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UYG offers leverage -- with higher fees -- while KBWB's traditional banking focus delivered the stronger one-year return.

AI spending fears rattled chip stocks all week long. Meanwhile, an insurance company quietly saved the Dow from a worse fate.

Investing now could prove to be lucrative over time.

Today, July 17, 2026, U.S. strikes in Iran are driving WTI crude oil toward $82 per barrel, and Chinese AI capabilities take another leap forward.

Investors shouldn't be reaching for pure high yield here. Instead, look for income from high quality, financially healthy companies.

This high-profile AI chip stock is available in a diversified exchange-traded fund (ETF).

FSTA charges lower fees and offers broader diversification across the consumer defensive sector than PBJ.

These ETFs are similar in many ways, but one offers a slight edge right now.

Netflix falls on slowing growth fears, Intuitive Surgical beats on earnings, and more...

Buffett is a big advocate for low-cost index funds despite his uncanny ability to pick individual stocks.

Statistically, the index this exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks has never declined over any rolling 20-year period, including dividends, since the start of the 20th century.

AI stocks may be the biggest driving force, but analysts' top picks aren't exactly tech ETFs.

There are scores of domestic dividend ETFs to consider, but this trio can shorten investors' shopping lists.

Casino culture is ruining the stock market and making it challenging to find attractive deals.

Small-cap value stocks have been chronic underperformers for years. Thanks to accelerating earnings growth, that value is starting to finally get unlocked.

If the new Fed chair's definition of price stability looks oddly familiar, there's a good reason.

Buffett expresses concern about increased speculation.

The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio is on the verge of reaching its highest level in history.

IGLB's 5.40% dividend yield and stronger 5-year performance make it compelling for income investors seeking long-duration exposure.

SPSM has outperformed over the past year, though both have delivered similar returns over the past five years.