An indexed fund is -- a combination of stocks and bonds that mirrors only the gains of the stock market a combination of stocks and bonds that performs in a way unrelated to the stock market a combination of stocks and bonds that pays a fixed annual return a combination of stocks and bonds that mirrors the gains and losses of the stock market

An indexed fund is -- a combination of stocks and bonds that mirrors only the gains of the stock market a combination of stocks and bonds that performs in a way unrelated to the stock market a combination of stocks and bonds that pays a fixed annual return a combination of stocks and bonds that mirrors the gains and losses of the stock market

Economics:

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

Publisher:BOYES, William

Chapter31: Capital Markets

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8E

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