Buying and holding this broad-based, U.S.-centered index has clearly been a winning, and very simple, strategy. That's why ...

Index funds, the biggest participants in the commodities markets, last week sold a record amount of agricultural futures valued at over $7 billion and could double those sales amid recession fears and ...

Diversification is one of the few “free lunches in investing,” as Harry Markowitz, once said. When it comes to free lunch, ...

Morningstar's recent report, A Practical Guide to Selecting an Index Fund, outlines key factors investors should consider ...

While passive funds can be an efficient way to invest, subtle differences in cost, tracking efficiency, and index methodology ...

Want to skip to the answer? Benzinga reader's top picks for best brokers for index funds are Interactive Brokers and Frec. The commission wars are over and the retail investor is one of the few ...

The fund’s value-growth and market-cap orientations also mirror the category average. Market-cap weighting consistently guides the index into the largest and most established names. As of year ...

The Vanguard Mega Cap ETF is outperforming the S&P 500 but lagging peers like XLG and OEF. Read more on the analysis of MGC ...