Greed is like cancer that, when left untreated, can destroy individuals, families, businesses, governments and economies. Greed makes financially ignorant people putty in the hands of the consumer ...

That metric is the Fear and Greed Index, developed by CNN Business. Read on to learn what the Fear and Greed Index is, how it works and how you can use it to inform your investing process.

CNN’s Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The index uses seven market indicators to help answer the question: What emotion is ...