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What is the best way to buy an index fund?

What is the best way to buy an index fund?

Update: 2025-07-24
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Rob Starkey, multi-asset investor at PortfolioMetrix, joins the latest edition of the Asset Allocator podcast to give his take on the different elements to consider when choosing index funds, ranging from cost to tracking error. He also revealed what he looks for when choosing actively managed funds, and the sell discipline he deploys when a fund is not meeting expectations.

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