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Think Hedge Funds Are Super Secret? They're Often Not -- and You Can Invest in Many of the Same Stocks.

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What are hedge funds? A hedge fund has a lot in common with a standard actively managed mutual fund. Like a typical mutual fund , it pools the money of investors, and its managers decide how to invest that money. Hedge funds tend to charge significantly higher fees than mutual funds.

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These 3 Dividend ETFs Are a Retiree's Best Friend

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Its top holdings include Altria Group , AT&T , Philip Morris International , Citizens Financial Group , and International Paper. Income investors should like the iShares Select Dividend ETF's 30-day Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yield of 3.69%. Many will also find the fund's average annual total return of 8.1%

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Here's the Average Amount Investors Have in Stocks by Age 40 and Which Stocks I Recommend Today

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Actually, participation is at its highest rate since the 2008 financial crisis, as shown below. Here are some more interesting investing statistics courtesy of financial services company, Empower. Interestingly, young investors in their 20s have the most significant percentage of cash other than people over 70, at 32%.

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SoFi Stock Is Down Again After Earnings. When Will the Market Wake Up?

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It hasn't managed to wow investors despite a strong performance, and it's lost a good chunk of its 2023 gains, which topped 100%. The standout was the financial-services segment. SoFi has leaned away from its lending business and built out an impressive array of services for a complete financial-management business.

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Want Decades of Passive Income? 3 Stocks to Buy Right Now

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Rowe Price Most investors will probably be familiar with the name T. Rowe Price given that the company operates one of the largest mutual fund families on Wall Street. It also offers other financial services. First, the mutual fund business is facing increasing competition from exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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Here's Why You Should Invest Even When the Market Is Down

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Image source: Getty Images A volatile stock market can be worrisome, especially for new investors. While this is a normal reaction to a down market, it's one that every investor needs to learn how to get past. Experienced investors know that it's important to continue investing when the market is down. stock market.

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How Should a Beginner Invest in Stocks? Try This Index Fund.

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Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read, you begin with A-B-C When you sing, you begin with do-re-mi -- lyrics to Do Re Mi If you're a beginning investor, you should also start at the beginning -- perhaps with this A-B-C: Apple , Bank of America , and Costco.

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