The S&P 500 will likely continue its growth in 2026. But after three years of robust gains, diversification will be crucial.

Like many indexes, the S&P 500 is market capitalization-weighted, which means the greater the size of the company, the more ...

The Vanguard fund has an expense ratio of 0.07%, meaning shareholders will pay $7 per year on every $10,000 invested. The average expense ratio among similar funds is 0.68%, which makes this one a ...

Vanguard index funds that track stocks in developed and emerging markets could beat the S&P 500 in the coming years.

U.S. electricity demand could reach levels not seen in decades as artificial intelligence data centers proliferate.

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 ...

Explore the Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIMAX): performance, holdings, expense ratio, and management details for informed investing.

Competition in the passive index fund space is intense. While active managers try to stand out with performance, strategy or brand reputation, index fund providers compete primarily on scale and fees.

See how $10,000 invested in crypto vs. index funds would grow over 10 years and which option delivers better long-term ...

Fidelity’s flagship bond fund is FXNAX. The fund dates back to 1990, and has accrued $58.5 billion in total assets since its inception. The fund follows the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as its ...

The composition of index funds has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, and not necessarily for the better. A typical index fund from the late 1990s tracked a broad index that held hundreds of ...

Most investors now buy index funds rather than actively managed offerings. The primary reason is because the public has grown to believe that index funds will post superior returns. Also, they rarely ...