How the hedge fund industry is navigating choppy markets, geopolitical tensions, and artificial intelligence trends.

Many investors have been switching to low-cost index funds, but some stick with actively managed funds, hoping to beat the market. Two expert investors debate the pros and cons of both approaches.

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Over five years, just 13.49% of actively-managed funds outperformed the S&P 500* Over 10 years, only 8.59% of actively-managed funds outperformed the S&P 500* *Data as of December 31, 2022.

A SMSF—or self-managed super fund—is a type of investment fund run by a group of no more than six trustees for the purposes of accruing money for retirement.

Index funds are mutual funds that track the market index, like the S&P 500. They're a low-cost, hands-off way to invest and grow your money over the long term.

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Investor Shares. Fund category: Large blend Assets under management: $69.3 billion Yield: 0.9% Expense ratio: 0.37%, or $37 annually for every $10,000 invested We'll start ...

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund uses strategic options to thrive in turbulent markets. Click here for more on ETJ and its 9% yield.

Index funds and mutual funds both pool investors' money to buy many different securities, but index funds use a passive investment strategy, while many mutual funds are actively managed.

Mutual funds are one of the most popular investing strategies, and as of 2022, over 50% of U.S. households owned mutual funds. These funds can be passively managed and track the performance of a ...

However, if the choice comes down to holding active or index funds, he would opt for an actively managed fund whose manager has the flexibility to hold a lower percentage of equities.

For that reason, we set out to find the top-performing actively managed funds over the past 10 years in each of the nine stock fund style categories defined by Morningstar.The financial data firm ...