VIG: Analysis & Opinions

  1. Stick With “Bond-Like Stocks”

    April 19, 2013
    By betting on large-cap stocks that pay healthy growing dividends, portfolios should be able to navigate whatever ...
  2. Differentiating Dividend ETFs

    January 23, 2013
    With Treasury interest rates expected to stay at near-zero levels for the foreseeable future, many investors have ...
  3. 4 Excellent Dividend ETFs for Income and Stability - ...

    January 22, 2013
    2012 was not a great year for the dividend ETFs as many investors avoided them in the last quarter of the year due ...
  4. Time to Exit Treasury Bond ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary

    January 17, 2013
    2012 was another good year for the bond markets as the investors continued to pour money into bond funds even though ...
  5. 4 Best ETF Strategies for 2013 - Investment Ideas

    January 07, 2013
    As we welcome the new year, it is perfect time to take a fresh look at our portfolios, and consider the strategies ...
  6. 3 ETF Sectors Facing Tax Uncertainty

    December 21, 2012
    For investors, the last few months have been dominated by two words: fiscal cliff. The combination of automatic ...
  7. Billionaires Are Buying Gold, Should You?

    December 19, 2012
    With billionaires like Soros, Paulson and Rogers moving into gold again, the question for us regular Joes is if we ...
  8. 13 Rapid Fire ETF Ideas For 2013

    December 19, 2012
    This past year shaped out to be quite the roller coaster ride for many investors; equity ...
  9. 101 High Yielding ETFs For Every Dividend Investor

    December 06, 2012
    With interest expected to stay at near-zero levels for the foreseeable future, many investors have found it ...
  10. Global X Planning U.S. Version of SuperDividend ETF - ...

    November 06, 2012
    Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer best known for its international and high yield products, appears to be back ...
  11. Three Country ETFs with Shockingly High Yields - ETF ...

    November 06, 2012
    With Treasury rates still near historic lows, many investors are still avoiding T-bills for their current income ...
  12. ETFs That Will Haunt Your Portfolio (If You Do Not Buy ...

    October 26, 2012
    As we quickly approach Halloween, markets are looking downright terrifying. Many stocks are displaying gruesome ...
  13. 3 ETFs In Focus As Election Nears

    September 27, 2012
    ETFs have earned the respect of countless investors as viable financial instruments well suited as core building ...
  14. Reviewing 7 Cheap Dividend ETFs

    September 18, 2012
    As billions of dollars have flowed into exchange-traded products over the past several years, some asset classes and ...
  15. Zacks #1 Ranked Dividend ETF: VIG - ETF News And Commentary

    September 10, 2012
    In the past few years, interest rates in the U.S. and other developed countries have been at, or near all-time lows. ...
  16. ETFs For Consistent Dividend Payers

    August 28, 2012
    The global economic slowdown has certainly affected how investors choose to allocate their assets, as many sectors ...
  17. Five Great Commission-Free ETFs on TD Ameritrade - ETF ...

    August 10, 2012
    Exchange traded funds have become very popular over the past few years. The fast growing business of ETFs have the ...
  18. Three Excellent Dividend ETFs for Safety and Income - ...

    July 12, 2012
    Given the uncertain situation in Europe and slowing growth in U.S. as well as in major emerging economies, the ...
  19. 5 Dividend ETFs for the Second Half

    July 02, 2012
    It was a tumultuous second quarter for equities as the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) fell almost 3.2 percent, but ...
  20. Highlighting Seven Unique Dividend ETFs

    June 25, 2012
    Dividend-paying stocks continue to be a popular investment theme in the low rate, high volatility environment. With ...
  21. One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Dividend Check

    May 24, 2012
    While it is a dirty job, the waste management industry could be exactly what a portfolio needs in this time of low ...
  22. 5 Easy Ways to Cash In on US Dividends

    April 26, 2012
    If you’re outside the US looking in, there are important pros and cons to adding exchange traded funds from ...
  23. Fidelity's Suggestions On How To Reboot Your Income

    April 10, 2012
    It doesn’t need to be hard in order to find great sources of yield. Fidelity breaks down some of the best places to ...
  24. This Strategy Still Pays Big Dividends

    February 18, 2012
    Despite the risk-on switch in the market so far this year, yield plays still have a place in the bull and a fair bit ...
  25. 3 Perfect ETFs for Yield Lovers

    February 17, 2012
    Today’s low-interest-rate environment has advisor Chris Kichurchak putting clients into high-yield equity ...
  26. A Focus On Dividend Growth

    January 16, 2012
    With interest rates continuing to hold at super-low levels, now could be great time to institute a dividend growth ...
  27. Replace Your Income With Dividend-Paying Investments

    October 13, 2011
    As more and more baby boomers focus on replacing lost income during retirement, the options for dividend-focused ...
  28. 2 Global Funds with a Large-Cap Tilt

    August 19, 2011
    Joe Pitzl and Jason Good say retail investors can benefit from some exposure to large caps, including global stocks. ...
  29. The Case for Individual Dividend Stocks

    July 07, 2011
    ETFs and mutual funds are great for total-return investing, but for a flow of dividend income that grows, stocks ...
  30. More Options For Income

    June 08, 2011
    With replacing lost income on the minds of many retiring Baby Boomers, the options for dividend focused investing ...
  31. Investments With Low Interest Rate Risk And High Yields

    April 21, 2011
    Find out what stocks can help you stem interest rate risks, while receiving great yields.
  32. Dividend Stocks Are The New Bonds

    April 04, 2011
    Investors looking for good income from their portfolios are beginning to take a hard look at dividends once again.
  33. A Focus On Portfolio Income With ETFs

    April 28, 2010
    The time is right for investors to return to dividend-based investing.
  34. Dividend Stocks Making A Comeback

    January 26, 2010
    After a year of being ignored in favor of high-risk, high return assets, dividends are on the comeback trail. Here ...
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