One common example is a mutual fund. Investment funds take the contributions of fund investors and purchase a portfolio that may include stocks, bonds, short-term debt or a combination of assets.

An index fund is a mutual fund or ETF composed to match the composition of a benchmark stock index and mirror its performance. For example, The Vanguard Russel 2000 ETF is composed of the same ...

"For example, the Vanguard 500 Index Fund is available in both ETF (ticker: VOO) and mutual fund (VFIAX) form," says Rodney Comegys, global head of Vanguard's equity indexing group. "Both offer ...

Planning for future financial needs while earning is always considered a wise decision. If you also want to make your future ...

We've constructed three portfolios using only funds from the Kiplinger 25, a list of our favorite no-load mutual funds, designed for investors with different goals, time horizons and levels of ...