Funds Beginner:
Introduction to Index Funds
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1.
Index mutual funds can outperform the whole market.
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True
False
False. Because an index fund is based on a particular measure of the market, it cannot outperform the whole market.
2.
Why are management expenses in index funds low?
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Computers allocate the portfolios.
Portfolio turnovers are infrequent.
Market indexes do not change their chosen securities very often.
All of the above
All of the above. All of these explain why management expenses are low.
3.
Index mutual funds try to ________ a particular market index.
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Perform as well as
Outperform
Control
Perform as well as. Index funds choose the securities in a particular index to match its performance.
4.
What accounts for the fact that different mutual funds that use the same index tend to perform differently?
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They have different expenses.
They charge more or less in fees.
They use different computer programs.
They do not allocate their securities in the same way.
They do not allocate their securities in the same way. Different funds buy more or less of each security than other funds do.
5.
An investor in index funds may pay little in capital gains taxes because the securities in his or her fund are inexpensive.
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True
False
False. Small amounts of capital gains are explained by the fact that the securities in index funds are rarely sold.
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