22. All about index funds

<p>In this episode we talk about index-tracking investment funds and their relevance to people looking at financial independence and early retirement.</p><p>What are indexes?</p><p>What are index funds?</p><p>What should I look out for?</p><p>We look at popular funds, like global trackers and how they compare across indexes and platforms. And we also go a little deeper into how index funds work and what risks they may entail.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.thefireplace.info/wiki/Index-tracking_fund" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The fire place wiki article on index funds</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/thefireplace" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>Support the show⁠</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.thefireplace.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠<strong>the fire place community</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>