A mutual fund is an investment that allows individuals to pool their money along with other investors and invest in a collection of securities such as stocks and bonds. Most mutual funds invest in ...

Mutual funds are one of the most common investments for new investors building portfolios and are often a staple in employer-sponsored retirement plans, such as 401(k)s.

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this column misstated the publication that proclaimed the "death of equities." It was Business Week, not Barron's. One of the enduring myths ...

A mutual fund is an investment company that sells shares. It takes the money it receives from selling shares and uses it to invest in securities, like stocks or bonds. Each investor in the mutual ...

Index funds. Also known as passive funds, index funds match the performance of a benchmark index like the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. A mutual fund can be an index fund, but so ...

Q: After a succession of botched attempts at picking individual stocks, I am ready to try exchange-traded funds, which you and other commentators recommend so strongly. Can you suggest a reference ...

The universe of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds continues to grow. Here are some common pitfalls investors should be ...

Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX, $256.07) doesn't just stand out as one of the best mutual funds for inflation – it's also one of Kiplinger's favorite funds, hence its inclusion in the Kiplinger 25.

Many investors assume it’s the funds with the least trading that are best as far as taxes. But that isn’t always the case.

If you're planning 10, 20, 30 years down the road, and you're trying to decide on mutual funds to invest in over a very long stretch, we've got some good news, and some bad news. The bad news is ...