Key Takeaways Jack Bogle said people are best served by keeping investing simple and sticking primarily with low-cost index ...

The Labor Department released its latest employment cost index, a quarterly report on how much employers are paying their employees, on Thursday. It showed that employment costs were up 0.8% in Q3.

As of September 2025, the AIER Thanksgiving Cost Index stands at 1904.72, less than half of one percent from its all-time ...

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Low-cost index funds are a great way to invest in the market, giving you a diversified fund with low expenses. Index funds ...

Wait, what? Many index funds have a flaw. When it comes to investing your retirement or college funds for the long term, few principles are now as widely accepted as the merits of low-cost index funds ...

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the housing market has had a major impact on index movement. The ENR 20-city average yearly price for steel rose 7.8% by the end ...

Although ENR’s indexes measure the costs of non-residential buildings, the housing market has had a major impact on index movement. The ENR 20-city average yearly price for steel rose 11.2% by the end ...

For mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the biggest drag on performance after transaction costs is typically the management fee, which accounts for the bulk of a fund’s expense ratio. These ...

The airline cost index increased by 19.3% in the third quarter, a substantially higher growth rate than the 3.3% rise in the Consumer Price Index for the same period, the Air Transport Association ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Feeling lazy about your investments? There’s a solution for that, and ...

The days of the star stock-picking portfolio manager are largely behind investors, with a few exceptions. For years, passive index funds have dominated the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) ...