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, ...

Indexes are meant to be measuring sticks. They give us a sense of where markets have been and where they stand today. The original stock market indexes did exactly that. Charles Dow, co-founder of Dow ...

What Is a Diffusion Index? A diffusion index is a metric used to show the dispersion of change relative to a reference point, and a series of data can demonstrate whether there are upward or downward ...