In Canada, the best index funds offer less volatility than stocks and lower fees than actively managed mutual funds. They can diversify your portfolio by spreading your money across numerous stocks ...

Learn what an exchange-traded fund (ETF) is, how it works, its key benefits, risks, and simple steps to start investing in ETFs with confidence for beginners.

An index fund is a basket of investments — usually stocks or bonds — that tracks the performance of a specific sector or market. Because the investments in an index fund are picked for you, index ...

Low-cost index funds are a great way to invest in the market, giving you a diversified fund with low expenses. Index funds are passive funds that track an established index, making changes only when ...

This article was published more than 3 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. Indexes also function as benchmarks for the creators of index funds or index exchange-traded funds. Indexes ...

There are plenty of choices in the Index category, but where should you start your research? Well, one fund that might be worth investigating is Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Investor (VTSMX).

One of the most common misunderstandings I hear from Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investors is that mutual funds are bad while exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are good. This oversimplification is rooted in the ...

Thinking about switching from high-fee mutual funds to low-fee exchange-traded funds? An investor advocate walks through the steps—and precautions—to follow when you’re ready. Three factors are ...

In 2025, equity performance varied significantly with silver funds leading at 128% returns. Large and midcap funds excelled ...

Is it time for fund investors to do a home-run trot yet? With stock indexes smashing records, the average U.S.-stock fund rose 7.2% in the third quarter, to push the year-to-date gain to nearly 11%, ...