For many savers, the individual retirement account is the most flexible way to build a nest egg alongside, or even instead of, a workplace plan. Understanding what an IRA is, how it works, and which ...

Since index funds consistently beat active management over the long-run, they are often a more viable option for retirement saving success.

These international-stock funds and ETFs earn top ratings from Morningstar for 2026. There are plenty of reasons to own international stocks in a portfolio. Some investors want foreign stocks in their ...

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are perhaps the most versatile tool in the investor toolbelt. Like with any investment fund, ...

If you're interested in purchasing gold through gold mutual funds, we can't say we're surprised. The yellow precious metal is enjoying one of its greatest breakouts of the past century. After several ...

Planned order opens door to flood of new products Move follows 2023 expiry of Vanguard patent Asset managers eager to get green light but may be slow to act Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and ...

(Bloomberg) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission intends to grant Dimensional Fund Advisors the ability to offer ETFs as share classes of mutual funds, opening the door for widespread use of a ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the verge of allowing major changes to the way exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and traditional mutual funds are structured. Specifically, an SEC ruling ...

Picking the best mutual fund for a long-term buy-and-hold strategy is less about guessing which geography, sector or market cap will outperform and more about minimizing the ways Wall Street and the ...

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want to buy time-honored mutual funds, or upstart exchange-traded funds? If ...