A staple in employer-sponsored retirement plans, mutual funds can offer instant diversity for a portfolio. Here's a look at ...

A variable annuity resembles a retirement account ... Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), Moody’s and S&P Global. A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors and ...

As the name suggests, the value of a variable annuity can vary over time depending upon the performance of investment assets that you choose, typically a variety of mutual funds and index funds.

A deferred annuity is a long-term contract with an insurance company that provides future income—often for life—in exchange ...

Fixed annuities pay a set rate of interest, while variable annuities base their return on a portfolio of sub-accounts chosen by the annuity owner. These sub-accounts look like mutual funds ...

variable annuities, fixed index and income annuities. You can also select from investment brokerage products including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and 529 plans. The cost to buy an annuity ...

The latest tally shows that 65% of actively managed U.S. large-capitalization mutual funds fell short of the benchmark ...

Managers of the top-performing, 96-year-old Vanguard Wellington Fund shared how they've crushed their competition in recent ...

Investors interested in getting exposure to dividend stocks through a managed product can pick among many dividend exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. These mutual funds and ETFs focus on US ...

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