Reviewed by Gordon Scott Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Key Takeaways Mutual funds are pooled investments managed by a fund management professional.Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) represent baskets of ...

"Index funds can help investors achieve long-term success through their low costs, broad diversification, low turnover and ...

Based on the conventional wisdom in the financial-planning industry and in financial media, you'd think the new world of low-cost exchange-traded funds and index funds is a straightforward win-win for ...

This exchange-traded fund's performance has been strangely weak for a while now, but this might just spell opportunity.

S&P 500 index funds have proven to be solid long-term investments. The Schwab U.S. Dividend ETF offers a higher current dividend yield. Dividend growth stocks like the ones SCHD holds have ...