Something about engine spark plugs that rarely seems to get mentioned is indexing. What is it, actually? Should you index the ...

Even folks new to investing have probably heard someone mention index funds. But what are they and how do they work? This article explores index funds in detail to help you understand how they work, ...

The Dollar Index is a long-running measure of the value of the U.S. Dollar against a variety of other fiat currencies. Investors can trade ETFs based off the index's movements, along with using it as ...

You may have heard about direct indexing recently. It isn’t new, but it may feel that way given all the attention and interest it is generating these days. The elimination of trading commissions has ...

The Idea Bloomberg's Matt Levine--who has resumed his daily column after four months of parental leave--professes fondness for an investment idea that he has dubbed "direct indexing." Explains Levine, ...

Stock indices are collections of stocks designed to represent or reflect the performance of a stock market, country, region, industry, or category of stocks. Investors frequently use indices to track ...

When someone says the Dow is down or the Nasdaq ticked up, do you know what they mean? These phrases refer to major stock market indices that measure the performance of a range of stocks. One of the ...

One of the easiest and cheapest ways to diversify your portfolio is with broad-based index funds. These types of funds generally track a broad-based stock index such as the S&P 500 or Nasdaq, with ...