indexinvestor
nounUK /ˈɪndɛks ɪnˈvɛstə/
US /ˈɪndɛks ɪnˈvɛstər/
A person who buys a little bit of many companies at once to save money for later.
My aunt is an index investor who puts a little money into the whole market every month.
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2. Someone who follows a market index instead of picking single stocks.
As an index investor, she never worries about which company will do best.
3. A saver who uses low-cost funds to grow money over time.
The index investor kept costs low by avoiding fancy funds.
4. A person who believes slow and steady market growth beats guessing.
He became an index investor after reading that most pickers lose to the market.