A stock market index is a measurement of a compilation of shares, which tracks and assesses the performance of a particular market’s sector, region, or country’s economy in general. The majority of highly developed, as well as developing economies, have at least one financial index. For example, the S&P 500 index includes the stocks of 500 top-traded companies in the United States. Comprising 70% of the overall financial value of the US stock market, the index delivers a good view of the state of the American stock market as a whole. However, I would recommend that you start with those that have a lower risk