Personal Finance

Towards a Healthier Financial Future

Topic: "Mutual Funds"

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Saving

You don't need to be an expert to grow a nest egg. We'll cover how to build your portfolio, when to sell (or not sell) stocks and how to avoid fees.

Saving NPR Life Kit Podcast: Investing for beginners →

Investing

Here Are Barron’s 12 Best Income Investments for the New Year

What looked to be another bond-market tragedy morphed into a feel-good story following a volatile round trip in 2023 that ended with a historic Treasury rally. Yet, opportunities still abound for income-seeking investors.

Andrew Bary: Stocks with dividends lead our annual listing. Energy pipelines and utilities also look like good bets. →

Investing

Virtual Portfolio and Watchlist

With our free Virtual Portfolio, you can take your first steps into the investing without risking losing any money. Select, monitor and evaluate performance of thousands of ETFs, stocks or funds.

Simulate the trading of thousands of stocks, ETFs, commodities and currencies →

Investing

7 Tips for Long-Term Investing

Investing is a long game. Whether you want to invest for retirement or grow your savings, when you put money to work in markets it’s best to set it and forget it. Successful long-term investing isn’t as simple as just throwing money at the stock market...

Seven tips to help you get a handle on long-term investing →

Investing

How to start investing in stocks, index funds, crypto, NFTs – and more

Investing doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s what you need to know before investing your hard-earned cash.

How does investing work →

Infographic of the week

The World’s Biggest Mutual Fund and ETF Providers

The global net assets of mutual fund and ETF providers totalled $38 trillion in 2022. Despite its massive size, the industry is dominated by a relatively small number of brands.

The World’s Biggest Mutual Fund and ETF Providers This graphic uses data from Morningstar to show the largest fund brands and their growth rates in 2022 →

Investing

What is the stock market and how does it work?

Investing in the stock market is a good way to build wealth over time, but it can feel a little intimidating to get started.

The Stock Market, explained →

Word of the week

ETFs: Exchange-Traded Funds

An ETF is essentially a basket of investments such as stocks or bonds. In this sense they’re similar to mutual funds, but unlike mutual funds, shares of ETFs can be traded throughout the day on an exchange, much like an individual stock.

Learn about the benefits of ETFs →

Investing

ETF vs Index Fund: Which Should Canadians Invest In?

Learn the differences between ETFs and index funds and determine which fund is right for you.

ETF vs Index Fund →

Investing

Market News and Charts

At Neontra, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, charts, international market data and you can build a SIM portfolio.

Market tools to help you test before you invest →

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