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The fund's history shows that buying a drop has often paid off, but not without some serious bumps along the way.

The popular index fund trades at a premium to its own history, but the real question is whether the growth of its biggest holdings actually earns that price.

A handful of funds deliver returns well beyond what the market's own movement would suggest; here are the leaders.

A fund that actually holds its ground when stocks are falling is what real portfolio diversification looks like.

<p>Ytd inflows now stand at nearly $1.15 trillion.</p>

You may not have bought this single stock, but your funds quietly made it one of your biggest positions.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.5%, and the actively tra

RYLD pays a headline yield that looks generous until you compare it to what the same small-cap stocks returned without the options overlay. The gap between those two numbers has a name, and it never appears on the factsheet as a fee.

True diversification goes beyond owning different stocks to holding assets that behave differently when the market drops.

A fund's label tells you the category, but the real story is in how the weight is actually distributed among its holdings.

The robotics and automation fund is down, and its own record suggests a rebound is more common than not, but the ride has rarely been smooth.

The entire US stock market is trading at a discount to its recent past, but the safest alternative is paying you more to wait.

The Russell 2000 is up 20% this year, but blindly owning the benchmark means owning hundreds of unprofitable companies with shaky balance sheets. There is a more selective small-cap ETF built to filter out the junk while keeping the upside.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.7%, and the actively t

You didn't buy this single stock, but after a powerful run, your favorite ETF might have made a big bet on it for you.

Only a handful of funds are seeing their market edge accelerate this sharply; here are the ones leading the pack.

The companies you own inside this consumer staples fund are collectively signaling stronger profits are on the way.

RYLD's double-digit yield looks generous until you examine the mechanism funding every monthly payment and what five years of payout history reveal about where that income stream is quietly heading.

Small-cap stocks are staging their most dominant run against the S&P 500 in over two decades, and three ETFs are competing for the best seat at the table. Which one actually comes out ahead may surprise you.

For this lithium and battery tech fund, a discount doesn't automatically mean a bargain.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.3%, and the actively t

A new record for the fund feels like a moment for a big decision, but the smartest move might be the simplest one.

An ETF's label tells you the category, but the real story is always in the portfolio's actual shape.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.1%, and the actively tra

With the financial sector fund at a record, your next step requires a careful look under the hood.

Your quiet, diversified funds may have made a concentrated bet on one high-flying stock without you ever knowing.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.3%, and the actively tra

The fund's new peak prompts a choice, but the smartest action might be the one you don't take.

A hot year is easy to find, but very few funds can sustain top-quartile performance over the long haul.

The fund's past recoveries look tempting, but the ride down has often been rougher than it looks.