Since its beginning almost 30 years ago the ETF industry sees a new trend or product emerge every few years. From sector funds to commodity funds to fixed income funds to active funds to thematic ...

Learn about mutual funds. Discover how they work, including NAV, types (index, bond, target-date), pros and cons, and how to ...

U.S. mutual funds and exchange-traded funds gathered about $36 billion in June, rounding off a weak first half of the year. Six out of the 10 U.S. category groups saw inflows, but none were ...

Both vehicles make it easy to own a wide portfolio of stocks and bonds. But there are some key differences Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Tanza Loudenback is a contributor to Buy Side and ...

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 ...

Understanding the differences between mutual funds and index funds is fundamental for any investor navigating the diverse landscape of investment options. While both vehicles play critical roles in ...

In 2011, Morningstar, the high-profile fund researcher, began assigning an analyst rating to the mutual funds it covered. The fundamentals-driven analysis, which among other things considers the ...