Mutual funds and index funds are popular options for diversifying your portfolio without having to hand pick individual stocks. Both allow you to spread your investments across various assets and ...

Mutual funds allow investors to pool funds for diversified investment managed by professionals. Mutual fund types include stock, bond, money market, and target date funds. High fees can reduce ...

An investment fund is the pooled capital of investors that enables ... U.K. investment funds are quite similar to American mutual funds, allowing investors to invest in a single fund to buy shares ...

Asset managers are eagerly awaiting an S.E.C. decision that would allow mutual funds to also trade as E.T.F.s — potentially changing how trillions of dollars are invested.

Looking for low-cost index funds to invest in? These mutual funds and ETFs earn Morningstar’s top rating.