Panel for the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. He is a co-author of two recent books: Active Asset Allocation: Gaining Advantage in a Highly Efficient Stock Market and Managing Pension Assets: Pension Finance and Corporate Financial Goals. Good is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and holds undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Chicago. Roy W. Hermansen, CFA, has been responsible for institutional assets as a plan sponsor, external manager and consultant. He has served as partner of Capital Market Systems, executive vice president of Mellon Universe Management Group, director of portfolio development at Continental Group, Inc., and as a security analyst specializing in technology stocks at a major investment counseling firm. He is a co-author, with Walter Good and Jack R. Meyer, of Active Asset Allocation: Gaining Advantage in a Highly Efficient Stock Market. He is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). Hermansen holds degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Lehigh University and an MBA from Columbia University.