Matt Frankel, CFP, is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst and personal finance expert covering financial stocks, REITs, SPACs, and personal finance. Prior to The Motley Fool, Matt taught ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. When you're looking for broad exposure to the U.S. stock market, you have ...

Every thriving business relies on a robust return on investment (ROI) to help gauge whether its investments are yielding a profit. Although you as an individual investor possess shallower pockets than ...

When comparing asset class performance, one common point of confusion for new investors comes from the benchmark used. In virtually every case, the total return will outperform the price return over ...

This is part 2 of a multi-part series where we deep dive into the nuances of Index Returns. This paper will provide an overview of the mechanisms of equity futures, the purpose of the equity index ...