With summer in full swing, you might have heard a lot about the heat index in the weather forecast. But what exactly is it, and why should we care? Let’s take a closer look. Think of the heat index as ...

Discover how the monetary conditions index (MCI), which was developed by the Bank of Canada, evaluates economic conditions using interest and exchange rates.

Index funds offer a simple, low-cost way to invest in market growth by tracking benchmark indices like Nifty 50 or Sensex over the long term. Investing doesn’t always have to mean actively picking ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Micki Olson is a senior researcher in emergency and risk ...

When viewing market index performance numbers, it is important to remember the difference between capitalization-weighted indices such as the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and price-weighted indices like the ...

The Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY) offers broad exposure to U.S. energy companies across large, mid, and small caps, tracking the MSCI USA IMI Energy 25/50 Index. FENY is top-heavy, with its ...

Indexes have become the darlings of the financial industry over the last two decades, with more exotic indexes debuting all the time. But when the economy nose-dived in 2008, people started to learn ...

Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...