Stock Market Indexes Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter

Learn what a stock market index is and how to use it to your advantage when investing. Check out the live indexes listed here and become an expert at reading them.
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Nikkei 225: Unraveling Japan's Premier Stock Index

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. The Nikkei, or Nikkei 225, is Japan's leading stock ...
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Dow Jones vs. S&P 500: Which index actually represents the market?

When it comes to financial news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 are among the most commonly cited benchmarks for the stock market. When a talking head discusses the market ...
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Is Your Index Fund Really Diversified?

A total stock index fund owns thousands of individual stocks. For example, the Vanguard Total Market Index Fund ETF VTI owns 3,498 companies, and the Fidelity Total Market Index Fund FSKAX owns 3,741 ...