(NewsNation) — Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are types of investment vehicles available to investors. While they can be similar, there are some differences that you should know as you build ...

Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are both investment products, and every investment category may contain a few lemons. Some can quietly drain your returns or create complications that ...

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 ...

ETFs are traded like stocks, allowing buying/selling throughout the trading day. Mutual funds are priced at net asset value at the end of each trading day. ETFs offer better tax efficiency than mutual ...

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want to buy time-honored mutual funds, or upstart exchange-traded funds? If ...

The surging popularity of passive investing has left active asset managers scrambling. That’s the headline story, but it’s not the whole one, as we’ve detailed in recent issues of Morningstar magazine ...

Gold prices have seen a significant surge, prompting investors to consider Gold ETFs and Gold Funds. Experts suggest SIPs for ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the verge of allowing major changes to the way exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and traditional mutual funds are structured. Specifically, an SEC ruling ...

"Better" is a relative term. To determine what is best requires some context. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are what the name describes. They are essentially mutual funds that trade during the dayon ...

The expected SEC approval of ETF share classes for mutual funds and vice versa poses more technical and tax-related challenges than simply pressing a button to convert massive holdings. Dozens of ...

The evolving landscape of investment vehicles, paired with a recent regulatory shift, stands to create new opportunities for wealth managers. One of the most significant possible developments on the ...