Charles Payne argues individual stocks may outperform index funds — if investors do the research. Learn how to spot strong picks and manage investment risk.

With a 0.03% expense ratio and broad exposure to the full U.S. market, this boring fund keeps beating flashier alternatives by doing absolutely nothing special.

Vanguard offers dozens of index funds, and most of them pay dividends to one extent or another. Some even have things like 'high dividend' in their titles. And many of them are excellent index funds ...

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO has long espoused a simple strategy for retail investors hoping for long-term success in the stock market.

As of June 30, index-fund assets made up about 1/3 of the total fund assets in the U.S., according to fund tracker Morningstar, up from a miniscule 1.8% in February 1993. What happened? With fewer and ...

No matter your investing style, the best Fidelity mutual funds offer solid active management at relatively low cost.

But as financial advisors, we’re also in the business of helping clients correct past errors, and that includes an analysis of when to dump the more expensive, less-diversified mutual funds and ETFs ...

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares offers broader tech exposure and less concentration risk than XLK. Click for more on XLK and VGT.

According to Elara Capital, active funds are underweight on Max Healthcare player by roughly Rs 11,743 crore; the Nifty inclusion will likely spur buying.

Bell Potter recommends two Australian ETFs for broad domestic market exposure and growth potential in small caps. One pick offers exposure to 300 large and liquid shares, providing representation of ...

The S&P 500 is famous. It's cited constantly in newspapers and on TV; it's the basis of millions of investing-for-retirement plans. Less well-known is that S&P Global, the company that makes the S&P ...

iShares Total Return Active ETF (BRTR) offers a well-constructed, intermediate-duration bond portfolio, aiming to outperform the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BRTR is overweight in high-quality ...