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The S&P 500 will likely continue its growth in 2026. But after three years of robust gains, diversification will be crucial.

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Competition in the passive index fund space is intense. While active managers try to stand out with performance, strategy or brand reputation, index fund providers compete primarily on scale and fees.

The composition of index funds has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, and not necessarily for the better. A typical index fund from the late 1990s tracked a broad index that held hundreds of ...

Fidelity’s flagship bond fund is FXNAX. The fund dates back to 1990, and has accrued $58.5 billion in total assets since its inception. The fund follows the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as its ...

Most investors now buy index funds rather than actively managed offerings. The primary reason is because the public has grown to believe that index funds will post superior returns. Also, they rarely ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...