These low-cost funds offer broad diversification across key market segments, which have driven wealth creation for years.

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If any of your money is currently invested in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds in a retirement account (and we hope it ...

Vanguard's VOO and SPDR's SPY are two of the largest index funds on the market. Here's what you need to know about their ...

The Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF, as its name suggests, focuses on stocks with smaller market caps that have relatively attractive valuations. This fund owns 843 stocks. The average price-to-earnings ...

The fund has returned 6.89 percent over the past year, 5.57 percent over the past three years, 0.27 percent over the past five years and 1.53 percent over the past decade. The fund focuses on mortgage ...

VTI ETF offers broad exposure but remains heavily weighted to large-cap stocks. Read why VBR ETF provides better ...

Most of the largest active bond funds beat their peers in the quarter, while most of the largest index funds lagged. The PIMCO Total Return Fund tied for the top rank among the largest active funds.

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF typically outperforms the S&P 500 over the long term thanks to its high concentration of growth stocks.

When evaluating ETFs, investors should focus on long-term returns across multiple years and market cycles. Still, short-term returns can provide valuable information about biases within strategies.

The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks with the potential to generate higher returns relative to the broad U.S. equity market ...