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The 7 Best REITs To Buy For Big (And Growing!) Yields
Don’t just chase high yields when you buy REITs … make sure those stocks are growing their payouts, too Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been one of the top-performing asset classes of the past few decades, and in fact, the very best one over the past 15 years. These owners of commercial real estate — […]
The 3 Best Energy ETFs To Play The Crash In Crude Oil
Don’t look now, but crude oil prices are collapsing Don’t look now, but crude oil prices are collapsing. After spending much of the back-half of 2016 rebounding from its recent decade lows, oil has reversed course — hard. The reason is that proposed production cuts haven’t exactly panned out. In the U.S., higher prices have […]
The 5 Best ETFs To Buy If You Want To Own Bank Stocks
Bank stocks will be the stars of 2017 and these ETFs will light up your portfolio Financial stocks — and bank stocks in particular — have been a popular trade throughout 2017, but almost to a fault. Hopes of a United States devoid of financial regulations and thoughts that interest-rate hikes would send net interest […]
The 3 Best Vanguard ETFs To Buy For International Stocks
These ETFs make adding international stocks to your portfolio cheap and easy One of the biggest problems facing investors these days — perhaps even more so in recent years — is something market pundits have dubbed “hometown bias.” Essentially, it’s our propensity to favor U.S. stocks over international stocks. The problem is, as we’ve become more […]
The 7 Best ETFs For Market-Beating Returns
These 7 ETFs have a strong track record of beating their benchmarks, and often the overall market Looking for the best ETFs? That’s something of a chore, considering there are well more than 1,900 exchange-traded funds on the market. Buy-and-hold funds or trading vehicles. Stocks, bonds, commodities or “multi-asset” ETFs. Leveraged funds, inverse funds. While […]
The 7 Best ETFs For Retirement Investors
ETFs and retirement go hand and hand Exchange-traded funds have surged in popularity over the years. And it’s easy to see why. The passively managed baskets of stocks, bonds and other assets allow for intraday tradability at a dirt cheap cost. Perhaps more importantly, they allow investors to customize their portfolios by honing in on […]
The 3 Worst ETFs In The World
The worst ETFs out recently have several things in common The exchange-traded fund business had a record year in 2016. An astounding $284 billion in net flows went into U.S.-listed ETFs. For anyone who’s counting that’s about $1,000 per capita. Passive investing, a big contributor to ETF growth, was an indirect beneficiary of this record-setting […]
The 3 Best ETFs To Put In Your IRA For Long-Term Growth
If you have an IRA, long-term growth is the place to be There’s something really magical about an individual retirement account (IRA) when it comes to building a retirement portfolio. The secret to the IRA comes down to taxes. It doesn’t matter which type you choose — a Traditional or Roth IRA — any investment […]
3 Smart-Beta ETFs That Actually Deliver The Goods
Most smart-beta ETFs are falling flat on their promises Wall Street loves a good marketing gimmick. After all, it’s what drives investors into their new exchange-traded funds and products (And keeps paying for their kid’s tennis lessons and their sports cars). Right now, the key marketing term happens to be “smart-beta ETFs.” These ETFs use […]
REITs For Retirement: 1 Stock, 1 ETF, 1 Mutual Fund
REITs and Retirement just make sense For investors about to enter, or already in retirement, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have to be on your list. Created by Congress in 1960 to give Americans the opportunity to easily invest in commercial real estate properties, REITs feature the best combination of attributes for retirement investors. REITs […]
