Active Index Investing For over three decades, both institutional and individual investors have increasingly accepted indexing, index benchmarks and the investment products that track them.  Through this process, indexing has become a driving force in the transformation of investment strategy from a subjective art to a more appropriate blend of art and science. Yet many investors' understanding of the sophistication of this burgeoning field has lagged behind the growing use of index products. Active Index Investing aims to close that gap, and provides a comprehensive review of the theories, products and strategies that have enabled investors to benefit from the 'indexing revolution' that contiues to gain momentum around the world.  And this website aims to supplement the book's 31 chapters with updated data, additional content and sidebars, and an opportunity for your feedback.  I hope you find both the book, which was recently published in Japanese, and it's E-ppendix informative and useful.		What is an E-ppendix?     For Novices     For Academics     For Professionals     For Fun     E-ppendix Your Book     Discuss the Book

Part One    -	The Indexing Revolution - Theory And Practice
Part Two    -	Benchmarks - The Foundation For Indexing... And All Investing
Part Three -	The Ever-Expanding Variety and Flexibility of Index Products - A Global Overview
Part Four   -	Managing Index Funds - It´s Anything but Passive!
Part Five    -	Pulling It All Together - How to Use Index Products to Build And Efficient Risk-controlled Investment Strategy
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Adele Kohler, CFA
Principal, Portfolio Manager
State Street Global Advisors

Adele is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager in the Global Asset Allocation Group (GAA). She is currently responsible for portfolio management, research, and product development. Before assuming the role of portfolio manager for GAA, Adele was a portfolio manager in the Global Structured Products Group.

Prior to joining SSgA in 1994, Adele worked in State Street Corporation's Mutual Fund and Master Trust divisions in accounting and business development. She has been working in the investment management field since 1994. She is a featured speaker at industry conferences and served for 3 years as an instructor for the Boston Security Analysts Society CFA review course. She is also the author of several articles related to institutional investment practices.

Adele holds a BA in Economics from Smith College. She earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society, the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), and the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

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