mutual funds

DAL Investments studied 306 mutual funds and found that no one investment strategy outperformed the major indexes.

The weight of many unanswered economic questions sent the stock market — and many mutual funds — to huge, double-digit losses in the third quarter.

Most mutual funds take too much in expenses to make them worthwhile for an income investor. But bond ETFs can fit the bill.

Even though international stocks are rallying, foreign stock mutual funds are flailing. Why? Too much reliance on the Chinese stock market.

Stock mutual funds are taking a page from the strategies of hedge funds, the lightly regulated, freewheeling investment pools for the ultra-rich.

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ETFs offer such a cost advantage over index mutual funds that they're not just for traders, but long-term investors trying to keep their costs ...

Investing in real estate via REITs and real estate mutual funds

In a significant change from the recent past, more managers are closing their funds to new money. These funds were closed in the past and could be again.

Using the same low-cost strategy that helped it succeed in mutual funds, Vanguard is expanding its range of ETF offerings.

Newly enacted financial reforms are significant for ordinary investors, who should prepare for changes in their mutual funds, brokerage accounts and stock holdings.