What Is an Index Fund? An index fund is a type of investment fund with a portfolio built to track or match financial market index components, such as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500).

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

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF keeps hitting new highs despite market jitters. Should you buy at these levels or wait for a ...

When it comes to investing there are company specific themes to consider and also larger, industry wide themes. One of the biggest themes playing out right now is the increase in demand for ...

Sometimes an index fund does more than just track a simple index. While indexes created with stock screens can change more quickly than market-tracking indexes, that's a good thing when it comes to ...

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 ...

We recently published a list of 9 Best International Index Funds to Invest In. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Fidelity ZERO International Index Fund (NASDAQ:FZILX) stands ...

Vanguard Core Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VCRM) offers low fees, high credit quality, and index-tracking exposure to intermediate ...

Schwab Funds is based in San Francisco, CA, and is the manager of SWPPX. Since Schwab S&P 500 Index made its debut in May of 1997, SWPPX has garnered more than $112.92 billion in assets. A team of ...