Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, writer, fact-checker, and proofreader ...

ETFs let you invest in a diversified portfolio via a single transaction. ETF shares trade throughout the day on exchanges like stocks. ETFs generally incur lower costs and are suitable for long-term ...

Following the onset of the recent global economic crisis, much of the news, especially in advanced economies, was dire. Unemployment was rising, company profits were falling, financial markets were ...