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Meet the High-Yield Vanguard ETF That's Already Up Nearly 10% in 2025

The Motley Fool

A plug-and-play investment vehicle for passive investors The Vanguard Energy ETF is a simple, low-cost way to invest in U.S. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $43,554 !* energy stocks. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $462,766 !*

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2 Low-Cost Vanguard ETFs for Set-and-Forget Investors

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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: A cornerstone for equity exposure The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) tracks the performance of the S&P 500 index, providing investors with exposure to 500 of the largest U.S. This ETF is a favorite among passive investors for good reason. stock market.

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Private Credit, Meet “Higher for Longer”

Blackstone

From March 2009 when the S&P 500 traded at 13x earnings to August 2020 when it peaked at 23x, a passive investor in the market earned 16% per annum. From March 2009 when the S&P 500 traded at 13x earnings to August 2020 when it peaked at 23x, a passive investor in the market earned 16% per annum.

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Transcript: Mike Green, Simplify Asset Management

The Big Picture

What lase pointed out in his paper was that passive had to transact during periods in which there was index rebalancing. 00:20:33 And so in that period they ceased to be passive investors, they became active investors, and that became an opportunity for outperformance. In 2008, we didn’t have Uber, right?

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These 7 Blunt Words Just Opened a Can of Worms For Pfizer's Stock

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Now, after a presentation at the 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investor Summit by Starboard's CEO Jeffrey Smith on Oct. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,777 !* 22, there's a lot less ambiguity. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $406,992 !*

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Have $10,000? Consider Investing in My Top 2 Favorite Stocks

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It's clear that the champion of investing is less than confident in the current market, and that passive investors have a pretty clear buy-in for shares in a company that knows when to buy and sell. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $41,138 !* There are two great takeaways from this move.

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Barrick Gold (GOLD) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,103 !* And that's one of our key focuses is that we're not passive investors. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $344,352 !*

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