It's the most wonderful time of the (investing) year. No, not earnings season (though that's always interesting). No, not dividend season (though I'm looking forward to that). No, not tax time ...

Mutual funds are a great way for beginning investors to get their money to work in the stock market, as they allow people to invest small amounts but still get the diversification they need. With ...

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF typically outperforms the S&P 500 over the long term thanks to its high concentration of ...

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF are good foundations for almost any portfolio. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF provides exposure to the most influential U.S. stocks, ...

The S&P 500 is in positive territory for the year as of Monday's close -- up over 1%. But it has been a volatile year, and that's putting it lightly. In April, with the advent of reciprocal tariffs, ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Actively managed exchange-traded funds are having a moment, but it's not going to be a passing fad. This year alone, a record number of ETFs have been ...

Bond returns cooled in the second quarter, as investors worried about the inflationary impact of tariffs and the growing federal budget deficit. The actively managed Vanguard Short-Term ...

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 ...