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Given the inelastic demand for healthcare goods and services, the industry experiences stable growth in any economic situation. Moreover, lucrative federal funding is expected to boost the sector. Therefore, quality healthcare ETFs Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH), and VanEck Pharmaceutical…

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The Russell 2000 Index tracks the 2,000 smallest stocks out of the 3,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. The index makes up about 10% of the entire market capitalization of the Russell 3000. The Russell 2000 is managed by the FTSE Russell Group in London. Its focus on small-cap,…

Unity Bancorp (UNTY) was recently added to the Russell 2000 index. A stock’s addition to an index usually leads to an increase in buying of the stock as several index funds invest in it as part of their strategy of investing in the index participants. Since UNTY is expected to…

With June CPI hitting a fresh high and the Fed gearing to launch another big rate hike this month, the stock market volatility is not expected to end anytime soon. Amid degrading investor sentiment, defensive ETFs such as iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (VIG), and…

Index funds are popular thanks to their low fees and wide diversity of stock selections. Here are nine that stand out.

No matter your investing style, the best Fidelity mutual funds offer solid active management at relatively low cost.

The best Vanguard mutual funds might cover a wide assortment of investing strategies, but they have two things in common: simplicity and cheap fees.

These four low-cost Vanguard dividend and income funds have all earned high praise from Morningstar, and they offer attractive yields.