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Old 07-27-2004, 01:32 AM
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Default Re: What Is an Index Fund?

Sorry for not being a very good student...this is all really new to me so excuse me if these questions are very basic.

Who decides what is in a index and how do you know what stocks are part of the index?

What is a stop/loss order?

It sounds like index funds are for people who want to buy stock in a certain area, but don't know enough about individual companies, so they buy a bunch of similar stocks so it isn't so risky. Is this correct?

Thank you for your help and I'm sorry if those questions are "obvious"
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