[brootstrap]

Interesting. I've heard these warning signals before about index funds. Lets just hope index funds stay healthy for another say 60 years so i can fully utilize all the $$ I am dumping into the market now in my 20s. Please??

[djohnston]

i thought an index fund's health depends on the health of the companies inside it. even if people decided they wanted to replace their index funds with direct stock purchases they managed themselves, the underlying value of the fund wouldn't change right?