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#2 [QQQ]( Invesco QQQ 146,921
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#4 [VTI]( Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF 16,309
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- Take the 20-year period ending in 2023 and the equal weight index returned 11.5% compared to 10.3% for the S&P 500 index.
- Over the last six months and the last month, SPY, QQQ and RSP are basically neck and neck. If you’ve been in the market for the last twenty years and/or plan to be in it for the next twenty, diversification looks something like SPY, QQQ, RSP, IWM alongside a large-cap dividend ETF such as the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and, just maybe, something like, if not the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS). We [took you inside DGRS]( earlier this week. And we took a nerdy look at SCHD last week when we [defined and detailed smart beta ETFs](. [Dive into Expert Picks - We Spill the Best Daily!]( Tired of stock search exhaustion? We've got you covered! We keep an eye on FinPros, distill their top picks, and serve you one daily. Make your inbox the go-to for expert insights. [Sign up today.]( The Bottom Line: Diversification, man. It’s like a good marriage. You have to wake up and choose it every single day. It’s not easy. It can feel boring, but, if you do it the right way, it’s the superior alternative. While you should ride the wave of the heavy hitters in the S&P 500, don’t get lost in the excitement. Other areas of the market exist — equal weight, small cap, dividends — that compete alongside the better known names and provide a hedge, if not meaningful upside when the seemingly perennial leaders stumble. [-facebook-share]( [-twitter-share]( [-linkedin-share]( [-email-share](mailto:?body= https%3A%2F%2Finvestingchannel.com%2F%3Fp%3D616538?utm_medium=ic-nl&utm_source=118701 ) News & Insights Freshly Squeezed - [11 Best High-Dividend Penny Stocks to Buy Now](
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