It’s easier to make a case for using fairly priced, proven active bond funds than it is for stock funds. That’s the upshot of recent research by Morningstar’s Eric Jacobson and Maciej Kowara. In “The ...

“Stocks get the pixels, bonds get the dollars,” wrote my colleague Sylvester Flood in Morningstar’s Global Fund Flows report earlier this year. It’s a paradox, to be sure. For years, a ...

This article details some of the top Fidelity index funds to consider buying right now.

Explore the 10 best Schwab index funds for low fees, diversification, and long-term growth. A simple guide for U.S. investors ...

Index funds are low-cost mutual funds designed to track the performance of groups of stocks, while 401(k) accounts are ...

Index funds provide instant diversification by tracking market indexes like the S&P 500. With low expense ratios and minimal turnover, index funds reduce management costs and taxes. Historically, ...

Index funds offer a way to invest in many securities, providing instant portfolio diversification. They are less costly due to low expense ratios compared to actively managed funds. When selecting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Trying to predict where the market’s headed amid geopolitical unrest and ...

Older adults likely began their investing careers before exchange-traded funds existed and have stuck with traditional mutual funds. But as retirement approaches, many investors look at their ...

Learn how to invest in index funds on Robinhood through index ETFs. Understand how they work, which funds to choose, and how ...

A Morningstar study reveals that passively managed index funds generally outperform actively managed funds. Lower operating costs are a key factor in the superior performance of index funds. This ...