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The Russell 2000 index is comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies in the U.S.
If you’re looking for a small cap domestic benchmark, this is a good one. Companies included in this index are reevaluated annually to make sure they can still be considered small cap companies.
Since the Russell 1000 index represents 90% of the market, the Russell 2000 index represents about 10% of the market (if you are wondering whether or not there is a Russell 3000 index, the answer is yes — it is a combination of the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 indices).
Core mutual funds represent the middle ground between Value and Growth, but are not the same as Blend funds
Double and triple ETFs are also known as leveraged ETFs, and their goal is to magnify the performance of the index...
Option prices are decided by the buyers and sellers in the marketplace, but are tied closely to the amount of risk
Hedge funds are sometimes the highest-earning investment vehicles, and sometimes they do that much worse than everything else
A long position in a security means owning shares and having a positive investment balance in a stock, bond or commodity
A liquidity ratio generally measures the amount of cash or readily available cash relative to current liabilities
Required Rate of Return is the return that investors will expect to earn on their money, given the risk and costs involved
Publication 505 serves as a guide to make sure all goes smoothly for people and their withholding requirements
Ethereum uses a blockchain that looks very similar to Bitcoin’s until you get into the details
The Three Rising Valleys pattern forms when three minor Lows arranged along an upward sloping trend line