Index funds and ETFs offer low-cost options for gaining broad market exposure. However, they differ in fees, trading flexibility, and tax structures. Understanding these differences can help investors ...

While no one can predict future market movements, there are a handful of ETFs that seem poised for outperformance.

Asset managers are taking a variety of approaches to offer their mutual fund strategies as exchange-traded funds. They seek to capitalize on ETF popularity in recent years. ETFs are generally a better ...

It’s easy to think of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as passive investment vehicles — baskets you can buy, hold, and forget about. But as we’ll show, ETFs today can also be a lot more active than many ...

As bank loan ETFs face weakening free cash flow trends, investors are seeking higher-quality, income-enhancing alternative ...

Definition of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a basket of assets that holds a collection of stocks, commodities, or bonds, which trade on stock exchanges such as the NYSE ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a journalist who covers finance and investing. Nov 29, 2025, 05:01pm EST Global ETF asset growth as at end of September 2025.