4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation

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Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. 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It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952948467,"gmtCreate":1674397404759,"gmtModify":1676538939283,"author":{"id":"3584779133668268","authorId":"3584779133668268","name":"NPC69","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/47e7ac55312ae8dd1c9e7cb92adad089","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3584779133668268","authorIdStr":"3584779133668268"},"htmlText":"K","listText":"K","text":"K","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952948467","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. 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Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they&#39;re generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.</p><p>Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VXUS\">Vanguard Total International Stock </a>, which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:</p><ul><li>Europe (39.8%)</li><li>Asia-Pacific (26.8%)</li><li>North America (7.6%)</li><li>Emerging markets (25.3%)</li><li>Middle East (0.5%)</li></ul><p>Ideally, you&#39;d have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-01-22 13:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952943011,"gmtCreate":1674394546034,"gmtModify":1676538939168,"author":{"id":"3581556523917541","authorId":"3581556523917541","name":"crtyn","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62554f7ddf70dc78b9e6f2cc7c56c702","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3581556523917541","authorIdStr":"3581556523917541"},"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952943011","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952949767,"gmtCreate":1674394535260,"gmtModify":1676538939166,"author":{"id":"3581556523917541","authorId":"3581556523917541","name":"crtyn","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62554f7ddf70dc78b9e6f2cc7c56c702","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3581556523917541","authorIdStr":"3581556523917541"},"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952949767","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they&#39;re generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.</p><p>Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VXUS\">Vanguard Total International Stock </a>, which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:</p><ul><li>Europe (39.8%)</li><li>Asia-Pacific (26.8%)</li><li>North America (7.6%)</li><li>Emerging markets (25.3%)</li><li>Middle East (0.5%)</li></ul><p>Ideally, you&#39;d have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-01-22 13:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. 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Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952955814,"gmtCreate":1674384421738,"gmtModify":1676538938941,"author":{"id":"3578382329083125","authorId":"3578382329083125","name":"Hayleyxn","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/38f91d6f48b5ef2c23595e416b33bb59","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3578382329083125","authorIdStr":"3578382329083125"},"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952955814","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":105627387,"gmtCreate":1674384427110,"gmtModify":1674384440179,"authorId":3578382329083125,"author":{"id":3578382329083125,"idStr":"3578382329083125","authorId":3578382329083125,"name":"Hayleyxn","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/38f91d6f48b5ef2c23595e416b33bb59","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":9952955814,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"<u>ok</u>","text":"<u>ok</u>","html":"<u>ok</u>"}],"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952951241,"gmtCreate":1674379102684,"gmtModify":1676538938802,"author":{"id":"4106387998711340","authorId":"4106387998711340","name":"JQC","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4106387998711340","authorIdStr":"4106387998711340"},"htmlText":"👍","listText":"👍","text":"👍","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952951241","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. 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International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952959815,"gmtCreate":1674375051337,"gmtModify":1676538938743,"author":{"id":"3584567729657839","authorId":"3584567729657839","name":"naf","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/901464b7f838cff158663fe74b06d9e2","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3584567729657839","authorIdStr":"3584567729657839"},"htmlText":"K","listText":"K","text":"K","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":10,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952959815","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952927273,"gmtCreate":1674372933792,"gmtModify":1676538938685,"author":{"id":"4098844373599920","authorId":"4098844373599920","name":"ShareShare","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"idStr":"4098844373599920","authorIdStr":"4098844373599920"},"htmlText":"Think about it[Doubt]&nbsp;","listText":"Think about it[Doubt]&nbsp;","text":"Think about it[Doubt]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":13,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952927273","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they&#39;re generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.</p><p>Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VXUS\">Vanguard Total International Stock </a>, which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:</p><ul><li>Europe (39.8%)</li><li>Asia-Pacific (26.8%)</li><li>North America (7.6%)</li><li>Emerging markets (25.3%)</li><li>Middle East (0.5%)</li></ul><p>Ideally, you&#39;d have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-01-22 13:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":105627820,"gmtCreate":1674394542900,"gmtModify":1674394555852,"authorId":3581556523917541,"author":{"id":3581556523917541,"idStr":"3581556523917541","authorId":3581556523917541,"name":"crtyn","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62554f7ddf70dc78b9e6f2cc7c56c702","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":9952927134,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"<span class=\"s1\">Ok</span>","text":"<span class=\"s1\">Ok</span>","html":"<span class=\"s1\">Ok</span>"}],"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952926368,"gmtCreate":1674369973755,"gmtModify":1676538938552,"author":{"id":"4111640372193142","authorId":"4111640372193142","name":"Paggie","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/34e78ada667e7b63c0632c8f2d0fc95f","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4111640372193142","authorIdStr":"4111640372193142"},"htmlText":"閱","listText":"閱","text":"閱","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952926368","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. 