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VOOG hits a fresh 52-week high fueled by improving market sentiment and renewed optimism over U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
Just like that, cash flow matters to S&P 500 investors. And it's becoming very apparent. Shares of the nine S&P 500 stocks expected to post the most free cash flow this year, like Micron and Chevron, are smashing the rest of the market.
Vanguard's flagship index fund charges a fee so small it barely registers, but that number distracts from a structural reality that quietly reshapes where your money actually lands every time you buy a share.
A 1% advisory fee sounds reasonable until you map it across 25 years of compounding and watch a six-figure sum quietly vanish. Three index ETFs charging near zero challenge whether that cost is ever worth paying.
Twenty-five of the 27 biggest single-day point gains in Dow history share a surprising common thread, but the full picture behind that stat challenges almost everything the headline implies.
Warren Buffett‘s strategy for everyday investors to build wealth doesn’t rely on complex stock picking or insider knowledge. Instead, the legendary investor recommends simply buying and holding a low-cost S&P 500 index fund, specifically pointing to the Vanguard S&P 500...
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and comparable funds are effective tools for investors, but these funds aren't as diverse as they seem.
July wound up as the second-straight down month of the year for most S&P 500 investors. But some stocks rallied anyway.
It's about time, not timing.
The bad news is unavoidable. The good news is reassuring.
A 2% gain puts the fund back at a level no other ETF has ever reached. Here's how it gets there.
The IRS gives most IRA heirs a hard 10-year deadline to drain the account, which turns every withdrawal into a tax and timing trap. How you structure the investments inside that window determines whether you compound your inheritance or quietly hand a chunk of it to the government.
Warren Buffett has spent six decades turning individual stock picks into one of the largest personal fortunes in American history. Buy a low-cost S&P 500index fund, leave it alone, and stop trying to outguess professional traders, he has told shareholders repeatedly. Fresh performance data ...
SPYI's 12% monthly yield looks like income until you examine what it's actually made of. Three compounding costs hide inside a single headline number, and the fund's own factsheet never adds them up.
High-yield dividend equity ETFs are a great way to generate serious income over time.
<p>The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF is closing in on a milestone it has never hit, helped by a rare stretch of the megacaps lagging the rest of the market.</p>
Given the huge rally in S&P 500 stocks like Sandisk — it's no surprise semiconductor ETFs are thriving. But they're getting competition from oil ETFs.
For 20 years, ETF.com has been the definitive source for exchange-traded fund data. ETF Data AI is a new AI-powered assistant built directly on ETF.com's institutional-grade database of 5,000+ funds — letting you ask questions in plain English and get accurate, data-backed answers in seconds. Whether you're an individual investor trying to find the cheapest way to track the S&P 500, or a financial advisor comparing dividend ETFs for a client portfolio, ETF Data AI turns questions into answers.
<p>The ongoing popularity of the AI trade proved a central driver of semiconductor chip outperformance and even surprising leveraged ETF gains this year. However, under the flashy surface, are there overlooked opportunities that investors may be sleeping on? Tune into this episode of the ETF Zoo for an update on everything from crypto to small-caps and international ETF flows. </p>
Investors can debate if S&P 500 CEOs deserve their sky-high pay packages. But not all CEOs get such princely sums.
The fund never picked a single stock. That turned out to be the point.
The paycheck stopped, the 401(k) balance sits there, and now you need it to last three decades without a single mistake. Here is how four ETFs can replace your salary, cushion every market crash, and still grow faster than inflation.
The S&P 500 index's 10% climb in 2026 shows that investors remain optimistic.
Large-cap tech dominance versus diversified small-cap exposure. One fund delivered $1,816 on a $1,000 five-year investment, but which volatility profile fits your risk tolerance?
Large-cap tech dominance delivers stronger five-year returns, but small-cap exposure offers diversification across industrials and healthcare with lower volatility.
A closer look at brokerage holdings reveals how the S&P 500’s composition has shifted considerably. The index once seen as a broad measure of American markets now carries a heavier technology weighting than at any point in the past two decades. Technology stocks made up close to 40% of the ...
<p>Say what you will about leveraged ETFs, but investors simply can’t get enough of them this year. The ETF Zoo crew digs into the numbers YTD and how investors are making the most out of their safe money to spend it on spicier strategies, as well as checking in on the memory trade, international, and more. </p>
At 62 with $400,000 earning next to nothing, you are not playing it safe. You are watching inflation quietly drain your future while the market offers a straightforward fix most pre-retirees walk right past.