Making money in the stock market isn’t easy, especially when you’re trying to time the market. Compared to long-term, buy and hold investing, timing the markets for the short-term trading of stocks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. In a perfect world, stock prices would always reflect underlying value. But ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted into the U.S., prompting air quality alerts for Americans as it continues to spread. But when officials and forecasters classify a city's air as "unhealthy" ...

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The Dollar Index is a long-running measure of the value of the U.S. Dollar against a variety of other fiat currencies. Investors can trade ETFs based off the index's movements, along with using it as ...

Even folks new to investing have probably heard someone mention index funds. But what are they and how do they work? This article explores index funds in detail to help you understand how they work, ...

If your portfolio includes an index fund, you may need to review and adjust your holdings. Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader.

For those new to investing or seasoned investors who like to keep things as simple and inexpensive as possible, an index fund could be your best friend. It's fair for beginning investors to ask "What ...

Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

Sure, it’s cold out. But how do meteorologists measure how cold it feels? By Camille Baker When Natalie Hasell, a warning preparedness meteorologist for the Canadian government, lived in Montreal, she ...

Though many people recognize tire measurements, not everyone knows how to read the symbols on their sidewalls. Getting a grasp of how to read this is crucial to better understanding the tires you ...