For those new to investing or seasoned investors who like to keep things as simple and inexpensive as possible, an index fund could be your best friend. It's fair for beginning investors to ask "What ...

Once upon a time, investors bought and sold stocks in individual companies, trying to beat the market’s average return. Then, in the early 20th century, the mutual fund — a single fund that held ...

When index funds first launched in the 1970s, they faced a chilly reception. Critics derided them as “unAmerican” and “settling for average.” When Vanguard launched the first index fund available to ...

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

Ask a beginner retail investor what they think best predicts whether a fund will outperform, and the answers tend to vary. Some point to the long-running dominance of U.S.-focused funds as evidence of ...

The stock market continued to rise in the third quarter, with index funds outperforming and a more mixed bag for active funds. The JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund ranked highest among the largest ...

Most investing debates sound complicated until someone strips them down to the one thing that actually matters. That is what happened when a 21-year-old caller challenged a "Ramsey Show" host on a ...

The U.S. stock market has become so concentrated that even broad index funds are no longer well diversified, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on ...

Index fund withdrawals with 65% embedded gains lose nearly 10% to capital gains taxes. Roth conversion ladders require five years before penalty-free access. Early retirees need bridge funding from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Index funds are increasing in popularity due to their simplicity, low fees and consistent performance. However, ...

The $11 trillion in assets manager has shifted its recommended allocations to 70% fixed income. It now has more than $1 trillion in funds committed to bonds. In investing’s age-old active versus ...