Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ 0.78%) and iShares Global REIT ETF (REET 0.46%) are both diversified real estate funds, but VNQ focuses solely on U.S. REITs with a higher yield and much larger assets under management, while REET offers more global diversification. VNQ and REET each aim to give investors access to the real estate…

Key Points Constellation Energy’s valuation bakes in major AI-driven upside even as recent earnings growth and year-to-date performance have lagged the hype. Devon Energy offers a direct natural-gas angle to rising data-center electricity demand through long-term supply contracts and a pending merger that could quickly boost dividends and buybacks. If you want upside from the…

For years, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has existed in a kind of regulatory purgatory as Ripple’s long-running legal battle with the SEC cast a shadow over the entire asset, keeping institutional money on the sidelines and leaving retail investors with limited, often inconvenient ways to get exposure. Thankfully, this chapter is now closed and the SEC’s…

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) returned 459% over the past decade with a 0.18% expense ratio by concentrating 49% in information technology and holding major semiconductor supply-chain companies like Applied Materials, Lam Research, and KLA alongside Nvidia (9%), Apple (7.5%), and Microsoft (5.9%); Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) charges just 0.03% while screening across all major U.S.…

Dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are finally making a comeback in 2026 and it can’t come quick enough for some. After a comparatively strong 2022, which saw some dividend ETFs outperform the S&P 500 by 10% or more, it’s been mostly misery ever since. The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend ETF, which I like to use as…

Dow closes up as diesel tops $5 a gallon ahead of Fed remarks Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors weighed rising energy prices against a cautious Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones finished at 46,993, up 47 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 added 17 points, closing at 6,716.…

Benchmark indices on Wall Street ended above the flat line on Tuesday, March 17, but significantly off the highs of the session as markets shifted to a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later tonight. The Dow Jones ended 0.2% higher, although it cooled off by over 400 points from…

You might not realize it, but investors have enjoyed history-making gains since 2019. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.25%) has rallied at least 16% over three consecutive years three times since its inception. Two of these three occurrences have been since 2019 (2019-2021 and 2023-2025). On top of the S&P 500’s success, the mature-stock-driven Dow…

Software stocks cannot seem to catch a break. On March 12 one of the largest software providers in the world, Adobe (ADBE +0.93%), reported strong growth, with revenue up 11% in constant currency. Despite these solid results, the stock sold off on continued fears about artificial intelligence (AI) disruption, and the retirement of longtime CEO…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures traded near the flat line on Tuesday night as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s rate policy decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 39 points, or…