Most people fail to save for retirement adequately. According to statistics, the median U.S. household has only about ...

By Christine Benz of Morningstar Older adults likely began their investing careers before exchange-traded funds existed and ...

If you look for help building your portfolio, you'll probably read a lot about a "portfolio core," which just refers to the ...

To really cap off a well-rounded portfolio, you should add non-U.S. companies. That's where the Vanguard Total International ...

It's difficult to put an exact price tag on how much index funds have saved investors since their creation in 1975. But it's ...

A basic three-fund portfolio includes a US equity index fund, an international-equity index fund, and a total bond market index fund. It can be an exchange-traded fund portfolio or a traditional index ...

Vanguard has written about how IRA investors often fund their accounts but leave the money in cash. But I don’t imagine this is just a problem at Vanguard problem—and kudos to the firm for discussing ...

Explore Thornburg International Growth Fund's Q3 2025 performance. See top holdings, sector analysis, and manager outlook on ...

There is a belief that the growth of index funds, which prefer to trade in the closing auctions so they track their index, has led to an increase in market-on-close trading. However, the premise ...

So-called lazy portfolios can help you maintain a diversified investment mix with just a handful of funds. Here's a look at a few popular ones. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

Lakhotia suggests that a 25-year-old investor can begin with four to six funds, one large-cap or index fund, one flexi-cap, ...