The number of complex investment strategies available to investors has never been greater. But most investors are probably still best served by a few simple, market-cap-weighted index funds. One of ...

If you're saving and investing for retirement and you want to do well -- without having to become a stock market expert and top-notch analyst -- look to simple index funds. These track a particular ...

The Vanguard Growth ETF primarily focuses on large-cap growth stocks. The fund's heavy technology weighting has helped it outperform the S&P 500. Long-term trends favor more of the same, but watch out ...

Investing is a fascinating world, deep with layers of knowledge and understanding that can sometimes be intimidating. But successful investing doesn't have to be complex; it can be simple, perhaps ...

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) has a unique approach to stock selection, and in some ways, it feels like it ...

It's not easy to beat the S&P 500 index. Most professional investors don't, even though they charge an arm and a leg for managing your money. Ironically, you don't need some fancy, complex trading ...

The table above tells you a lot. Clearly, the first fund, a simple S&P 500 index fund, has an impressive growth rate. But in large part, that's because there have been some boffo years recently. Over ...

A simple S&P 500 index fund can be all you need to build up a hefty war chest for retirement. Each of these should serve you very well over the long term, in part due to their low fees. The SPDR ETF ...