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 ...

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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 ...

A standard or point of reference in measuring or judging the current value or success of your company in order to determine your future business plans The process of benchmarking your business to ...