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Competing asset managers tend to offer very similar ETF lineups, especially when it comes to sector funds. Whether you're looking at Vanguard, iShares, or State Street, you'll usually find a full set of ETFs covering all 11 official sector classifications. On the surface, many of these funds look nearly identical, which makes the choice seem ... XLK Charges One Penny Less Than VGT Per $100 Invested. Here Is Why That Is Not the Reason to Choose It....

Ever wonder why some portfolios keep delivering steady income even when the market turns choppy? Dividend growth stocks have a quiet edge. According to Hartford Funds' analysis with Ned Davis Research, S&P 500 stocks that initiated or grew their dividends delivered 10.24% annualized returns since 1973 — well ahead of the 6.75% for companies that ... 3 Stocks Announcing Dividend Hikes of 11% or More...

Healthcare is not always the most exciting sector to own, and the companies in it grind it out, quarter after quarter, raise dividends quietly, and generally do not produce the kind of explosive returns that technology stocks have delivered in the best years of the past decade. But in the years when markets crack, healthcare ... When the Market Sold Off in 2022, This Healthcare ETF Beat the S&P 500 by 16 Percentage Points. With Volatility Back, That History Is Worth Revisiting...

For most of the past three months, the XRP price has been stuck between $1.28 and $1.45. The bears keep showing up at $1.45 every time XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) tries to push through, but the token finally cracked the resistance on April 17. This led to a 10% weekly rally that took XRP from $1.33 ... AI XRP Price Prediction: ChatGPT and Claude Predict XRP Price After Another $1.45 Rejection...

Did you know that Vanguard has one of the oldest mutual funds still in existence? It's called the Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares (VWELX), and it debuted all the way back in 1929. Since then, it has survived nearly every major financial shock you can think of, including the Great Depression, the inflationary period of ... Like the Vanguard Wellington mutual fund? This two-ETF combo does virtually the same, but cheaper...

SpaceX is the ticker every retail investor is asking about, fueled by IPO chatter and Elon Musk headlines that refuse to quiet down. Four publicly traded exchange-traded funds (ETFs) already deliver the space exposure that retail investors are chasing. The SpaceX trade is a waiting game that retail investors keep losing. The company remains private, ... Forget SpaceX: These 4 Space ETFs Pay Off Without the IPO Wait...

The market has spent much of 2026 stuck between two competing forces — stubbornly high interest rates and a growing expectation they'll eventually fall. That tension has left income investors asking a simple question: where can you still find a reliable yield without taking on outsized risk?  Monthly dividend stocks are an obvious place to ... ......

The hosts of the How to Money podcast, on Friday Flight episode #1131, drew a line most parents funding a 529 have never thought about. “If you have $35,000 in there, great. If you are looking at investing and socking away even more than $35,000 into a 529, I think you need to start being ... Why $35,000 Is the Magic Number for 529 Plans (And More Could Cost You)...

A public school teacher at 55 with a 403(b) and access to a governmental 457(b) plan can legally shelter $65,000 from federal taxes in 2026. A private-sector employee the same age, maxing a standard 401(k), caps out at $32,500. That $32,500 annual gap represents significant additional tax-deferred savings over a decade before any investment return ... Why Public School Teachers and State Workers Can Save $65,000 a Year for Retirement While Most Americans Max Out at $24,500...

$4,800 a month sounds like a real retirement income. For a single 63-year-old, it is close to the median household income in many mid-cost American cities. The problem is what happens after taxes, fixed expenses, and the first unexpected bill. This scenario is more common than most people realize. A Reddit thread in r/NewRetirement captures ... What $4,800 a Month Really Looks Like in Retirement at 63...

When investors talk about precious metals as a store of value, gold tends to dominate the conversation while silver gets treated as the cheaper alternative, a kind of gold-lite trade for investors who missed the primary move.  This kind of framing misses something important, as silver has a demand driver that gold simply does not ... Silver Has a Demand Driver That Gold Does Not. Here Is Why SLV Could Benefit From the AI and Solar Boom...

A mom named Sandy from Michigan called into The Clark Howard Podcast this week with a parenting question. “My 12-year-old asked me about getting a Cash App teen account to learn more about finances,” she said. “I think her favorite part is that she gets to design her own debit card. Priorities, right?” Host Clark ... The Trouble With Teen Banking Apps, According to Clark Howard...

Brent crude started 2026 near $61 a barrel. Today it trades above $127 (spot price, not futures). That move did not happen because of demand growth or a supply agreement. It happened because the US-Israeli strike on Iran that began February 28, 2026 effectively shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, through which ~20% of the world's ... One Peace Deal Could Erase Everything BNO Has Gained in 2026...

Somehow, members of Congress have turned relatively modest salaries into impressive investment portfolios while the rest of us grind it out in the market. For years, questions have swirled around lawmakers buying and selling stocks — often right before major policy shifts or regulatory decisions tied to their committee oversight.  Critics call it a conflict ... Why Congress Can't Stop Loading Up on These 3 Stocks in 2026...

Brian Preston of the Money Guy Show recently distilled a quiet crisis into one number: “57% of Americans, that this is where they don't report having any money outside of 401(k)s, meaning that if your employer didn't have a plan, you have absolutely nothing going on.” His show's playbook pairs that warning with concrete targets: ... 57% of Americans Have Zero Savings Outside Their 401(k). Here's the Math to Catch Up....

On a recent episode of NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast titled USPS' Cash Crisis Hits More Than Your Mailbox, Plus The Debt Settlement Trap to Avoid, the guest framed the U.S. Postal Service's predicament in economist's terms: “I like to describe it as there is no free lunch. Economists love to say that, but for a ... The USPS Got a 'Free Lunch' for Decades. That's Over Now...

Concerns about the future of Social Security have risen over the past decade. Some even question whether wealthy retirees will eventually lose access to benefits? With the government program's long-term funding challenges, lawmakers search for solutions. One idea that is openly discussed is called “means testing”, which would limit benefits based on income or wealth. ... Will Social Security Be Limited for the Wealthy?...

Income investors shopping the healthcare aisle often land on Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust (NYSE:GRX), a closed-end fund managed by Gabelli Funds that has quietly paid quarterly distributions for more than 14 consecutive years. The fund just raised its payout, insiders keep buying, and the underlying sector is one of the most stable slices of ... Healthcare CEF Insiders Are Quietly Buying While 60% of Distributions Return Capital...

Small-cap dividend funds promise yield without the concentration risk of mega-cap tech, and the Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:XSHD) has been a favorite for income hunters willing to venture down the market-cap scale. The problem is that the monthly checks have been shrinking. The January 2026 payout of $0.06249 sits well ... Small cap dividend hunters face a hard truth about XSHD's shrinking checks...

The Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (NASDAQ:SRET) is trading near $23 after a 21% one-year run, and the monthly checks keep landing. Income investors are getting what the fund advertises: an 8.5% yield delivered in small monthly increments, most recently $0.152 per share in April 2026. The harder question is whether that payout holds up ... This Popular REIT ETF Just Hit $23 but Investors Should Watch the Fine Print...