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Cheaper usually isn’t better. Most often you get what you pay for. Investing is a rare exception. With mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, you can get more when you pay less.
Fees and expenses present investment professionals with a major obstacle to achieving results that beat a given market benchmark. That’s why it pays to find high-quality, lower-cost investment products, and typically that leads investors to index funds and ETFs. Sure, some actively run funds outperform, but their hot streaks tend to be inconsistent and the odds are not in their shareholders’ favor.
Read about recent research supporting the attractiveness of indexing, and check out stories for tips on avoiding or fixing money mistakes and handling a financial windfall. Plus, see which health-care and tech stocks top mutual funds are holding, and check out why gold nowadays has lost its luster.
— Jonathan Burton
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How the end of this key borrowing rate could impact mortgages and other loans
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Breaking up Berkshire Hathaway may be the best idea in a post-Buffett world
Masayoshi Son has made SoftBank a major player, but investors still undervalue the stock.
Meet the CEO with Buffett’s investing gift, Jobs’s vision, and Branson’s boldness
All have beaten the S&P 500 tech sector for five years, and the holdings include less well-known companies such as Walsin Technology and Sino-American Silicon Products.
These top-rated funds reveal some of the world’s hottest tech stocks
The group of mutual funds is highly rated for outperforming the S&P 500 health-care sector.
Five outperforming health-care funds and the top 10 stocks they hold
Whether you’re saving, investing, or paying off debt, these common pitfalls can cost you big.
You can avoid — or fix — these 20 common money mistakes
Your financial outlook is drastically improved, but sudden wealth can also leave you stressed and confused.
5 smart ways to handle a financial windfall
The 'subscription economy' could soon capture everything from dishwashers and other home appliances to food, entertainment, heavy machinery, and even floors.
Here’s an inside look at how two financial pros built successful tech companiesInsights from entrepreneurs who defied the odds.
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Exchange-traded funds have been one of the most popular segments of Wall Street for years, with assets seeming to hit records on a monthly basis, but a potential upcoming regulatory change could accelerate the already-blistering levels growth in the industry.
SEC may make it easier to create exchange-traded funds
Intraday pricing on the funds means arbitrageurs make the money at the expense of individual investors, says Ivan Martchev.
This is how some ETFs are run like a shell-game scam
Going by one of the most popular ways for investors to get exposure to gold, the cost of investing in the precious metal just dropped by more than half.
Gold ETF fee war continues, as new fund undercuts rivals
Gold timers are still too bullish on the precious metal, writes Mark Hulbert.
Why gold’s losing streak may get even worse
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