The universe of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds continues to grow. Here are some common pitfalls investors should be ...

Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are baskets of investments. They can include individual stocks, bonds, short-term cash instruments or other securities. A fund manager chooses what ...

This year, Wall Street is observing the centennial for one of investing's most critical and ubiquitous vehicles: the mutual fund. OK, technically, mutual funds have existed in some form since the ...

Zoe Van Schyndel is a writer and lecturer with 33+ years of experience in finance and investing. She previously worked as a branch chief with the SEC. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial ...

A mutual fund's price, or its net asset value (NAV), is determined once a day after the stock markets close at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the U.S. While there is no specific deadline ...

Like flipping a light switch, Vanguard Group Inc. has figured out a way to shut off taxes in its mutual funds. The first to benefit was the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund. Investors’ end ...

A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors and builds a portfolio of stocks, bonds or other securities. Mutual funds are run by teams of financial professionals who ...

This year has seen a record number of mutual fund-to-ETF switches, according to data compiled by Morningstar Direct. As demand for the easy-to-trade ETF structure gains traction on Wall Street ...

A new research paper reveals how mutual fund managers may change their benchmarks to manipulate performance metrics. Here’s how mutual funds hide poor performances and what it means for investors.

The fund was launched in November 1992. Parent company Vanguard is the largest mutual fund provider in the U.S. and offers a wide array of mutual funds and ETFs. Vanguard’s trademark is low-cost ...

Eager to give the public what it wants, and to keep shareholders from walking out the door with their assets, some fund providers have begun to convert stock mutual funds into E.T.F.s. Others run ...

If you are toying with the idea of investing in a mutual fund scheme, there are a number of factors that could be playing in your head which may influence your choice. These include the category ...