Without the encouragement of his teacher, he wouldn't have started investing as early as he did — and may not have even started at all.
One of the most popular passive investing approaches is to buy an index fund.
Insider has spoken to a handful of investors who have used index investing to build wealth .
More than 95% of their stock-market money is in three index funds : the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ( VTSAX ), the Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ( VTIAX ), and the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ( VEMAX ).
But she learned through trial and error that investing in index funds is simple and effective.
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