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

The best mutual funds will capitalize on new trends expected to emerge in the new year, all while offering low costs and solid management.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...