41.   Because they do, index funds can give you exposure to all segments of the markets.

42.   Because of the regulatory restrictions of a fund that trades throughout the day like a stock, all exchange-traded funds are index funds.

43.   Because index funds simply buy and hold shares that make up an index, they have lower operating costs and trading fees, which also helps boost returns.

44.   Bogle also is well known for spearheading the introduction of index funds.

45.   Both funds say most of their Enron stock was held in index funds.

46.   Bogle saw index funds as bargain-priced, relatively safe long-term investments.

47.   A fairly easy way to ride the bull, investors discovered as the market climbed, has been to put their money into index funds.

48.   A former economist for the Treasury Department, Ms. Gianola likes index funds because of their low expenses and recent strong returns, though they are not without risk.

49.   A fund in the energy sector, or an index fund with a large number of holdings in major oil companies?

50.   A good compromise, he said, is to put half of your core stock portfolio into index funds.