Market capitalization is a term used to describe the size of a company based on the total value of the company’s stock. Market capitalization is an important data point for making informed investment ...

Market-weighted indexes may end up over-exposed to expensive investments, and underweight more attractively valued ones. That can be a problem. Of course, there are advantages to the approach too.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...