The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) – the market's "fear index" – has declined to near its lows for the year around 14 after a November 20 spike as high as 28.27. Federal funds rate futures pricing ...

A former Senior Publishing Editor on the Dow Jones Newswires team at The Wall Street Journal, Aaron earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master's in Journalism ...

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for ...

Morningstar Quantitative Ratings for Stocks are generated using an algorithm that compares companies that are not under analyst coverage to peer companies that do receive analyst-driven ratings.

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Index funds track market indexes, automating investments and saving on fees. Vanguard offers low-cost index funds that cover various sectors and global stocks. Investors can start with ETFs or mutual ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Ask a beginner retail investor what they think best predicts whether a fund will outperform, and the answers tend to vary. Some point to the long-running dominance of U.S.-focused funds as evidence of ...

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