Each of these funds tracks a different index. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, for example, tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies. The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF tracks the Dow ...

Investing in low-cost index funds such as XEQT and VFV should help Canadians build a $1 million portfolio over time. Building a $1 million retirement portfolio is achievable by investing in low-cost ...

The number of complex investment strategies available to investors has never been greater. But most investors are probably still best served by a few simple, market-cap-weighted index funds. One of ...

The table above tells you a lot. Clearly, the first fund, a simple S&P 500 index fund, has an impressive growth rate. But in large part, that's because there have been some boffo years recently. Over ...