If you’re looking to expand your investment portfolio, several investment products exist. In your research, you may have come across index funds. If you’re looking for more information, keep reading ...

Index funds are a low-cost, easy way to build wealth. Here's everything you need to know to get started investing, plus a list of the best index funds to consider. Many, or all, of the products ...

Stock market indices such as the FTSE 100 of leading UK company shares, or the S&P 500 in the US, are a vital component of the investing landscape. They act as financial barometers that reflect the ...

For most investors, success means outperforming the market itself. While many investors, especially newer ones, strive to make their portfolios outperform the market, this is not always the case and ...

Today’s column addresses three questions. First, to what extent do the portfolios of index funds behave differently from benchmarks that they emulate? That is, before expenses are considered, how ...

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 ...

Investors can use a variety of stock market instruments to profit from speculation on future asset movements. An index futures contract is a financial instrument that you can use to speculate on the ...