So the pattern seems to collapse after the third square: 390,625 2 results in 152,587,890,625. Therefore 390,625 cannot be automorphic because the number is not completely contained in its square.

I watched Steve Chen from CALLTOLEAP share his approach to investing, and his message resonated with me because it strips ...

Each of these funds tracks a different index. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, for example, tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies. The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF tracks the ...

Image: Prostock-Studio, Getty Images/iStockphoto. Microsoft Word’s indexing feature is easy to implement. When creating a simple index, you mark terms, and that’s about it.

Each of these funds tracks a different index. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, for example, tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies. The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF tracks the ...

Clearly, the first fund, a simple S&P 500 index fund, has an impressive growth rate. But in large part, that's because there have been some boffo years recently.