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indexing business definition

  1. A strategy for choosing securities so that a portfolio mimics the market as represented by some chosen market index. Most stock index funds attempt to mimic the S&P 500.
  2. Adjusting a variable such as wages or a contract price to a specific index. For example, Social Security payments are tied to a cost-of-living index.

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