Investment Funds

Index Funds

Index Funds guides, comparisons and explainers from XN Funds.

Index Funds Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Learn how bond index funds work, what role they play in a balanced portfolio, and how they differ from equity index funds.

Index Funds Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Learn why adding international index funds to a portfolio provides genuine diversification benefits, and how to think about home market bias.

Index Funds Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Learn exactly what an S&P 500 index fund tracks, how the index itself is constructed, and why it's become such a popular investing benchmark.

Index Funds Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Learn why total market index funds offer some of the broadest diversification available, and why many investors use them as a single core holding.

Index Funds Jul 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Learn what an index fund actually is, how it tracks a market index, and why this simple approach has become so popular among long-term investors.