Tag: stocks
What’s an index fund?
Jordan Schoenfeld, Georgetown University
The creation of the index fund in 1975 revolutionized investing, lowering costs for millions of ordinary investors.
Their inventor John Bogle died...
What is insider trading, the crime Rep. Chris Collins was charged...
Jena Martin, West Virginia University and Karen Kunz, West Virginia University
The arrest of Congressman Chris Collins shines light on one of the sexier crimes...
Stock investors on higher floors take more risks – here’s why
Sina Esteky, Miami University
Stocks have been on a bumpy ride lately as concerns over a trade war prompt investors to rethink their appetite for...
Why the global stock market crash doesn’t really matter
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Stocks, which only recently were hitting a new record practically every other day, suddenly seem to be in...
Why Dodd-Frank – or its repeal – won’t save us from...
Jena Martin, West Virginia University and Karen Kunz, West Virginia University
Republicans appear poised to roll back Wall Street regulations passed after the...
Will the ‘Trump rally’ continue through 2017?
Ray Sturm, University of Central Florida
So far, investors appear to be giving Donald Trump their vote of confidence.
After his election as the 45th...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
