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You Can't Control Oil Prices, but You Can Control What You Do About Them

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For long-term investors who simply want exposure to the energy sector for diversification purposes, the answer is likely to be diversification. Just buy a sector-tracking exchange-traded fund (ETF) like Vanguard Energy Index ETF (NYSEMKT: VDE). Brent Crude Oil Spot Price data by YCharts. Both are U.S.

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Reflecting on Financial Freedom

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I will be investing every penny into stocks, and maybe a dividend, exchange-traded fund dividend, ETF. On to Number 7, still here in the Foolish Moves category, smarter moves made by people who are already active investors. "One step I just took," House Hunter, "is to get a side hustle of sorts. Bless you, sir.

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The 2 Best Energy Stocks in the Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be great investment options. ETFs can also be a great way for more active investors to find new stock ideas. On the valuation front it looks at the price-to-earnings ratio , but also the financial-leverage ratio and return-on-equity ratio, which are quality factors.