Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities included in the underlying index. The index intends to track the ...

ETFs allow combined investment in multiple stocks or bonds through a single transaction. Unlike mutual funds, ETFs trade like stocks with fluctuating prices throughout the day. Low expense ratios and ...

The S&P 500 has dropped 7.7% since its post-inauguration peak on February 19 (per Reuters), with investors bracing for further turbulence following the implementation of tariffs. President Donald ...