EP 268-Why Index Funds? Instructor and Finance Guru Tom Bernard (CA)

EP 268-Why Index Funds? Instructor and Finance Guru Tom Bernard (CA)

May 24, 2026 · 51 min · Season 6 · Episode 268

About this episode

Tom Bernard discusses the benefits of index funds and shares his expertise on the S&P 500.

Send us Fan Mail Tom Bernard is in the financial field, married to a public school teacher, and teaches personal finance courses at the City College of San Francisco. His mission? Tom wants to help the average person understand wealth-building and how the S&P 500 actually works. Tom has been there, done that, and got the T-Shirt by trying to BEAT the market with individual stocks....but coming up short of market returns. Now, Tom has become an expert on the S&P and loves the low fees ...

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