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Dividend investors are often drawn to high yields like moths to a flame. When it comes to yields today, there are few that are loftier than AGNC Investment's (NASDAQ: AGNC) 15%-plus dividend yield

Vanguard has made it easy for anyone to be a passive investor. It has several passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to track a specific stock market index. That enables investors

Whether you're a dividend investor or a growth investor, there can be an exchange-traded fund (ETF) out there to meet your specific investment goals. There are many ETFs to choose from these days,

Diversification is crucial for dividend investors. You don't want to depend on only a few companies for your dividend income, because it can be painful if something goes wrong.

That's where

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) is an interesting exchange-traded fund (ETF). It has the word dividend in the name, but it really doesn't have a high yield at around 1.8%. Is this

The tech sector has been a market-beating beast in recent years. Tech-heavy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT) and the Invesco QQQ Trust

Institutional asset managers recently filed their latest Forms 13F, disclosures required by the SEC for anyone who owns at least $100 million in equity securities like stocks and index funds

When it comes to choosing dividend stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for your portfolio, a higher yield isn't always better. In fact, one of my favorite dividend index funds is the Vanguard

If you want to retire with at least $1 million in your nest egg, then putting a large lump sum of cash into the stock market and simply leaving it there for the long haul could be an excellent plan

The median annual earnings for full-time workers ages 25 to 34 was $58,500 during the first quarter, according to the Labor Department. So, after-tax earnings would be about $44,000 in the

Dividends can easily boost your portfolio's balance over the years. You get a steady stream of cash that enables you to be less reliant on the stock's performance. You can reinvest that dividend

Dividend stocks make a fantastic addition to any long-term portfolio for two reasons.

First, companies that pay dividends generally have a strong financial situation -- allowing them to make these

The internet changed the world, starting back in the 1990s. Yet nobody back then could predict all the new products, services, and industries that exist today thanks to internet technology. I think

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) created was the SPDR S&P 500 ETF. It was a logical first step for what has now become a massive product category.

There are multiple ways to use ETFs in a

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) was basically created because of the huge demand for the Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund. There are similarities between the two pooled investment

Investing in growth stocks can be a great way to generate outsize gains and bolster your portfolio. However, one of the more daunting aspects of investing is choosing individual stocks and figuring

Until recently, the capital markets have exhibited abnormal levels of strength over the last few years. Perhaps the biggest influence fueling stocks during this period is the bullish narrative

In the fourth quarter, the hedge fund billionaires listed below added to their positions in the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from BlackRock that tracks the