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Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund (VDIGX): Reopened & Strong Performance
Getty Images/Image SourceGood news. Vanguard recently reopened Vanguard Dividend Growth (VDIGX, $26.39), one of its very best funds. What’s more, the fund is relatively low-risk, making it ideal for a
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Financial Planning with a Medical Background: A Trusted Approach
Carolyn McClanahan began her career as a physician, working in private practice and as an emergency room doctor in Richmond, Va. She switched to financial planning after she and her husband were unabl
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Kiplinger 25 Model Portfolios: Investment Strategies for All Risk Levels
We’ve constructed three portfolios using only funds from the Kiplinger 25, our list of our favorite no-load mutual funds, designed for investors with different goals, time horizons and levels of risk
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Navigating Bond Market Volatility: Expert Insights on Yields & Rates
BraunSI won’t mince words: “Lower for longer,” my overriding view of fixed-income yields, is trending toward “lowest imaginable.” Expect the imminent return of zero, or near-zero, rates on money marke
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IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA): Performance & Strategy
Market-neutral funds are designed to lag the broad market when stocks are soaring but hang in there when things go south. In those respects, IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (symbol MNA) has done its job. The
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Ultrashort Bond Funds: Generate Yield with Low-Risk Exposure
Money that you need at your fingertips in the very short term should be stashed in federally insured accounts, period. But if you’ve got some money that you don’t want to lock up long-term and that ca
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Top Growth ETFs for Post-Pandemic Recovery | 2024
Getty ImagesNHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky used to say, "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." During these trying times, these are wise words.As it applies t
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Navigating Investment in a Post-Pandemic World: Expert Insights
Mark McDonaldWe’re currently facing an unprecedented event with the global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus that began in March 2020. In a matter of weeks, we went from business as usual to almo
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Investing Your Stimulus Check: Smart Strategies for Financial Growth
Getty ImagesIf you find yourself in the enviable position of being able to ponder how to invest your stimulus check, thank your lucky stars … for plenty of reasons.As you're well aware by now, th
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Sell in May and Go Away: 2020 Market Outlook & Strategy
Getty ImagesThe seasonal suggestion to "sell in May and go away," an adage spurred by the market's superior performance during certain months of the year, is backed by the numbers more
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Top 8 Low-Cost Index Mutual Funds for Investors
Getty ImagesCost is one of the biggest edges for index mutual funds, which don't need to pay large money management teams to run the show. Annual expenses pull on your returns both in the form of
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Kiplinger's ETF 20: Performance Review & Strategic Insights
Lately, stock and bond markets have moved up, down, and up and down again—sometimes in the same week. Given the roller-coaster ride, we decided to check in with the Kiplinger ETF 20, our favorite exch
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Navigating Market Downturns: Top 5 Funds for Resilience
Getty Images“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Fearsome former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson wasn’t talking about investors when he dispensed that particular piece of wisdom. Bu
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Top 11 Monthly Dividend Stocks & Funds for Consistent Income
Getty ImagesSo much has changed over the past year. We survived a pandemic, and life is quickly returning to something resembling normal. Or at least a "new normal."But while so much has cha
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Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY): Riding the E-Commerce Boom
The pandemic brought business at many stores to a near-screeching halt. But some online retailers thrived during the quarantine—including Overstock.com (symbol, OSTK), where April sales were up 120% c
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 (VTHRX): Performance & Resilience
When the stock market crashes, the hardest thing to do is to do nothing. But target-date fund investors who took that route came out of the sell-off just fine. Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 (symbol,
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2020 Midyear Investing Outlook: Navigating Market Uncertainty
© 2020 John W. TomacThe road map has changed a lot since our last investing outlook six months ago. As we hunkered down at home, COVID-19 brought the financial markets and our economy to a crashing ha
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Preferred Stocks: Understanding & Investing in 2024
InvestingA Plug for Preferred StocksPreferred stocks, which are issued largely by banks, insurance companies and utilities, generally pay fixed dividends like bonds but trade like stocks. Stocks in St
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Decoding Stock Market Indexes: Dow, Nasdaq & S&P 500 Explained
Are you there God? Its me, Margaret.How’s the stock market doing? Whether you track the market from the opening bell to the close or you get most of your financial news a day late, for any given weekd
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Top Target-Date Fund Families for Retirement Planning
Getty ImagesTarget-date funds are a core component of many investors' retirement strategies. And for good reason: These funds provide a one-stop shop for retirement investors.Every target-date fu
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Avoid Costly Mistakes: Understanding Your Healthcare CoverageI've kicked myself many times o...
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Navigating Difficult People: A Professional Guide to Handling Toxic BehaviorHave you ever worked with a person so nasty that you hated going to work? It’s sad, but some people can spoil everything.In an ideal world, people would treat others with respect, patience, and kindne...
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Understanding Bank Account Denial: Reasons & What to DoGetting a bank account apparently isn't guaranteed. ...
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Investing for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Buying StocksIf you’re looking to buy chicken stock for Nana’s famous clam chowder, get yourself right to the soup aisle at the supermarket. But if you want to own a small piece of a public company listed on a sto...