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“They said, ‘You want to buy all the dogs. … You just want to buy whatever garbage happens to be traded?’” Oldrich Vasicek, a mathematician who worked on one of the first index products, recalls.
But back in 1976, an investment firm executive wrote that all but “a very small minority” believe “index funds are a ‘cop-out’ and a fad that will soon disappear.”
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A new Schroders survey reveals how everyday financial pressures are reshaping retirement decisions, from reduced contributions to increased plan loans.
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An expert adviser explains the many considerations to take into account before deciding on this as an option for employees.
