ICICI Pru Life's Smart Insurance Plan Plus ULIP offers multiple fund options with low charges for young investors.

Vault’s Viewpoint on Index Funds vs. Mutual Funds. An index fund is a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of a market index, like the S&P 500.; A mutual fund ...

Asset managers are eagerly awaiting an S.E.C. decision that would allow mutual funds to also trade as E.T.F.s — potentially ...

Mutual fund performance depends entirely on the market. Tax-deferred growth only in a qualifying retirement account. With IRAs and 401(k)s, your investment can grow tax-deferred.

Asset-weighted expense ratios for actively managed mutual fund target-date series declined to 53.3 basis points in 2024, down from 54.9 basis points a year earlier.

Mutual funds help diversify your portfolio and expose you to a wide variety of assets. Here are the best-performing mutual funds for 2024.

Life insurance premiums: Like other types of insurance companies, mutual providers charge premiums on life insurance policies to generate the revenue that funds their operation.