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send jim an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. >>> we've started the show explaining why we teach what we teach and why you want to own index funds to capture the profits and opportunities of stocks in aggregate. for those of you who come away from this show saying, we tout stocks every night and think index funds are a waste of time, what can i say? we aren't ever going to change you over. we're not going to win you. and we do know that you don't need to bother to watch. that's fine. we can live with it. so then why do we botter to do the show other than i like to be compensated for doing something if i like index funds so much? surely i could have retired by now. i did well in a previous life as a hedge fund manager, gave my investors compound return after all fees of 24% when the standard & poor's index gave you an 8% return during the same period. i will come back to that number, so hold on to it. i mention it now because i am lucky enough to be able to do what i want to do at this stage of my life. e