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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust tracks the S&P 500 index. You probably will make money with the S&P 500 over time.

As this month's first week ends, the “September Effect” leaves its mark, with finance markets down between 4% and 5%. United States jobs results may have played a role in this bearish outlook, with analysts now waiting for inflation data through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday, September 11

High-yield funds offer retirees passive income, diversification, and reduced need for active management, allowing them to avoid selling stocks during market downturns. However, not all high-yield funds are created equal. We discuss two that we think should be avoided right now and two that are worth buying.

It has been the highest dividend payers that have held up the best so far this month, while the no or low-yielders have fallen the most. Dividends don't impact total return much over short time frames, but they make a massive difference over the long term. There are plenty of ways to seek dividends, including a number of dividend-focused ETFs.

While investing in the S&P 500 offers benefits for investors, it also provides limited potential for dividend income and dividend growth, and an elevated sector-specific concentration risk. In today's article, I will show you how you can strategically enhance your S&P 500 ETF (SPY) core position for increased dividend income and reduced sector-specific concentration risk. I will show you which 10 dividend paying companies might align with an S&P 500 ETF (SPY) core position, reducing volatility and elevating the portfolio's ability to generate dividend income.

The US economy faces significant headwinds due to the offshoring of manufacturing jobs, growing government workforce, and rising government spending, impacting SPY negatively. Indicators like falling interest rates, weaker July jobs report, and declining overseas corporate earnings suggest a potential recession, further challenging SPY.

SPY has outperformed VIG over the long term as well as over the past several years. However, we believe that VIG is the better investment today. We detail three reasons why.

SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust has triggered a red, vertical line Sell Signal, indicating a test of support at $550 after breaking below $560. September is historically weak for the market, with potential technical bounces at strong support levels like $550, possibly influenced by Fed rate cuts. Day traders and robots exploited a perfect storm of bad economic news and post-holiday low buying activity, driving prices down sharply.

Exchange-traded funds allow you to invest in multiple stocks with just one investment. Index funds like those that track the S&P 500 are a popular type of ETF.

As the qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) in most 401(k) plans, target-date funds (TDFs) have become a critical “one-stop-shop” retirement savings and investment tool for participants during the long accumulation stage of their working lives. As participants move from accumulation to decumulation, their investment needs become less homogeneous with their unique personal circumstances.