by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 31, 2023 | Investing
SCHD or SPHD | Which Dividend ETF is Better? Schwab’s Dividend ETF SCHD has caught a lot of attention in the past couple of years for outperforming S&P 500 ETFs while ALSO providing a larger dividend than the S&P 500. But with volatility increasing Post-Covid,...
by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 24, 2023 | Investing
Robo-Advisors vs Index Funds Robo-Advisors have become extremely popular in the last few years with companies like Wealthfront and Betterment making up most of the market share. These companies essentially create and manage a portfolio of low cost index funds for a...
by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 24, 2023 | Investing
Best Schwab Index Fund Portfolios Schwab Index Fund Portfolios The internet has liberated the individual investor and companies like Vanguard and Charles Schwab have made it easy to set up an DIY Index Fund Portfolio. In about 10 minutes you can set everything up and...
by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 23, 2023 | Investing
BND vs BNDX – Which Bond Fund is Best? Bond Funds have been an important part of a diversified investment portfolio for decades. And while the Bond Market has suffered a lot in 2022 and 2023 with rising interest rates, investors still need a place to invest...
by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 23, 2023 | Investing
IVV vs. IVE – Which One is Better? We’re going to do a deep dive into IVV vs IVE and focus on the most important parts like performance, top holdings, dividends and expense ratios. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the iShares S&P 500 Value...
by The Casual Capitalist | Mar 20, 2023 | Investing
SPY vs SCHX: Which ETF Is Better? SCHX vs SPY – both of these funds are US Large Cap ETFs. But what is the biggest difference and how does their performance compare? SPY is the Coca Cola of the ETF world. It was the first ETF listed on the NYSE in 1993 and has...
