
What Is a Mutual Fund?
Mutual funds are a great and simple way for investors to build a diversified investment portfolio. Here's what to know about them.
- November 02, 2024

What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices that tracks the price performance of 30 U.S. publicly traded stocks.
- October 21, 2024

What Is an ETF?
With one share of an ETF, you can gain access to the entire stock market or a specific sector, such as tech stocks or health-care stocks. Here's how they work.
- October 19, 2024

5 Most Common Stock Order Types Explained
What are the most commonly used order types for online stock trading? Market orders, limit orders, stop orders, and trailing stop orders.
- October 18, 2024

Merrill Edge IRA Review
If you’re a Bank of America customer, it may be hard to find a reason not to open your IRA at Merrill Edge. Overall, I found the Merrill Edge IRA to be fine.
- October 17, 2024

J.P. Morgan IRA Review
I tested J.P. Morgan's IRA offering and found that it may be a convenient option if you already have Chase bank accounts, but I didn't love the user experience.
- October 17, 2024

Fidelity IRA Review
When reviewing Fidelity's IRA, I was impressed by its zero-fee index mutual funds and 0% management fees.
- October 17, 2024

Interactive Brokers IRA Review
I found that Interactive Brokers does a phenomenal job serving active traders, and its IRA fees are among the lowest among major brokers.
- October 17, 2024

E*TRADE IRA Review
E*TRADE has a truly standout feature in its IRA portfolio: one unique IRA offering: the E*TRADE Complete IRA. See how E*TRADE's IRAs stack up.
- October 17, 2024

Charles Schwab IRA Review
I tested Schwab's IRA offering – it's pretty hard to find things to dislike. Its customer service, breadth of offerings and low costs make Schwab hard to beat.
- October 17, 2024