April is Financial Literacy Month, and our goal is to help you raise your money IQ. In this series, we'll tackle key economic concepts -- ones that affect your everyday finances and investments -- to ...

Originally a surveying term, "benchmark" has evolved into financial speak for a standard by which performance is measured. Photo: Flickr user Travis White. Benchmark definitionAccording to ...

What Is West Texas Intermediate (WTI)? West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade of crude oil and one of the main three benchmarks in oil pricing, along with Brent and Dubai Crude. WTI is considered a ...

You probably think of a benchmark as simply a baseline for comparison, something you can measure performance or judge quality against -- and if so, you're right. But if you're like many people, you ...

The word "benchmark" gets thrown around a lot in the financial media, yet many people don't know the definition of a benchmark. Let's go over what it means and how investors can put this concept to ...