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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted into the U.S., prompting air quality alerts for Americans as it continues to spread. But when officials and forecasters classify a city's air as "unhealthy" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. In a perfect world, stock prices would always reflect underlying value. But ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

Investing can seem intimidating: What if you make a bad choice and lose money? or what about a lack of access to quality investing advice? At the end of the day, however, that fear can be holding you ...

Index and tracker funds are a multi-trillion dollar market, letting investors replicate the performance of a particular market or asset class - but how do they work? It may seem like a new concept but ...