the proposed solution was someone assembling a 15-minute talk on index funds, along with a step-by-step guide to explain all the actions required to get from not having an index-fund product to having one.
Oh, please make it also a text. With pictures (activating near mode thinking).
Alternatively, a LW wiki page. (Then it’s okay without pictures.)
I’ve actually volunteered to give the index fund talk. There are quite a few UK-specific points that don’t apply in other jurisdictions, so I would be hesitant to offer generic instructions for an international audience. For example, I understand how ISAs (a tax-efficient investment process) work in the UK, but I don’t know what the equivalent would be in other countries, or even if they exist.
This also holds for various other subjects with legal / geographic implications. I understand signing up for cryonics is a very different process if you’re outside of the US.
Oh, please make it also a text. With pictures (activating near mode thinking).
Alternatively, a LW wiki page. (Then it’s okay without pictures.)
I’ve actually volunteered to give the index fund talk. There are quite a few UK-specific points that don’t apply in other jurisdictions, so I would be hesitant to offer generic instructions for an international audience. For example, I understand how ISAs (a tax-efficient investment process) work in the UK, but I don’t know what the equivalent would be in other countries, or even if they exist.
This also holds for various other subjects with legal / geographic implications. I understand signing up for cryonics is a very different process if you’re outside of the US.
On wiki, the instructions for people from other countries could be added later.