How Many Indexes Should the Average Investor Own?

Bob Greene: How many indices should the average investor own? Well, very, very few is a symbol to that answer. You need a broad stock index, and you need a broad bond index, he says. The total stock market would be a better bet because it's more diversified than the S&P 500,. But we're in a time right now, where the large companies are doing better than the small companies.