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On the recordJuly 20, 2009
Do you think those have any impact at all on price swings? Do you think the average investor who is being told to invest in an index fund has any idea about what the risks associated with that are?
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn inquires about the risks of index funds for average investors.

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