Index funds track specific market indexes, enabling broad market investment with one fund. Investing in low-cost index funds minimizes fees, maximizing long-term investment growth. Choose index funds ...

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The three main differences between index funds and mutual funds are management style, investment objective and cost. Index funds tend to be the clear winner over the long term. Many, or all, of the ...

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