S&P 500 Index: What It’s for and Why It’s Important in Investing

The S&P 500 (Standard & Poor's 500 Index) is a market-cap weighted index of 500 major U.S. companies—an essential benchmark ...

Understanding Market Value of Equity: Definition and Calculation Guide

Learn how to calculate the market value of equity—find the total dollar value by multiplying the current share price by ...

The Stock Market Is Doing Something It Hasn't Done in Over a Half-Century, and It Could Signal a Big Move in 2026

The S&P 500 is a benchmark index that many investors treat as a stand-in for the broader stock market. The index now includes ...
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Prediction: The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Will Soar Over the Next 20 Years. Here's the No. 1 Reason Why.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (VTI-2.69%) is one of the most popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the planet. The fund has net assets of nearly $2 trillion. With stock indexes ...

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs to cap Wall Street's latest winning week

US stocks drifted higher after stocks hit fresh records with Wall Street fixated on the promise of AI even as the government ...