The short answer to "what is an index fund" is that it provides low-cost, broad-based exposure to the stock market. But is it ...

For a strong dividend payer, the fund also hasn't performed too badly from a price appreciation perspective, and is up close ...

Charles Payne argues individual stocks may outperform index funds — if investors do the research. Learn how to spot strong ...

It’s easier to make a case for using fairly priced, proven active bond funds than it is for stock funds. That’s the upshot of recent research by Morningstar’s Eric Jacobson and Maciej Kowara. In “The ...

Warren Buffett's remarkable eye for value has propelled his Berkshire Hathaway investment company to market-beating returns since 1965. You don't need to be as skilled as Buffett to succeed in the ...