Learn all about mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  …

Most investors—new and experienced—own mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Investors who tend to be more passive may create portfolios comprising just mutual funds and ETFs. Active investors generally own individual  …

The history and reasoning behind the stock market—all explained for you.  …

The first publicly-traded stock was the Dutch East India Company, which debuted on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1602. In the U.S., investors began trading stocks on May 17, 1792, when  …

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (ASG) | Daily Alert October 15 The market’s fall pullback is starting to reverse itself, but don’t worry; there are still bargain dividend payers with high  …

The NASDAQ Composite Index is a Representation of the Equities Listed on the NASDAQ Exchange The NASDAQ Composite Index began life in 1971 as an electronic price quotation system (the name  …

First pioneered by the American Stock Exchange in 1993, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen their numbers soar in the past few years. In fact, there are currently more than 2,000  …

An exchange-traded fund—or ETF, for short—is an investment fund that trades on a public stock exchange just like a stock. But unlike individual stocks, ETFs hold dozens and even hundreds  …

Unless you’re deeply  involved in the world of investing, there probably aren’t too many names in the field that you recognize. But just like any line of work, there are  …

ETFs explained—plus specific oil ETFs you should consider for your portfolio.  …