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With the trading year coming to an end, many investors will be looking to reset for 2026. Should the S&P 500 close at about the same level it is trading at now on 12/31, we will print the third ...

VTI and SCHB both charge just 0.03% in annual fees and deliver nearly identical one-year returns and yields. VTI holds a broader mix of stocks -- over 3,500 versus SCHB’s 2,400 -- though both funds ...

Calamos US Eq Autocallable Income ETF offers a unique structure to convert long-term equity returns into high-yield monthly ...

The major indices have fought their way back to slight gains for 2025. The winter/spring sell-off took the major indices down the most since 2022. Five top Dividend Kings are delivering incredible ...

Time is the secret ingredient of investing, a market veteran says. Over many decades, diversified stock index funds have produced extraordinary results. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a ...