What Is an Index Fund and Should I Invest in One?

The short answer to "what is an index fund" is that it provides low-cost, broad-based exposure to the stock market. But is it ...

Wall Street Giant S&P Just Launched a Top 50 Crypto Index – What Happens Next?

S&P Global, the company behind the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, has launched its first hybrid benchmark ...

Total Return Index vs. Price Index: Key Differences and Examples

Discover what a total return index is and how it compares to a price index. Learn about capital gains, dividends, and interest payments to understand true investment returns.

Morningstar launches benchmark tracking both public and private markets in 1 index — here’s what it means for investors

Financial services firm Morningstar has launched a new benchmark — which it says is the first of its kind — that tracks 100 ...
Crypto Briefing

S&P unveils Digital Markets 50 index, offering diversified exposure to digital assets: Barron's

S&P debuted its Digital Markets 50 Index, offering diversified exposure to leading crypto assets and crypto-linked stocks.

Does bigger deviation from index help a mutual fund deliver higher returns than benchmark consistently?

Fund managers are feted for taking bold bets and deviating from benchmark index in pursuit of outperformance. But is ‘active ...

Powering the Future: A Modern Benchmark for a Multi-Polar World

Over the past 20 years, the global energy market has transformed due to three key forces: the U.S. shale revolution, Europe’s ...

India equity benchmarks to open higher on foreign inflow prospects; IT in focus

Indian benchmark shares are likely to open higher on Thursday on hopes of renewed foreign investor buying amid reasonable ...