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index

[in-deks] / ˈɪn dɛks /
NOUN
indication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indicator ratio
STRONG
basis clue evidence formula guide hand indicant indication mark model needle pointer rule sign symbol symptom token
WEAK
indicia significant
VERB
arrange, order
Synonyms
STRONG
alphabetize catalogue docket file list record tabulate
Antonyms
WEAK
disarrange disorder disorganize

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Our accounts are invested in low-cost Vanguard index funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Owning stocks on just those days would have earned an investor 52% on their money compared with 12% for buying and holding an index fund throughout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Missing the market’s 10 best days can drastically reduce long-term returns; diversification through index funds helps weather volatility.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The 200-day average for the index, an important technical indicator for the market, currently stands around 6617, according to the co-founder and head of research at Fundstrat.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

By the middle of 2005, over a period in which the broad stock market index had fallen by 6.84 percent, Burry’s fund was up 242 percent and he was turning away investors.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis