Mark T. Hebner

Mark T. Hebner is the founder and president of Index Fund Advisors, Inc., (IFA), author of Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program for Active Investors. His current and previous Index Funds books received praise from financial industry and academic luminaries, including John Bogle, David Booth, Burton Malkiel, and Nobel Laureates Harry Markowitz and Paul Samuelson.

This book details the possible perils associated with stock picking, mutual fund manager picking, market timing, and other wealth depleting behaviors. Hebner's 12-Step Program teaches the differences between active and passive investing, explains the emotional triggers that impact investment decisions, and offers an enlightening education on science-based investing that may forever change the way an investor perceives the stock market.

Hebner is considered a leading authority and provider of investment education. His mission is to "change the way the world invests by replacing speculation with education." Hebner is especially knowledgeable about the research indexes designed by renowned financial economists that provide the building blocks to the passive indexing investment strategy that Hebner recommends.