The Consumer Price Index “is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services,” according to the Bureau of Labor ...

What Is An Index Fund? An index fund is a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to mirror the performance of a specific financial market index, such as the S&P 500 or the Dow ...

For those new to investing or seasoned investors who like to keep things as simple and inexpensive as possible, an index fund could be your best friend. It's fair for beginning investors to ask "What ...