If you look for help building your portfolio, you'll probably read a lot about a "portfolio core," which just refers to the ...

Comparing index funds can help you align your investment goals, risk profile and financial strategy. Key aspects to consider include the cost of managing the fund, how closely it follows its benchmark ...

Most people fail to save for retirement adequately. According to statistics, the median U.S. household has only about ...

It's difficult to put an exact price tag on how much index funds have saved investors since their creation in 1975. But it's ...

Good investing is all about making good choices, and one of the first crossroads you’ll come to as an investor is choosing between individual stocks or index funds. In some scenarios, this decision ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Feeling lazy about your investments? There’s a solution for that, and ...

Index exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you own a broad swath or more specific slice of the market while paying very low fees. According to brokerage Fidelity, “There are two basic types of indexes: ...

It’s easier to make a case for using fairly priced, proven active bond funds than it is for stock funds. That’s the upshot of recent research by Morningstar’s Eric Jacobson and Maciej Kowara. In “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) ...

Vanguard has written about how IRA investors often fund their accounts but leave the money in cash. But I don’t imagine this is just a problem at Vanguard problem—and kudos to the firm for discussing ...