General Investing
  -General information about
  getting started.
Stocks
  -How investing in the stock
  market works
Bonds
  -How bond investing works
Mutual Funds
  -How mutual funds work
Economics
  -A basic intro to the economy
Advanced Investing Topics
  -This section covers topics
   like futures and options

Stock Index
Term category: Stocks
In 10 words or less:  A measure of change for the equity markets.

Definition: A stock index is a measure of the performance of underlying stocks.  Changes in the index reflect changes in the value of the stocks.

Advice: Stock indices provide investors with an easy way to determine if the market is up or down for the day.  It also gives investment managers a benchmark to try to "beat."

 

 

 

 

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