Mutual Funds

For do it yourself investors, index funds allow you to buy pieces of the market so you don't have to closely watch your portfolio. Here are some index funds to consider.

Great index mutual funds!

TIAA-CREF

• TIAA-CREF Equity Index Fund - TCEIX
• TIAA-CREF Social Choice Fund - TCSCX

VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS

• Vanguard Total U.S. Stock Market Index Fund -VTSMX
• Vanguard 500 Index Fund VFINX
• Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund VEXMX
• Vanguard Total International Index Fund VGTSX
• Vanguard Calvert Social Index VCSIX

SCHWAB INDEX FUNDS

• Schwab 1000 Index Fund SNXFX
• Schwab Small Cap Index Fund SWXMX
• Schwab International Index Fund SWINX
• Schwab Total U.S. Stock Market Fund SWTIX

OTHER INDEX FUNDS TO CONSIDER
• LOW MINIMUM FUND - $50 a month or $1500 up front -(Ideal for investing money given as a gift to a child or for Roth IRA) TIAA-CREF Equity Index Fund TCEIX
• Domini Social Equity Index Fund (Socially conscious index fund) DSEFX
• Fidelity Spartan Total Stock Market Fund FSTMX
• Fidelity Spartan 500 Index FSMKX

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