In a tough year for stockpickers, a handful of funds managed to trounce the market. Here’s how they did it—and what they like ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A first-rate mutual fund portfolio is diversified. It holds funds focusing on U.S. stocks and bonds as well as international securities.

This year, Wall Street is observing the centennial for one of investing's most critical and ubiquitous vehicles: the mutual fund. OK, technically, mutual funds have existed in some form since the ...

These funds reward investors with high distributions and target capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

Mutual funds are often described as a basket of stocks or bonds, depending on the fund's investment objectives, managed by a professional with shares of the portfolio made available for purchase ...

A mutual fund is a professionally-managed investment scheme. It is one of the most popular investment options usually run by an asset management company (AMC). In addition, these AMCs bring together a ...