Low-cost index funds mean more of your money can grow instead of being eaten up by fees. Find out which cheap index funds are the best to invest in.

Investment experts and academics have long debated the merits of index funds vs. mutual funds. The difference comes down to ...

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are an increasingly popular way to invest in the financial markets. An ETF holds stakes in many different assets, and by buying a share of the fund, you own a tiny ...

My selection process prioritized funds with low expense ratios, strong tracking accuracy to their underlying indices, and substantial assets under management (AUM) for liquidity. I evaluated each fund ...

There are several excellent S&P 500 index funds in the market, but one that Buffett has owned in Berkshire Hathaway 's portfolio is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( VOO 0.60%). This fund simply tracks the ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF dethroned the longtime champion SPY by offering the same investments at a third of the cost.

Srivastava: Index funds are no different than your actively managed funds from an investment horizon perspective, so the ...

The index-fund revolution has been slow to take over bond funds. Investors are paying the price for that. Passive funds, which aim to match an underlying index rather than beat it, now make up 62% of ...

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