Vanguard Utilities Index ... (VPU)

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched o...

British rock group Dire Straits had a monster hit back in the 1980s with their song Money for Nothing. While the instantly recognizable guitar riff was arguably the song's main appeal, its sentiment i...

I've been consistently transitioning my own portfolio toward companies and sectors that have a much more defensive tilt in recent months.

The best Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to own in 2023 and 2024 were loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. That's not the case in 2025.

Through Wednesday's close, the S&P 500 was down nearly 11% in 2025, and the Nasdaq Composite has been on an even steeper fall -- crashing around 16% since January. And there may be more of a decline t...

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares is outperforming the S&P 500 due to robust electricity demand driven by vehicle electrification and AI-powered data centers. The utilities sector is poised for...

It's been a rough start to 2025, with the S&P 500 having its worst quarter since 2022 followed by escalating trade tensions in April. Yet through it all, the utilities sector has been a passive-income...

The stock market has been rocked by volatility this year. The S&P 500 was recently down by about 10% since the calendar flipped the page to 2025.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding its use case throughout the economy at a rapid clip. The AI industry responsible for this expansion is something of a battleground, however, and it isn't exac...

In 1976, Vanguard launched the first index fund. Since then, thousands more have come into existence, giving investors an easy and affordable way to buy a passively managed basket of stocks.