Guess Who Created The Index Fund? (hint: you’ll be surprised)

There’s a chance you’ve heard the words “passive investing”, “index funds” or “ETF (exchange-traded fund)” but the history behind these is much longer (and more interesting!) than you probably imagined. Passive investing is extremely popular with investors today but that wasn’t always the case. Robin Wigglesworth joins us today to talk about the history of index funds and ETFs and the key players that paved the way.

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Enjoy!

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Our Headlines

• Few are prepared for long-term care costs (Investment News)

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Robin Wigglesworth

Big thanks to Robin for joining us today. To learn more about Robin, visit his website. Get a copy of his book, Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever, here.

Take a look at the full interview with Joe and Robin:

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Doug’s Trivia

• What was Vanguard’s first fund? Hint: it’s a fund you can still invest in today.

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• Jason has a business account that has accumulated cash and he wants to know what to do with it.

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Other Mentions

• Where Are the Customers’ Yachts?: Or a Good Hard Look at Wall Street by Fred Schwed

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We have lots of additional tools and interviews on related topics. Check out these podcast episodes!

• Kabir Sehgal joined us to talk about the history of money and how it’s shaped our behavior.
• Shawn Britt from Nationwide joined us to talk statistics about long term care and how you can start planning now.
• If you want a 101 look at investing, Jill Schlesinger shared her investing basics.
• And if you want the 201 look, we have that too!

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Written by: Brooke Miller

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