"Better" is a relative term. To determine what is best requires some context. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are what the name describes. They are essentially mutual funds that trade during the dayon ...

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In an ironic twist, an analysis of regulatory filings suggests the Jack Bogle-founded firm is supporting the very "immature ...

“God has a sense of humor,” said Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence and author of The Bogle Effect. “Vanguard chose this life. When you have an index fund, you have to own ...

A second factor is fund mortality. Funds come and go, and those that are merged or liquidated away are almost always ...

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The universe of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds continues to grow. Here are some common pitfalls investors should be ...

Also, mutual funds may be categorised by the nature of its target audience. As such, there are women fund, children fund, retirees fund and Diaspora fund among other different characterization ...

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 ...

Moving money to a less expensive money market fund may be ok, but beware when using fees to determine all your investment choices.