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Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. 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International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. 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Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"CN"},{"id":9952928962,"gmtCreate":1674368998357,"gmtModify":1676538938522,"author":{"id":"3581548490826504","authorId":"3581548490826504","name":"lfc","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b4b2090d7d1e1d6aeaf607ff329136ac","vip":1,"crmLevel":7,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3581548490826504","authorIdStr":"3581548490826504"},"htmlText":"Please like&nbsp;","listText":"Please like&nbsp;","text":"Please like","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":25,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952928962","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they&#39;re generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.</p><p>Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VXUS\">Vanguard Total International Stock </a>, which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:</p><ul><li>Europe (39.8%)</li><li>Asia-Pacific (26.8%)</li><li>North America (7.6%)</li><li>Emerging markets (25.3%)</li><li>Middle East (0.5%)</li></ul><p>Ideally, you&#39;d have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-01-22 13:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":105627174,"gmtCreate":1674377401589,"gmtModify":1674377414105,"authorId":3581562486795328,"author":{"id":3581562486795328,"idStr":"3581562486795328","authorId":3581562486795328,"name":"Newbie_21","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":9952928962,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"<u>Ok</u>","text":"<u>Ok</u>","html":"<u>Ok</u>"},{"id":105626978,"gmtCreate":1674372871426,"gmtModify":1674372884683,"authorId":3572489627147183,"author":{"id":3572489627147183,"idStr":"3572489627147183","authorId":3572489627147183,"name":"TeslaLegend","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/180ad6f06095bcbf2b6594d26c494752","vip":1,"currentWearingBadge":{"badgeId":"1026c425416b44e0aac28c11a0848493-2","templateUuid":"1026c425416b44e0aac28c11a0848493","name":"Senior Tiger","description":"Join the tiger community for 1000 days","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0063fb68ea29c9ae6858c58630e182d5","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/96c699a93be4214d4b49aea6a5a5d1a4","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/35b0e542a9ff77046ed69ef602bc105d","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":1,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2023.09.28","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1001},"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":9952928962,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"<span class=\"s1\">Nice<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span>","text":"<span class=\"s1\">Nice<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span>","html":"<span class=\"s1\">Nice<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span></span>"}],"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9952921450,"gmtCreate":1674367294070,"gmtModify":1676538938505,"author":{"id":"4094852596308640","authorId":"4094852596308640","name":"TKY1978","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cd12a4c4a07fc4dec7e7f7343b18227","vip":1,"crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4094852596308640","authorIdStr":"4094852596308640"},"htmlText":"[Smile]&nbsp;","listText":"[Smile]&nbsp;","text":"[Smile]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":19,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9952921450","repostId":2305907269,"repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2305907269","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1674366003,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2305907269?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-22 13:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2305907269","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Just a few ETFs can help investors progress toward their retirement goals.","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.</p><p>As you&#39;re investing for retirement, you don&#39;t need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio&#39;s foundation.</p><h2>1. The S&amp;P 500</h2><p>The stock market has three major indexes -- the <b>S&amp;P 500</b>, the <b>Nasdaq Composite,</b> and the <b>Dow Jones</b> -- but the S&amp;P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&amp;P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market&#39;s performance. Personally, the S&amp;P 500 will always be in my portfolio.</p><p>An ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VOO\">Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF </a> is a great option because it&#39;s a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.</p><p>Since the S&amp;P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&amp;P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don&#39;t guarantee future performance, but there&#39;s no reason to believe the S&amp;P 500 won&#39;t be a good long-term investment.</p><h2>2. Small caps</h2><p>Small-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.</p><p>You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it&#39;s widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&amp;P 500 for large-cap stocks).</p><p>A Russell 2000 ETF such as the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VTWO\">Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF</a> is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don&#39;t want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.</p><h2>3. Mid caps</h2><p>Mid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.