One of the Best Dividend ETFs to Buy Today
As income investors look ahead to 2026, this Vanguard ETF belongs on their shopping lists.
With 2025 in the bottom of the ninth inning, savvy investors are looking to get a leg up on 2026 by evaluating stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that could be winners in the new year.
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Read MoreIBIT Among Most-Traded ETFs as Bitcoin Surges; Mining Stocks Sink
Bitcoin bounced back on Tuesday, gaining about 6% over the last 24 hours after a sharp sell-off to start the week. The rebound helped drive heavy activity in crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT),
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Read MoreAllianz keeps 2026 life insurance interest rates stable
The most popular form of private pension provision in Germany will offer stable interest rates next year.
Allianz, Germany’s largest life insurer,
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Read MoreStill Employed at 70? The Smartest Moment for High Earners to Claim Social Security
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Once you turn 62, you’re allowed to claim Social Security at any time. The reason so many people file at 62 is simple: it’s the earliest point when benefits become available.
That said, claiming early comes at a cost.
2 Ultra-High-Yield Pipeline Stocks to Buy With $10,000 and Hold Forever
Energy Transfer and Western Midstream have high yields and growing distributions.
If you’re looking for high-yield stocks that can provide you with passive income and have solid price appreciation potential, the midstream master limited partnership (MLP) space is the place to look. MLPs come with some extra paperwork at tax time,
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Forget Billionaire’s Amazon Buy, Time For This Mag 7 Stock?
Stanley Druckenmiller’s Q3 purchase of nearly half a million Amazon shares drew attention, but the move is more interesting when viewed in context.
Druckenmiller has a long habit of trading Amazon in cycles, buying heavily when sentiment softens and trimming when momentum returns. His last cycle didn’t produce much upside, making his decision to jump back in at a higher cost especially noteworthy.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Did Buffett Buy Google?
When Berkshire Hathaway showed up with a new position in Alphabet, more than a few eyebrows went up. Alphabet, after all, is pursuing everything from autonomous driving to quantum computing, hardly the plain-vanilla playbook Buffett made famous.
But once you dig in, the move becomes far less mysterious. Alphabet is still, above all else,
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Meta Looked Impressive Until You Read the Fine Print
Meta Platforms just reminded us that building the future of AI doesn’t come cheap.
After a strong third-quarter report, the stock tumbled more than 12% as management unveiled spending plans that even long-term investors found hard to digest.
At first glance, everything looked stellar. Revenue jumped 26% year over year to $51.2 billion,
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