2023 was a great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) jumping 24% and the Nasdaq Composite soaring 43%. However, one exchange-traded fund, or ETF, outperformed them both. That was the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VUG), which finished the year up 46%. Growth stocks were big winners last year, driven by low valuations […]
Investing in the stock market can help generate wealth that lasts a lifetime, and the best part is that you don’t need to be rich to get started. With the right investments, you can turn a few hundred dollars per month into hundreds of thousands of dollars or more over time. If you’re new to […]
Stock investing doesn’t need to be overly complicated. By buying and holding a low-cost fund that tracks the S&P 500, and subsequently reinvesting the dividends, investors would have grown their money by a healthy 211% over the past 10 years. Keeping with this theme, Warren Buffett has often advocated for lay investors to put up […]
2023 was the year of megacap tech stocks. The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: MGK) had a monster year, surging over 50% and outperforming the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500. Here’s why this exchange-traded-fund (ETF) is a good way to play a sustained rally in growth stocks, why it has the potential to […]
‘Democracy will not survive’: Bernie Sanders suggests Wall Street giants BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street are gaining oligarchical power — and it’s putting the US at risk. Is he right? Democracy in the U.S. is teetering on the brink, according to Vermont senator Bernie Sanders. The self-described democratic socialist issued the doom warning on X […]
ETF Investing Tools While the first day of spot bitcoin ETF trading appeared to be a rousing success with nearly $5 billion in the funds trading hands, big asset managers including Vanguard Group stayed on the sidelines and didn’t allow investors access to the new products. According to different published reports, Citigroup Inc., Bank of America […]
The stock market can be daunting at times, but investing is one of the simplest, most effective ways to build wealth that lasts a lifetime. While there are countless ways to invest, some require more effort than others. Investing in individual stocks can be a smart way to customize your portfolio, for example, but it […]
retire and relocate Approximately 80% of all Americans aged 60 and older are homeowners, and housing wealth accounts for about 48% of the median wealth of that group. As retirees near large cities, and strong housing markets, start retiring, they realize they can unlock this wealth by selling their home and relocating to a more […]
passive income Investing in stocks requires careful analysis of the potential risks and returns. One way to evaluate a stock is to consider how it fits into your portfolio. For example, do you want a stock that pays regular dividends, grows in value over time, or protects you from market volatility? Once you have a […]
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retiree Dividend stocks are often touted as a great way to build wealth. However, this is an overly simplistic, and often incorrect, viewpoint. Many dividend stocks lose money for investors over time, especially if the dividend is not reinvested. This problem also plagues most income-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Moreover, some investors have resorted to using […]