The Anatomy of an Index
Since the S&P 500 represents a large portion of the value of the U.S. equity market, it may be worth understanding.
Since the S&P 500 represents a large portion of the value of the U.S. equity market, it may be worth understanding.
International and global mutual funds offer investors access to markets outside of the United States. But what's the difference between these two funds? Read on to find out and learn the advantages of each.
Ever wonder what happened to all those physical stock certificates investors once received when the purchases shares of stock?
Providing Context on Recent Market Volatility. The S&P 500 produced a -4.1% return during August, but the headline number doesn’t tell the full story. Equity markets initially rallied during the first half of the month, with the S&P 500 gaining +4.2% through August 16th as July’s market rally continued.
Quantitative Easing Is a policy tool by which the Federal Reserve can increase the money supply. The logic being that as the money supply increases, the cost to borrow money (interest rates) will drop.