The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: SPYD) is one of many dividend-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) income investors can buy today. What sets it apart from the rest is the ...

The Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) is a simple muni bond index ETF. VTEB's holdings have extremely low credit risk, moderate interest rate risk, and its dividends are tax-exempt. On the other ...

Investing $200 monthly in an index fund can make you half a million in 30 years. You don't even have to "beat the market" to achieve these returns -- just match it with a consistent flow of cash ...

It's not easy to beat the S&P 500 index. Most professional investors don't, even though they charge an arm and a leg for managing your money. Ironically, you don't need some fancy, complex trading ...

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) is one of the market's most popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It tracks the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index with pinpoint precision and minimal fees.

SCYB is a simple high-yield corporate bond index ETF, tracking the ICE BofA US Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index. Said index includes all dollar-denominated non-investment grade corporate bonds ...

A simple S&P 500 index fund can be all you need to build up a hefty war chest for retirement. Each of these should serve you very well over the long term, in part due to their low fees. The SPDR ETF ...

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The table above tells you a lot. Clearly, the first fund, a simple S&P 500 index fund, has an impressive growth rate. But in large part, that's because there have been some boffo years recently. Over ...

With all the noise around stock “picks,” hot sectors, and fancy strategies, there’s comfort and power in simplicity. Index funds let you own a slice of many companies (or bonds) without trying to beat ...

The number of complex investment strategies available to investors has never been greater. But most investors are probably still best served by a few simple, market-cap-weighted index funds. One of ...