The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP) is the default ticker investors reach for when they want a slice of the cereal aisle, the laundry detergent shelf, and the checkout counter…
The pitch for the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) has always sounded sensible. Own companies that raise their dividends every year, let compounding do the work. Then, collect a respectable yield while…
VIG's top holdings look rock-solid on paper, but one Dividend King is quietly running its payout on borrowed time, and it sits right at the heart of the fund.
John Seetoo A retiree with $500,000 earmarked for dividend equities faces a genuine fork in the road between Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD). VIG pays a modest…
Investors who own the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NYSEARCA:NOBL) bought one of the cleanest stories in dividend investing: S&P 500 companies that have raised their payout for at least 25…
Replacing a dentist’s $150,000 salary entirely with dividend income is a goal that lands squarely in high-earner territory, anchoring a household at roughly the 75th percentile of U.S. income. The math gets…
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) owns only companies with at least 10 consecutive years of dividend growth, screens out the highest yielders, and lets compounding work. VIG has returned 22% over…
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) is one of the most popular ETFs out there among both growth investors and dividend investors. It’s very tough for an ETF to be popular among those…
Imagine a retiree who reads that Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) is a top dividend fund, parks $300,000 in it, and waits for the checks to arrive. They get ~$4,500 a year.…
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VIG) is having a quieter year than its big-cap dividend-growth reputation suggests, with shares around $229 and a 5% year-to-date gain trailing the broader…
If you are looking for investing discussion a little more sophisticated than what you typically find on Reddit, I would suggest checking out the Bogleheads forum. It is populated largely by adherents…
Tony Dong Retirees evaluating dividend funds tend to anchor on current yield, which is exactly why Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) often gets overlooked. The fund pays a distribution yield of roughly 1.6%, which…
The dividend growth trade is doing something unusual in 2026: it is crushing the broad market. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) has returned roughly 22% year to date on a…
Did you know that Vanguard has one of the oldest mutual funds still in existence? It’s called the Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares (VWELX), and it debuted all the way back in…
I have a soft spot for both the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM). A big part of that comes down to fees.…
