Vanguard's Target Retirement Funds generally allow for very low minimums of just $1,000 (compared to $3,000 for most of its ...

A compelling core-bond offering with a good price. Our research team assigns Silver ratings to strategies that they have a high conviction will outperform the relevant index, or most peers, over a ...

Investing in corporate bonds can be a daunting task, but a corporate bond fund can make this far easier. These are Morningstar analysts’ top-rated options. We looked for the funds with the best ...

There's no inherent advantage to sticking with a single fund manager, but some of the largest providers offer enough value to make loyalty worthwhile. Vanguard is one of them. Nowhere is this ...

Source: Morningstar.com, as of Jan. 6, 2026. The first is a classic, ultra-low-fee S&P 500 index fund that invests in 500 of ...

The $11 trillion in assets manager has shifted its recommended allocations to 70% fixed income. It now has more than $1 trillion in funds committed to bonds. In investing’s age-old active versus ...

Other professional investors use passive funds as low-cost defensive ballast. While stocks can offer long-term growth, having ...

The investment seeks to provide total return while generating a moderate to high level of current income. The fund invests in fixed income securities of various maturities, yields, and qualities.

Ask a beginner retail investor what they think best predicts whether a fund will outperform, and the answers tend to vary.