Beginner investors might wonder "what is a mutual fund?" Here, we answer that question and look at the pros and cons of ...

Indexes have changed a lot over the past century. What was once state-of-the-art is now antiquated. The first indexes used information that was available, not what was best for building a portfolio.

Both ETFs and index funds track the market, but differences in costs, liquidity and access can shape your returns.

The three main differences between index funds and mutual funds are management style, investment objective and cost. Index funds tend to be the clear winner over the long term. Many, or all, of the ...

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 ...

Like many indexes, the S&P 500 is market capitalization-weighted, which means the greater the size of the company, the more ...

Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, says investing need not be complicated, especially for young and ...

With almost $900 billion and more than 7 million participants, the US Federal Government’s Thrift Savings Plan is the largest retirement plan in the world. This series of articles answers some of the ...

If you’re parking cash in a money market fund while waiting for recent market volatility to subside, you might be paying dearly for that safe spot. Many money market funds still carry high expense ...

Tariffs or no tariffs, you need a core holding to carry you through the next 30 years. Our sortable scorecard of 52 Best Buys will take you to it. Buy the dip? That takes some fortitude, when world ...