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title: "Index funds, explained like you're busy"
summary: "No jargon, no charts you'll never read. Just what they are and why they usually win."
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# Index funds, explained like you're busy

An index fund buys a tiny slice of hundreds of companies at once, so you don't have to guess which one wins.

Because it barely trades, it's cheap. Because it's cheap and diversified, it quietly beats most of the experts who charge you more to try harder.

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