While hot stocks come and go, research consistently shows that a simple, long-term approach – focused on low-cost ETFs and ...

The popular fund house that John C. Bogle built manages some of the best-known broadly diversified stock funds, ...

"Index funds can help investors achieve long-term success through their low costs, broad diversification, low turnover and ...

If you're invested in the markets and haven't given the late John Bogle a tip of the cap, you should do so. That's because his launch of the first index mutual fund (which still exists as the Vanguard ...

For income investors who are tired of “safe” 2% or 3% yields, the current market offers a variety of different ETFs that are ...

The DJIA might now always be the best default value play. SCHD and FDVV offer higher dividend yields but maintain moderately high payout ratios above 60%, suggesting less room for dividend growth. DHS ...

When it comes to investment strategies, there are two big schools of thought. On one side, passive investors chant the mantra of low-cost index funds. On the other side, stock pickers tout their ...

There's a lot of debate among investors on whether it's better to invest in a plain vanilla index fund tracking the S&P 500 or the popular Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD). Those ...

The S&P 500 is among the leading U.S. stock market indexes. It's home to 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the economy, and they have to meet very strict criteria before a special committee ...

Goldman Sachs thinks stocks across Asia and various emerging markets will beat the S&P 500 (the benchmark for the U.S. market) over the next 10 years. The Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF provides exposure ...

This article discusses the best dividend mutual funds to buy right now.