Consider parking some or most of your long-term dollars in index funds. They can make life easy, as you won't have to study the universe of stocks (and/or bonds), making buy-and-sell decisions.

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Jack Bogle’s timeless investing principles highlight the power of low-cost index funds, keeping costs low, and limiting speculation to a small portion of your portfolio.

Amazon carried the U.S. stock market to the finish of another winning week and month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and pulled closer to its all-time high set on Tuesday. It closed out its third straight ...

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Non-traditional indexes can provide investors with an expanded set of investment opportunities -- but they can also create additional complexities and risks. Funds that track market indexes have ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MSCI Inc. announced the results of the August 2025 Index Review for the MSCI Equity Indexes. All changes will be implemented as of the close of August 26, 2025. MSCI Global ...

The Russell 2000 Index RUT has gone almost four years without hitting a new high. This benchmark for the small- and midcap sectors of the U.S. market peaked on Nov. 8, 2021. Now, two years into a bull ...

Indexes represent baskets of financial assets, gauging overall market performance. Index funds allow passive investment at low costs, popular for matching market returns. Understanding indexes helps ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...