The composition of index funds has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, and not necessarily for the better. A typical index fund from the late 1990s tracked a broad index that held hundreds of ...

Index funds have become a popular choice for investors over the past few years. According to a report, index fund folios surged 13 times over September 2021 to September 2025. Low expenses, easy ...

Over the past 25 years, indexed universal life policies have become arguably the most complex life insurance products on the market — both for better and for worse. One feature of today’s IULs is the ...

Back when the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (formerly the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index) launched in 1976, it was the first of its kind. It provided aggregate exposure to the U.S. bond market and ...