Indexes have changed a lot over the past century. What was once state-of-the-art is now antiquated. The first indexes used information that was available, not what was best for building a portfolio.

Like many indexes, the S&P 500 is market capitalization-weighted, which means the greater the size of the company, the more ...

If you prefer the convenience and liquidity of an ETF, Fidelity offers the Fidelity MSCI Real Estate ETF (FREL). FREL tracks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Many investors achieve their investment goals using just mutual funds because of their breadth of options, relatively low costs ...

With almost $900 billion and more than 7 million participants, the US Federal Government’s Thrift Savings Plan is the largest retirement plan in the world. This series of articles answers some of the ...

Whether you're saving for retirement or simply looking to increase your net worth, investing in the stock market is one of the easiest and safest ways to build long-term wealth. If you're looking for ...

Tariffs or no tariffs, you need a core holding to carry you through the next 30 years. Our sortable scorecard of 52 Best Buys will take you to it. Buy the dip? That takes some fortitude, when world ...

Ask a beginner retail investor what they think best predicts whether a fund will outperform, and the answers tend to vary. Some point to the long-running dominance of U.S.-focused funds as evidence ...

One S&P 500 please, hold the diversity, equity and inclusion. That is the proposed selling point of a new index fund launching Tuesday: The exchange-traded fund mirrors the S&P 500 but excludes 37 ...

Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is one of the most successful investors in history. His ability to pick the right stocks netted him an average annual return of almost 20% between 1965 ...