Stock Market Basics: When we think of investing, four common terms often come up - shares, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. Each of these options works differently, carries its own level of risk, and ...

In many ways, exchange-traded funds are an evolution of mutual funds. ETFs are like mutual funds that trade throughout the day but are more tax-efficient, transparent, and accessible. And they are ...

A mutual fund is a vehicle that pools the money of many investors and invests it in various stocks and securities. In return, investors receive units, and profits and losses are distributed ...

Asset managers are eagerly awaiting an S.E.C. decision that would allow mutual funds to also trade as E.T.F.s — potentially changing how trillions of dollars are invested. By Ian Frisch Good morning.

Large-cap growth funds—paced by most of the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks—closed out the first half of 2024 on top of the mutual-fund universe. After ceding a bit of turf following the first ...

Investors looking for exposure to both value and growth stocks while seeking returns at a lower level of risk may consider large-cap blend mutual funds. Large-cap funds offer more stability than mid- ...

It was March 2024 when the Massachusetts Investors Trust was launched in the U.S. as the first modern mutual fund, but what does the industry look like 100 years on? As well as that initial fund still ...