Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Can index funds make you a millionaire? The answer is yes, but there are ...

These indices help reduce the risk of outsized exposure to individual stocks within an equity universe. This metric gauges the concentration level of an index, indicating how many stocks are driving ...

Over the past three decades, health researchers have become increasingly interested in “place” as an important social determinant of health. While the field has long recognized that health varies ...

Nobel Laureate and Resident Scientist at Dimensional Fund Advisors, Dr. Robert Merton joins S&P DJI’s Dan Draper and Aye Soe for a deep dive into the U.S. retirement ecosystem. How can indices help ...

US indices look to scream higher with a little help from the Fed. We will see how the press conference turns out.

Stock investors and traders look for every subtle sign that can help them predict the future movements of stock prices. VIX and other volatility indices can help investors gauge market sentiment and ...

In response to a recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for inpatient and long-term hospitals related to health equity, hospital stakeholders are ramping up efforts to ...

Paul Allin (Letters, December 9) misses the real strength of indices like the household cost indices (HCI). They allow one to calculate the average of each household’s inflation rate rather than the ...