A staple in employer-sponsored retirement plans, mutual funds can offer instant diversity for a portfolio. Here's a look at ...

This means the fund avoids holding firms that are consistently profitable, growing, and have solid balance sheets. Such positions do not tend to provide much ballast for a portfolio. In recent ...

During Q4, the portfolio posted a negative total return but outperformed its benchmark (the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index).

Central banks worldwide are stockpiling gold reserves and now hedge funds are significantly increasing their holdings as well. What does this hedge fund activity mean for you as an investor?

For most investors, mutual funds are a great way to build a diversified portfolio without a lot of extra cost or hassle. They typically own hundreds if not thousands of different stocks ...