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On Oct. 7, S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) launched its new S&P Digital Markets 50 Index. This is a new market cap-weighted index ...

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) offers diversified exposure to non-U.S. investment-grade bonds, tracking the ...

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Bloomberg study Behind the Benchmark is examining U.S. active fixed income fund performance to assess fund returns versus ...

There's more risk of volatility when honing in on tech stocks, compared to buying a fund that tracks the entire market -- but ...

Abstract: The key to calculating Value at Risk is whether the assumption of return distribution of financial assets is reasonable. In the first place, we introduce the basic theoretical knowledge of ...

UK inflation has been rising for much of this year, but held steady at 3.8% in August. It means prices are rising at almost double the Bank of England’s target rate of 2%. The next Consumer Prices ...

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 ...

A drug’s therapeutic index is a ratio that doctors use when prescribing medications and determining dosage. It shows how much of a drug a person’s blood can contain before it becomes toxic. The ...

The glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) refer to ways of measuring how certain foods might affect your blood sugar. GI and GL were originally developed to determine which foods were best for ...

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 ...