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Journal of Indexes: Social security reform

May / June 2005
Editor's Note

Editor's Note

by Journal of Indexes Staff

Articles

Talking Indexes

by David Blitzer

Mr. Blitzer analyzes the Bush plan to privatize Social Security and discusses the defined benefit vs. defined contribution debate.

The Cutting Edge

by Gary Gastineau

Much of the ETF tax efficiency debate has been all talk and no data. With this column, that is no longer the case.

Benchmarking Bonds

by Joseph Benning

Given the preponderance of fixed-income investing, investor fixation on equities is absurd. Bond indexes are evolving to meet the masses.

Lighthouses or Tricks of Light?

by Walter Gehin and Mathieu Vaissie

Hedge fund indexes are all the rage, and not all of them are created equal. An in-depth look at creating a quality hedge fund benchmark.

Drawing Down and Looking Abroad

by Jared Kizer

Kizer asserts that diversifying internationally is the best way to assure that you’ll meet your draw-down targets for retirement.

Spring Revelation

by Oscar Silver

Silver admits he was wrong. And not about his hairstyle. Momentum sector investing can work.

Bogle’s Corner

by John Bogle

Cost matters: After all, it’s one of the very few things relating to portfolio performance that we can control.

The Curmudgeon

by Brad Zigler

At last, a real solution to the Social Security dilemma. The resident Curmudgeon thinks inside the box.
News
EXPLORING YOUR OPTIONS
NOTED WITH SADNESS
AROUND THE WORLD OF ETFS
FROM THE EXCHANGES
INDEXING DEVELOPMENTS
World’s First Leveraged ETFs Trade
Vanguard Makes Move From DJ Wilshire 5000 To MSCI
INTO THE FUTURES
Vanguard Expense Ratios Fall
Fidelity Makes Fee Cuts Permanent
ISE IPO An Eye-Opening Success
Halfway There
Stats
Selected Major Indexes
Largest U.S. Index Mutual Funds
U.S. Market Overview: December 31-March 22, 2005
Dow Jones U.S. Economic Sector Overview
Exchange-Traded Funds Corner
Contributors

Contributors