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3 Vanguard ETFs That Can Serve as a Complete Portfolio

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Investing doesn't have to be stressful or even time-consuming. Academic studies have shown that one of the best ways to grow your money over time is to use a dollar-cost averaging strategy and buy low-cost, passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track broad swaths of the market.

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72% of Warren Buffett's $378 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 5 Stocks

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But the one factor that deserves far more credit than it's given for Berkshire Hathaway's otherworldly returns over the past six decades is portfolio concentration. Despite stakes in 44 stocks and two exchange-traded funds, the vast majority of Berkshire's invested assets have been put to work in just a handful of Buffett's top ideas.

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You Can Do Better Than the S&P 500. Buy This ETF Instead.

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It reflects the overall health of the American stock market, with a quality filter based on market capitalization. Investing in this market tracker through exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) gives you a ton of diversification and sets you up for robust long-term returns.

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Next Stop for Bitcoin: A $100,000 Token Price in 2024?

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As 2024 approaches, investors should take a step back and assess their portfolio allocations. During otherwise cloudy macroeconomic conditions, investors may want to consider allocating a portion of their portfolio to alternative assets. is headed toward recession, and the volatility that tends to occur during election years.

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This Vanguard ETF Just Hit an All-Time High as It Continues to Outperform the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Over the Last 5 Years

The Motley Fool

Investors often take on the challenge of picking individual stocks to beat the market or simply invest in a way that suits their risk tolerance and helps accomplish their financial goals. But finding a quality, low-cost, exchange-traded fund (ETF) that achieves diversification and can beat the market is a passive investors' dream come true.

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1 ETF I Wouldn't Touch With a 10-Foot Pole

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iShares' exchange-traded fund (ETF) does make it easy, but what it doesn't do is change the negatives associated with cryptocurrencies. It trades just like any other exchange-traded fund. There's no ability for the asset to "grow" like a business might thanks to capital investments.

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Should You Invest in Cathie Wood's Largest Holding?

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The chief executive officer of ARK Invest grew in prominence when her investment firm's actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) crushed the market in the early days of the pandemic. The e-commerce specialist is the largest holding in ARK Invest's combined portfolio.