The best mutual funds will capitalize on new trends expected to emerge in the new year, all while offering low costs and solid management.

My selection process prioritized funds with low expense ratios, strong tracking accuracy to their underlying indices, and substantial assets under management (AUM) for liquidity. I evaluated each fund ...

The best Fidelity index funds for 2026, of course, boast all of these qualities—all while tracking well-built indexes that ...

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Morningstar this week published its compilation of the best index exchange-traded funds and mutual funds for investors to consider buying in 2024. The firm's analysts have given them their highest ...

Vanguard is an unquestioned industry leader in no-load mutual funds and low-cost ETFs. But what are Vanguard index funds, and why are they so popular with investors? First, it helps to understand what ...

Once confined to stocks, index investing is now prevalent with bonds. Their influence extends past the mainstream categories. In recent years, indexing has come to dominate the less common bond ...

Index funds have long been hailed as the gold standard for long-term investing—offering low fees, market-wide exposure, and steady returns. Developed by Vanguard founder Jack Bogle, index funds don’t ...

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. Can index funds make you a millionaire? The answer is yes, but there are ...