For many investors, low cost index funds are just too boring. Here’s an article from the New York Times by Paul Sullivan titled, Index Funds, Dowdy to Some, Get Notable Endorsement, that adds some gravitas to the fans of index funds.

He interviews Burton Malkiel, author of investment advice books,who practices what he preaches. In his retirement portfolio, he says "all the serious money is indexed."

I'm a huge fan of index funds and I am happy to be in good company.

“Most of the investments I have are index funds.” - Charles Schwab

“Index funds offer a stunning proposition. Based on the facts of the matter, they offer higher returns, lower fees, lower operating costs, lower taxes, lower risk of errors or blunders, and lower anxiety about errors and blunders.” - Warren Buffett

“Index Funds are Smart” - Mark Zaifman