Index funds are mutual funds that seek only to mirror the performance of an underlying stock market index — not to outperform it. Millions of investors hold them in their portfolios because they ...

These equal-weight S&P 500 index funds can help investors hedge against concentration risk in the stock market.

The popularity of index funds has exploded over the last few decades, changing the way individuals invest their assets.

Dealing with taxes as an investor can be complicated, but the last thing you want is to lose more money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than you have to. That’s where tax-efficient funds come in ...

Tata AIA has launched two new fund offers (NFOs) to give a dual benefit of investment in equities and life insurance coverage ...

Several exchange-traded funds have emerged claiming to offer exposure to private assets, but don’t be fooled by the terminology. The term “private” implies something exclusive, rare, and special. But ...

While the performance of leveraged exchange-traded funds over recent market rallies might be dazzling, investors needn’t look far for horror stories. A litany of leveraged ETFs closed in 2020 as they ...

Indexing isn’t a modern era invention. Back in 1896, financial reporters Charles Dow and Edward Jones developed a rules-based subset of blue-chip stocks that would eventually evolve into the ...

With expense ratios of 0.03% to 0.13%, these exchange-traded funds offer diverse market exposure with less fee-driven drag on ...

Exchange-traded funds can be purchased and sold like individual stocks during open-market periods and can experience price ...

Competition in the passive index fund space is intense. While active managers try to stand out with performance, strategy or brand reputation, index fund providers compete primarily on scale and fees.