https://slowvalue.com/tags/index-funds/ Recent content in Index Funds on slowvalue.com https://slowvalue.com/og.png https://slowvalue.com/og.png Hugo en-us 2026 slowvalue.com Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:01:16 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/four-percent-rule/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:01:16 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/four-percent-rule/ With 2% inflation and a 6% annual return, you can withdraw 4% of your portfolio every year without shrinking your capital. Here is the arithmetic behind the 4% rule. https://slowvalue.com/posts/power-of-compounding/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:06:41 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/power-of-compounding/ Earn 10% a year for ten years and you do not gain 100% — you gain 159%. Two things drive compounding: the rate of return and the length of time you let it run. https://slowvalue.com/posts/financial-freedom-number/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:09:19 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/financial-freedom-number/ By the 4% rule, spending $60,000 a year means you need $1.5 million to be financially free. Spend $100,000 and the number is $2.5 million. A three-step plan to get there. https://slowvalue.com/posts/buffett-three-quotes-index-funds/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/buffett-three-quotes-index-funds/ In three short passages Buffett explains why a lowest-cost index fund is the best way for most investors to own stocks — after fees, they beat most professionals. https://slowvalue.com/posts/munger-ordinary-investors-index-funds/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0800 https://slowvalue.com/posts/munger-ordinary-investors-index-funds/ Munger's two questions for amateur investors: is your own skill above the market average, and can you find a manager who beats it? Judge both over five to ten years, not one quarter.