The BNY Mellon Global Stock Fund underperformed the MSCI World Index for the first quarter of 2026. Read more here.

There are plenty of reasons to own international stocks in a portfolio. Some investors want foreign stocks in their portfolios to round out their exposure to the global stock market and widen their investment opportunity set. Amy Arnott, Morningstar ...

International stocks have been outperforming U.S. stocks for the past several quarters. The combination of forecast growth, earnings acceleration, and compelling valuations makes a particularly strong investment case for emerging markets. Emerging markets ...

Today, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic stand out as leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) and space technology, yet direct access to these unicorns has long been reserved for a small circle of venture capitalists and financial institutions.

For instance, if a mutual fund has a 1% expense ratio, you will have to pay $10 for every $1,000 you put into the fund. Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. The expense ratio is a silent cost that gets deducted from the fund's share value.

Most of the largest active and index stock funds that outperformed their peers had greater exposure to tech. The best-performing large active name was the American Funds Fundamental Investors Fund. The Invesco QQQ Trust did the best among the largest index ...

Vanguard announced reduced management fees on 53 investment funds on Feb. 2, continuing an industry trend toward lower administrative costs for mutual funds and ETFs. The fee reductions will save investors nearly $250 million in 2026, according to the ...

For the quarter, Thrivent Global Stock Fund outperformed its public benchmark, the MSCI ACWI, by 1.53% and outperformed its Morningstar peer group average by 0.52%. Read more here.