Constantly checking mutual fund performance can create stress and emotional reactions that disrupt long-term investment plans ...

Don't make things complicated when the simpler, safer option is also your highest-odds and highest-payoff prospect.

Learn how liquidity applies to the Vanguard mutual fund family. Vanguard is one of the most well-known and largest investment management companies.

Periodic assessments of mutual fund investments provide several advantages: risk management, investment discipline, flexible ...

BlackRock (BLK) converted its high-yield municipal bond fund into an active exchange-traded fund, creating the iShares High ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A first-rate mutual fund portfolio is diversified. It holds funds focusing on U.S. stocks and bonds as well as international securities.

A mutual fund allows you to pool your money with other investors to buy stocks, bonds and other securities. Because mutual funds typically involve a larger number of asset types, they diversify ...

Did your mutual fund beat the market last year? The answer isn’t clear, since it depends on how you define “the market.” Consider the nearly 3,900 actively managed U.S. equity mutual funds ...