Average return on total market index is 7%Why buy a job and get a lower return than that? 

@Tristan MoylanTake half and invest in a low expense index fund and you’ll have your retirement set day one.

Her Dr said it could be from the flea bites and this is what you find when you google it… https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?

If you have to do more than click a few buttons online to trade into a passive index fund you're unlikely to be generating "passive income." 

The max price allowed, as of December 2013, is $45.16 according to the Consumer Price Index.

If that was not the case you would be finding a different place to rent.Also the stock market has done exceptional in recent times and most indexes are at or near all time highs. 

Couple that with some cosmetic updates and modern renovations and you’re golden.Rent control varies by municipality but generally speaking, rent increases mirror CPI index, and water & tax surcharges, along with those capital improvement allowances.

I feel like their approach minimizes ambition though and discourages people from starting their own business at the expense of using Bogle-style indexing.  

Real Estate requires some work....Vanguard has a great REIT index fund that will probably return around ~ 5 to 7% annually including dividends and capital appreciation.

@Patrick Kelly I agree that affordability is reaching new heights, as noted by the S&P/Case-Shiller Boston Home Price Index: http://us.spindices.com/indices/real-estate/sp-cas...There are a few other markets that have gone way higher than their prior highs relative to Boston.