Index funds are mutual funds that seek only to mirror the performance of an underlying stock market index — not to outperform it. Millions of investors hold them in their portfolios because they ...

Index funds minimize fees and risk by tracking market indexes like the S&P 500. Choosing the right index fund depends on expense ratios, investment goals, and market segments. Long-term index fund ...

This article discusses the best Fidelity index funds for beginners.

The U.S. stock market has become so concentrated that even broad index funds are no longer well diversified, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Vanguard and Fidelity offer popular index funds with competitive expense ...

Index Funds are solid investment vehicles that track major indices, offering broad exposure to the stock market. They are considered low-risk investment tools as they track broadly diversified indices ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

In early 2025, E-Trade launched a series of five no-fee index mutual funds, making it the second major online brokerage to offer no-cost funds, following Fidelity Investments. That’s good news for ...

The ability to outperform during volatile periods is an oft-touted benefit of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs. However, just 33% beat their average index fund counterpart from July 2024 through ...

Index funds minimize fees and risk by tracking market indexes like the S&P 500. Choosing the right index fund depends on expense ratios, investment goals, and market segments. Long-term index fund ...