Stock market indices such as the FTSE 100 of leading UK company shares, or the S&P 500 in the US, are a vital component of the investing landscape. They act as financial barometers that reflect the ...

For most investors, success means outperforming the market itself. While many investors, especially newer ones, strive to make their portfolios outperform the market, this is not always the case and ...

Index and tracker funds are a multi-trillion dollar market, letting investors replicate the performance of a particular market or asset class - but how do they work? It may seem like a new concept but ...