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 ...

A version of this article previously appeared in the September 2021 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Click here to download a complimentary copy. Index methodologies are index funds’ DNA. They are ...

Indexes represent baskets of financial assets, gauging overall market performance. Index funds allow passive investment at low costs, popular for matching market returns. Understanding indexes helps ...

Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in the accounting and finance industries for more than 20 years. Her expertise covers a ...

RAFI Emerging Markets Large Company Index outperforms due to market volatility and emphasis on value-oriented companies. Combining different index approaches can help investors achieve their risk and ...

There are four main mid-cap indexes, the CRSP, Dow, Russell, and S&P Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from ...