Stock Indices

What exactly is the S&P 500?...In this article, we will take a deeper dive into the S&P 500, explain what the stock market index is, provide a background, and review how the S&P 500 determines which stocks are included in the index.

It is still not too late for thinking people to review their present holdings and consider how steep price declines will impact their financial and life plans over the next decade and beyond.

Is this it? Is this the start of the greatest crash in our lifetimes? 

October has been a terrible month for equities yet this is only a start of what's to come.

The chief purpose of this article is to make it crystal clear to you, via the following charts, that the market is at a wild extreme and will soon tip into a savage bear market

With the recent drop in the stock market, many investors and analysts are calling this the end of the bull market...[that] is overblown. In this post, I’ll walk you through what is happening and why it is happening. Then I’ll show you why this isn’t the end of the bull market run we are in.

Gold and the miners have had a very disappointing year, but that shouldn't cloud one's vision. The bullish thesis either remains intact or it doesn't. The math either works or it doesn't. and the fundamentals remain exceptional.

Once the trigger gets pulled asset classes across the spectrum will be bludgeoned.

Today's article presents 7 indisputable facts about market crashes, using clear patterns established over decades of data. By understanding these seven facts, you’ll be able to prepare for the recurring seasons of the financial market, including winter, and it will help give you an enormous edge over even many sophisticated and experienced investors.

Almost all assets see fluctuations in value over time but, while price swings are a common phenomenon in most asset classes that exist, they are the most famous in the stock market. Today’s infographic comes to us from Fisher Investments, and it serves as an introduction to the concept of volatility, along with offering a perspective on volatility’s impact on investments.