Stocks and bonds are the two largest constituents of index funds, whether those funds are exchange-traded funds or mutual funds. In chapter seven of "Index Investing for Dummies," author Russell Wild ...

Stocks and stock index funds, as we saw in the previous chapter of "Index Investing for Dummies," are the growth component of investment portfolios. In chapter eight, author Russell Wild turned his ...

As the path of least resistance ensnares more unsuspecting investors, index-tracking strategies increase their share of assets, and according to Morningstar, passive funds now account for a third of ...