James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over 35 years of diverse ...

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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 ...

The Producer Price Index (PPI) is the official measure of producer prices within the U.S. economy. It measures the average change in selling prices for goods received by manufactures. The Producer ...