Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted into the U.S., prompting air quality alerts for Americans as it continues to spread. But when officials and forecasters classify a city's air as "unhealthy" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. The Case-Shiller Index measures home price data and provides an overview ...

Making money in the stock market isn’t easy, especially when you’re trying to time the market. Compared to long-term, buy and hold investing, timing the markets for the short-term trading of stocks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. In a perfect world, stock prices would always reflect underlying value. But ...

For those new to investing or seasoned investors who like to keep things as simple and inexpensive as possible, an index fund could be your best friend. It's fair for beginning investors to ask "What ...

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The Dollar Index is a long-running measure of the value of the U.S. Dollar against a variety of other fiat currencies. Investors can trade ETFs based off the index's movements, along with using it as ...

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Buy low, sell high. The trend is your friend. Sell in May and go away. Wall Street is teeming with familiar financial adages. But there’s one you may not have heard of: “When the VIX is high, it’s ...

Sure, it’s cold out. But how do meteorologists measure how cold it feels? By Camille Baker When Natalie Hasell, a warning preparedness meteorologist for the Canadian government, lived in Montreal, she ...

Though many people recognize tire measurements, not everyone knows how to read the symbols on their sidewalls. Getting a grasp of how to read this is crucial to better understanding the tires you ...

Fear and greed index measures market sentiments, guiding investment decisions. Extreme scores on the index signal potential buying or corrective times. Historical data from the index can identify ...