It’s easy to become a hyperfocused investor. With so much investment information available, you can spend all your time chasing advisor suggestions, scrolling through financial articles, and screening ...

Index funds are less risky than individual stocks. The goal of an index fund is to replicate the performance of the underlying index. Many of the best index funds have expense ratios below 0.1%. The ...

Index funds are less risky than individual stocks. The goal of an index fund is to replicate the performance of the underlying index. Many of the best index funds have expense ratios below 0.1%. The ...

In the ever-evolving world of investment, index funds have emerged as a cornerstone for both new and seasoned investors. But what are index funds, and why have they become so important in the whole ...

The average ETF expense ratio indicates the annual cost associated with managing and operating an ETF. This metric is expressed as a percentage of the fund’s average assets and can vary significantly ...

Investment word of the day: If you plan to invest in mutual funds, it becomes important to understand that there are certain costs associated with them. Mutual funds levy certain operating expenses to ...

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 ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina and has taught and ...

If investing were predictable, nearly everyone would own a piece of Invesco's QQQ QQQ fund. The tech-heavy ETF has gained 30% over the last year and averages annual gains over 21% since mid-2019. Of ...

Your 401(k) fund lineup at work may not stack up with the star-studded roster of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. And some of your funds may not hug market curves like a well-tuned ...

High commissions and charges, like investment fees, are maddening, whether hidden or out in the open. These pesky charges also come with a financial cost. Anyone who’s ever bought a concert ticket or ...