The S&P 500 will likely continue its growth in 2026. But after three years of robust gains, diversification will be crucial.

Index funds allow investors to own the market without trying to time it. ・They are designed to mirror major market benchmarks ...

Index funds are a low-cost, easy way to build wealth. Here's everything you need to know to get started investing, plus a list of the best index funds to consider. Many, or all, of the products ...

Consider parking some or most of your long-term dollars in index funds. They can make life easy, as you won't have to study the universe of stocks (and/or bonds), making buy-and-sell decisions.

The best Fidelity index funds for 2026, of course, boast all of these qualities—all while tracking well-built indexes that ...

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want to buy time-honored mutual funds, or upstart exchange-traded funds? If ...

Discover how to invest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) using ETFs and index funds to track its performance and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Many investors achieve their investment goals using just mutual funds because of their breadth of options, relatively low costs ...

The Magnificent 7 have an outsized influence on the market and on modern life. Here's how to invest in these tech giants while minimizing risk.

The stock market roared back to life after a poor showing in the first quarter. American Funds Fundamental Investors Fund and American Funds Investment Company of America landed in the top 10% of ...

Most investors are accustomed to having close to instant access to their money. If you hold shares in a stock or exchange-traded fund, you can trade shares any time during the day. Open-end funds can ...