The composition of index funds has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, and not necessarily for the better. A typical index fund from the late 1990s tracked a broad index that held hundreds of ...

The fee-conscious investor naturally gravitates toward index funds because of their cost-efficiency. After all: Relying not on a team of portfolio managers, but an automated stock-picking strategy ...

Historically, much has been said about Fidelity's well-run actively managed mutual funds. For good reason! Fidelity has been a fund manager's haven for decades. But Fidelity's index funds, while not ...