Morningstar Chief Indexing Officer Gareth Parker writes about the importance of educating retail investors on the benefits of index-based investing, noting that the topic “isn’t understood” among even the most savvy retail investors.

In the article, Parker gives a “rundown of the benefits of indexing” noting that it is a “strategy that combines market returns, cost-effectiveness, diversification, customization, and convenience.”

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