</p><p>You don&#39;t want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VO\">Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF</a>, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.</p><h2>4. International</h2><p>Every well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don&#39;t want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.</p><p>International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they&#39;re generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.</p><p>Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VXUS\">Vanguard Total International Stock </a>, which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:</p><ul><li>Europe (39.8%)</li><li>Asia-Pacific (26.8%)</li><li>North America (7.6%)</li><li>Emerging markets (25.3%)</li><li>Middle East (0.5%)</li></ul><p>Ideally, you&#39;d have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.</p></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\n4 ETFs That Can Be Your Retirement Portfolio's Foundation\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-01-22 13:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"VTWO":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","VO":"Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF","VXUS":"国际股票ETF-Vanguard","VOO":"Vanguard标普500ETF"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/01/21/4-etfs-that-can-be-your-retirement-portfolios-foun/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2305907269","content_text":"A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one investment -- investors can access hundreds or even thousands of companies with one purchase.As you're investing for retirement, you don't need tons of stocks to have a well-diversified and productive portfolio; you just need a few ETFs. Here are four that can be your retirement portfolio's foundation.1. The S&P 500The stock market has three major indexes -- the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones -- but the S&P 500 reigns supreme in popularity. Tracking the 500 largest public U.S. companies, the S&P 500 is the most followed index in the stock market, and its performance is often used interchangeably with the overall stock market's performance. Personally, the S&P 500 will always be in my portfolio.An ETF like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF  is a great option because it's a trifecta: low cost, instant diversification, and blue chip stocks. It has a 0.03% expense ratio ($3 per $10,000 invested) and contains companies from all major sectors. And maybe more importantly, those companies are blue chip industry leaders that have stood the test of time.Since the S&P 500 only contains large-cap stocks, it typically provides more stability than funds with small companies. You might not see the hypergrowth you can with smaller-cap stocks, but the S&P 500 has historically provided good long-term returns. Past results don't guarantee future performance, but there's no reason to believe the S&P 500 won't be a good long-term investment.2. Small capsSmall-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion. Because of their relatively small size, small-cap companies are usually riskier and more volatile than larger-cap stocks. However, this small size also leaves room for high growth potential, which tends to decline as companies reach a certain size.You can offset some of the risks of small-cap stocks by investing in a small-cap index like the Russell 2000. The Russell 2000 tracks the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index, and it's widely considered the primary benchmark for small-cap stocks (similar to the S&P 500 for large-cap stocks).A Russell 2000 ETF such as the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is a great option because of its low cost (0.10%) and mixture of growth and value stocks. You don't want a large percentage of your retirement portfolio in small-cap funds because of the volatility, but you want some exposure.3. Mid capsMid-cap stocks can be the sweet middle ground between the stability of large-cap companies and the growth potential of small-cap companies. Mid-cap stocks are companies with a market cap between $2 billion and $10 billion and can either be younger, growing companies or more-established companies that operate in a niche of their industry.You don't want your portfolio to only consist of two extremes (large caps and small caps); you want exposure to companies that operate in the middle. Many mid-cap index funds cover every sector you could want and have historically produced good long-term returns. Take the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF, for example, which contains over 350 companies and has averaged over 9% annual returns since its inception.4. InternationalEvery well-rounded stock portfolio should include companies outside the U.S. There are countless great companies around the world, so you don't want to limit yourself to the U.S. Investing in international companies can, however, require more due diligence because you have to consider things like local politics and the economic stability of the region.International markets are classified as either developed or emerging. Developed markets have more-advanced economies, established industries, and solid infrastructure. Emerging markets might not have the advanced economics or infrastructure of developed markets, but they're generally progressing in the right direction, giving them more upside.Instead of spending time researching different regions and the companies within them, you can lean on an international ETF like the Vanguard Total International Stock , which contains over 7,900 companies from both developed and emerging regions:Europe (39.8%)Asia-Pacific (26.8%)North America (7.6%)Emerging markets (25.3%)Middle East (0.5%)Ideally, you'd have around 20% of your stock portfolio in international stocks.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"comments":[{"id":105626694,"gmtCreate":1674369003406,"gmtModify":1674369016924,"authorId":3581548490826504,"author":{"id":3581548490826504,"idStr":"3581548490826504","authorId":3581548490826504,"name":"lfc","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b4b2090d7d1e1d6aeaf607ff329136ac","vip":1,"crmLevel":7,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":9952921450,"type":1,"supId":0,"prevId":0,"content":"<u>k</u>","text":"<u>k</u>","html":"<u>k</u>"}],"langContent":"EN"}],"hasMoreComments":true,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":431,"commentSize":15,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":4,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false}}