You say indexes and I say indices. Eether, either, neether, neither, let’s hope they all go up! With profuse apologies to the Gershwin brothers, George and Ira, and to my short-selling friends, who hope things go down.
Indices (as we call the plural of index in Australia) are financial instruments most of us have heard of, perhaps monitor daily like a weather report, without knowing much about their purpose, construction or how they can help investors build wealth. Whatever you call them, and whether you
