These exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have low fees and offer strong diversification, making them enticing options to just buy and hold.
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Market concentration has turned most S&P 500 index funds into a quiet bet on a handful of AI mega-caps, and one overlooked ETF is already outperforming in 2026 for a structural reason most investors ignore.
Anyone can become a millionaire. But it takes an understanding of the S&P 500. An investment of just $170,660 in January in Sandisk would be worth a million today, says data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketSurge.
It's hard to bet against one of the best Vanguard ETFs, but this Schwab fund might be a better buy.
Distinguishing Vanguard ETFs vs mutual funds is key for investors, considering Vanguard is one of the largest low-cost fund sponsors in the U.S.
Long-term dividend growth stocks are great for providing downside portfolio protection. But understand the trade-offs before jumping in.
MGK concentrates on 56 mega-cap names with a 0.05% fee, while VOOG spreads across 148 holdings at 0.07%. VOOG delivered stronger 1-year returns despite higher volatility.
It's a simple, hands-off way to invest for the long haul.
State Street sells the exact same 500 stocks as SPY under a different ticker at a fraction of the cost, and the structural reason SPY charges more has nothing to do with what it holds.
Statistically, the index this exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks has never declined over any rolling 20-year period, including dividends, since the start of the 20th century.
<p>The flood of ETF launches seems unending, with the industry smashing through AUM and trading records once again this year. With so many ETFs trading, ICI’s Josh Weinberg offers an inside look at what the hottest topics and trends were at the 2026 ICI ETF Conference this year. </p>
Yep. And you should, if you can.
Not every Vanguard ETF is built the same, and the difference between picking the right one and settling for average has compounded into nearly 100 percentage points of extra return over the past decade. One growth-tilted fund makes a stronger case for your $1,000 this July than the index giant most investors default to.
The First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF has a performance history that rivals any dividend ETF available today.
When it comes to long-term investing, people are often their own worst enemies.
Every month XYLD investors cash their check, something else quietly leaves their account, and most of them never notice until they compare the scoreboard.
The Treasury just picked one fund to hold every newborn's federally seeded investment account, but whether that same fund deserves a spot in your portfolio depends on a concentration risk buried inside those 500 stocks that almost nobody selling it will tell you about.
Beginning investors don't need to spend hours researching the stock market. Buy this one ETF and make life simple for yourself.
It doesn't really matter what you think of betting in prediction markets. They still generate some useful information for investors.
Before you put your money into it, know what you're getting into.
<p>ETF share class uptake remains slow, despite a plethora of filings. While part of the issue comes down to incomplete plumbing, could mutual fund history predict what’s really in store for ETFs? Morningstar’s Ben Johnson weighs in on the current state of play for the ETF share class. </p>
While Wall Street focuses on tech and AI stocks, many dividend ETFs are outperforming the S&P 500 this year while delivering meaningful income.
Tracking the S&P 500 index gives investors an easy way to diversify and grow their portfolios over the long term.
Talk about the inescapable force of gravity. Shares of Elon Musk's Space Exploration have fallen to nearly their IPO price.
RSP promises diversification away from mega-cap dominance, but the costs hiding beneath its expense ratio tell a story most investors never think to ask about before buying in.