Earning passive income doesn't need to be difficult. You can start this week. As the Securities and Exchange Commission defines them, exchange-traded funds and index funds are investment companies ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index funds both offer a straightforward way to diversify your investment portfolio. Both fund types can have low fees, though index funds often charge less. You may ...

Index exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you own a broad swath or more specific slice of the market while paying very low fees. According to brokerage Fidelity, “There are two basic types of indexes: ...

When you buy an index fund, you are buying a portfolio with real shares in weights that reflect a miniature version of the underlying market or index (see here and here for more). We also know that if ...

Exchange-traded funds have been synonymous with index funds, but that picture is increasingly out of date. The number of actively managed exchange-traded funds opened to investors has been soaring. If ...

The stock market remains volatile but not quite as frantic as earlier this year. Meanwhile, the major market indexes remain well below their recent highs. Against this backdrop, now is a great time to ...

Trending Now: Suze Orman's Secret to a Wealthy Retirement--Have You Made This Money Move? What Are ETFs and Index Funds? As the Securities and Exchange Commission defines them, exchange-traded funds ...