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Vanguard’s High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) is a popular income investment that combines high dividend income potential with Vanguard’s characteristic passive management and low expenses.

With the NASDAQ now actively in a correction and other indices also struggling, now may be a good time to consider defensive, dividend-generating stocks.

Is VYM a good ETF to buy,

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In February 2025 alone, corporate America saw an explosion of stock buybacks. More than 160 companies announced fresh repurchase plans—more than double the previous month’s tally. But the real story isn’t just the sheer volume; it’s who is leading the charge.

Goldman Sachs projects that S&P 500 buybacks will hit a record-breaking $1 trillion in 2025,

 » Read more about: The $1 Trillion Buyback Boom, Who’s Spending Most to Boost Their Stock?  »

Shares of cigarette giant Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) have advanced considerably over the last year. The tobacco stock, long looked at mostly for its high dividend yield, has surged by over 75% in the last 12 months and over 20% in the last 30 days alone.

Why has PM stock rallied so far,

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VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) is a REIT that specializes in hotel and casino properties. Spun off from Caesar Entertainment in 2017, the company owns several of the most prominent properties in the United States.

Assets owned by VICI include Caesar’s Palace and The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Chelsea Piers in New York and the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati.

 » Read more about: 1 High-Yield Casino REIT That Keeps Raising Dividends  »

Tempus AI (NASDAQ:TEM) has seen its stock run all over the board since its IPO last year. The 52-week range for TEM shares runs from a low of $22.89 to a high of $91.45. This is perhaps unsurprising because Tempus is a young, innovative AI startup.

Since the start of 2025,

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There is something inherently attractive about buying a stock and holding it for a long time. Stable don’t just have strong balance sheets that can weather rough markets but they often pay dividends, which account for as much as 95% of total returns over the past century according to research by Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel.

 » Read more about: AI Bets and Buffett’s Seal of Approval, Is This a Bet on a Cashless Future?  »

Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) have skyrocketed over the last year, gaining over 345% and handing shareholders returns that massively outperformed the stock market as a whole.

With such enormous gains under its belt, some investors are understandably curious about the possibility of a Palantir stock split. Today, we’ll look at whether a split is likely for PLTR shares or if the company will allow its shares to keep moving higher.

 » Read more about: Will Palantir Split After Soaring 15x In 2 Years?  »

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) tumbled in spite of strong Q4 results that revealed a 5.3% year-over-year sales increase to $182.6 billion and adjusted earnings per share up 10% to $0.66.

It’s confusing at first glance to figure out why the stock fell so sharply because both numbers beat analysts estimates.

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NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been by far one of the best stocks to hold over the last several years. Surging demand for AI data center chips has caused sales of the company’s GPUs to skyrocket, leading to explosive growth and massive returns for investors.

The question now, though, is whether the future will be as good to NVIDIA as the past few years have been.

 » Read more about: How High Can NVIDIA Go In 5 Years?  »

At a time when tech stocks are surging, it’s somewhat rare to find a technology company that hasn’t advanced by double or even triple digits in the last 12 months. Today, however, we’ll be looking at one that has remained largely flat even as investors poured into practically every tech company they could find.

Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) has advanced less than 6 percent in the last 12 months despite solid revenue and earnings growth.

 » Read more about: Is Roper Technologies a Hidden Gem or an Overpriced Stock?  »