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The 21 Best ETFs to Buy for a Prosperous 2021
The 21 Best ETFs to Buy for a Prosperous 2021
Exposure to emerging trends. Core holdings. Tactical defensive plays. The 21 best ETFs for 2021 cover a wide range of options for numerous objectives.
March 1, 2021
Kip ETF 20: The Best Cheap ETFs
Kip ETF 20: The Best Cheap ETFs
You can build a solid core for your portfolio and explore new opportunities with our favorite low-cost exchange-traded funds.
July 28, 2020
7 Best Value ETFs to Buy for Bundled Bargains
7 Best Value ETFs to Buy for Bundled Bargains
Could value stocks finally have their day? If so, these are seven of the best value ETFs to leverage a long-awaited revival.
November 12, 2020
11 Ways to Buy the Nasdaq-100 Index
11 Ways to Buy the Nasdaq-100 Index
The QQQ is the best-known ETF that invests in the popular Nasdaq-100 Index. But several other funds are at your disposal, too.
October 13, 2020
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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Why Investors Who Hate Fees Should Love ETFs
ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Why Investors Who Hate Fees Should Love ETFs
Exchange-traded funds offer a huge cost savings to consumers over mutual funds. Here’s why, and a couple of quirks about ETFs to watch out for as well…
April 10, 2021
9 E-Commerce ETFs for the Future of Digital Spending
9 E-Commerce ETFs for the Future of Digital Spending
'Return to normal' or not, digital commerce should continue to be a rewarding investment trend for many years to come. These e-commerce ETFs help you …
April 6, 2021
The Space (ETF) Race: UFO, ROKT and ARKX
The Space (ETF) Race: UFO, ROKT and ARKX
The blossoming space industry already has prompted a handful of space-themed ETFs. But UFO, ROKT and ARKX are three distinctly different products.
March 30, 2021
10 Income Investments Serving Up Superior Yields
10 Income Investments Serving Up Superior Yields
Respectable yields are scarce nowadays. But these 10 income investments, spanning several types of special classes, offer up to 10.3% annually.
March 16, 2021
Fidelity Magellan ETF (FMAG): A Legend at a Lower Cost
Fidelity Magellan ETF (FMAG): A Legend at a Lower Cost
Fidelity recently turned its Magellan Fund and a few other strategies into actively managed ETFs, joining a growing trend in the fund arena.
March 11, 2021
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7 Best Ways to Play the Reflation Trade
7 Best Ways to Play the Reflation Trade
The market is in the early stages of what appears to be a rotation into reflation-friendly stocks. Here are seven ways to play this shift.
March 8, 2021
10 High-Yield ETFs for Income-Minded Investors
10 High-Yield ETFs for Income-Minded Investors
These high-yield ETFs show that there's no shortage of ways to balance risk and reward in the quest for better-than-average income.
March 5, 2021
The Social-Tracking BUZZ ETF: What It Is, What It Isn't
The Social-Tracking BUZZ ETF: What It Is, What It Isn't
The VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) taps into social media's growing voice and David Portnoy's popularity. But the exposure it provides isn…
March 5, 2021
DSTL: A Value Fund With a Twist
DSTL: A Value Fund With a Twist
The fund’s 51.3% return since its inception in 2018 has more than tripled that of traditional value funds.
February 24, 2021
Earth-First Funds Are Soaring
Earth-First Funds Are Soaring
Funds with sustainability in mind are super popular these days; these six are ready to deliver returns.
February 24, 2021
13 Best Growth ETFs for a Rip-Roaring 2021
13 Best Growth ETFs for a Rip-Roaring 2021
These 13 growth ETFs allow investors to strive for hotter returns without overexposing themselves to one or two high-risk stocks.
February 8, 2021
15 Best ESG Funds for Responsible Investors
15 Best ESG Funds for Responsible Investors
ESG, SRI ... call it what you want, but it can take many forms, and stand for different values. These 15 funds give you options.
February 3, 2021
20 Best Stocks to Buy for the Joe Biden Presidency
20 Best Stocks to Buy for the Joe Biden Presidency
Joe Biden has been sworn in as America's 46th president. These are 20 of the best stocks to own under the new administration.
January 20, 2021
17 Best Stocks to Buy for the Joe Biden Presidency
17 Best Stocks to Buy for the Joe Biden Presidency
Joe Biden is about to become America's 46th president. These are 17 of the best stocks to own under the new administration.
January 6, 2021
How to Find Yield With Emerging Market ETFs
How to Find Yield With Emerging Market ETFs
Yield-hungry investors who are willing to take on extra risk should consider emerging-markets debt.
December 22, 2020
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Love
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Love
These 50 companies, of various shapes and sizes, are among the top stock picks held by billionaire investors or high-asset hedge funds.
December 8, 2020
Investing in an Economic Recovery
Investing in an Economic Recovery
This member of the Kiplinger ETF 20 holds more than 330 stocks, including top weightings in railroad Union Pacific and United Parcel Service.
November 24, 2020
Build a Bond Ladder
Build a Bond Ladder
Exchange-traded funds give a new twist to an old technique to navigate a tricky market and manage cash flow.
November 23, 2020
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q3
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q3
Billionaires, high-asset hedge funds and other institutional investors recently revealed these 50 companies as some of their top stock picks during th…
November 15, 2020
Squeezing Returns from Bank Shares
Squeezing Returns from Bank Shares
Common sense suggests that the market’s punishment of bank stocks is overdone.
October 31, 2020
13 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
13 Best Stocks to Buy If President Donald Trump Wins Re-Election
The 2020 election likely will be a pivot point for several areas of the market. Here are 13 of the best stocks to own should President Donald Trump wi…
October 29, 2020
13 Best Stocks to Buy If Joe Biden Wins the Presidency
13 Best Stocks to Buy If Joe Biden Wins the Presidency
If Joe Biden emerges from the Nov. 3 election victorious, these 13 picks could be some of the best stocks to own under the new administration.
October 27, 2020
The 7 Best SPDR ETFs to Buy and Hold
The 7 Best SPDR ETFs to Buy and Hold
These seven SPDR ETFs can help you build a solid, low-cost portfolio core while allowing you to benefit from America's growth and innovation.
October 26, 2020
Our ESG Pick Rocks: MSCI USA ESG Select
Our ESG Pick Rocks: MSCI USA ESG Select
This member of the Kiplinger ETF 20 held up better than the broad market during the recent bear-market sell-off, and the fund has rebounded faster, to…
October 20, 2020
15 Best Technology ETFs to Buy for Stellar Gains
15 Best Technology ETFs to Buy for Stellar Gains
Check out the best technology ETFs for amassing either wide swaths of innovators, or targeted clusters of tech stocks capable of harnessing rising tre…
October 8, 2020