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How $100 per Month Can Create $14,000 in Annual Dividend Income

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You can buy a simple exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will take care of the hard work for you while providing the protection of diversification. It tracks an index of stocks that have raised their dividend every year for the past 10 years but excludes the top 25% of highest-yielding eligible companies.

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How to Choose the Right Investments for You in 2024

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If you won't need the money for around five or more years, it most likely belongs in a brokerage account , so you can invest in the stock market. That's because the market has consistently produced better returns than pretty much any other reasonable investment.

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7 Reasons to Buy the Vanguard Value ETF If You Are Worried About a Stock Market Sell-Off

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Vanguard offers dozens of equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs). But any Vanguard fund that doesn't own Nvidia has underperformed -- even top funds like the Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VTV). This is why growth stocks have a higher risk/potential return profile than value stocks.

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Want Decades of Passive Income? Buy This ETF and Hold It Forever

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Building such a portfolio requires high-quality stocks in companies that can grow their earnings and dividend payments year after year. Instead, consider this well-rounded exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will pay you decades of growing passive income. Most stocks in the Schwab U.S. Today, the Schwab U.S.

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Should You Buy Gold at an All-Time High?

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Gold first broke above $1,800 an ounce in 2011. It's a solid year-to-date gain, but a terrible performance relative to other asset prices since that previous high back in 2011. A better alternative is to invest in a gold exchange-traded fund (ETF), like SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT: GLD) or the iShares Gold Trust (NYSEMKT: IAU).

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History Says the Nasdaq Could Soar in 2024: Here's What I Would Buy Before Then

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One thing about history is that it often repeats itself, including in the stock market. The last few times the Nasdaq Composite finished a year in the negative (2002, 2008, 2011, and 2018), it bounced back with at least two straight positive years. 2011 (1.8%) 15.9% 2011 (1.8%) 15.9% stock market.

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A New Stock Is About to Join the S&P 500. Does History Show That Buying It Now Could Pay Off?

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The cybersecurity stock jumped nearly 4% as investors applauded the move. Why do stocks rise after the news that they'll be added to the S&P 500? For one thing, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds that track the S&P 500 index must scoop up shares.