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3 Vanguard Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the best ways investors can build wealth. These funds are a lot like mutual funds with a key difference: You can trade them on the open market just like a stock. One of the most successful and largest fund managers is Vanguard, which offers 86 ETFs that hold $2.8

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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, every investor is likely to find one or more securities that'll help them meet their goals. BDCs are a type of business that invests in the equity (common and preferred stock) and/or debt of middle-market companies.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett Owns 45 Stocks and ETFs. But Only One Has a Beefy 5% Dividend Yield.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett has always had a thing for companies that return capital to their shareholders. Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway owns several high-yielding stocks in its portfolio. Berkshire and a private equity company called 3G Capital bought Heinz. The company pays about $450 million in dividends per quarter.

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This Vanguard ETF Could Be Your Complete Stock Portfolio Solution

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Low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a simpler path to diversification and staying invested for the long term. The Vanguard family of funds, in particular, stands out for its industry-leading low expense ratios. The fund's low 2.2% turnover rate further reduces hidden costs associated with frequent trading.

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Ranked: The 3 Best Places to Put Your Money in 2025

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2 is building up a healthy emergency fund in a savings account -- and not just any savings account. If you don't yet have an emergency fund, then open a high-yield savings account and set up automatic deposits. And if you already have an emergency fund, well done! But make sure you're earning a competitive APY.

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Cathie Wood Says Software Is the Next Big AI Opportunity -- 2 Super Stocks You'll Wish You'd Bought if She's Right

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Ark Investment Management operates several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on innovative technology stocks. Wood has invested in AI start-ups like xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic through the Ark Venture Fund since making that prediction last year, so she's backing up her words with decisive action. The case for C3.ai

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Want to Invest Like Warren Buffett -- but on a Limited Budget -- in 2025? Here's 1 Buffett-Approved Asset to Add to Your Portfolio Now.

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Betting on American companies Before introducing this asset, though, it's important to explain how it reflects one key part of Buffett's strategy : betting on solid American companies. A look at Buffett's portfolio over time supports this idea, with this top investor piling into companies that drive the U.S.

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