While the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is focused on income, investors also gain exposure to a number of notable names at the forefront of growth industries. Investors gain significant artificial intelligence (AI) exposure, for example, with the fund's top two holdings: Broadcom and Microsoft . And Apple isn't far behind as the fourth-largest position. With the boon in AI contributing to tech companies generating boatloads of free cash flow, Broadcom, Microsoft, and Apple certainly have room to raise ...

Boost your passive income from a diversified portfolio of stocks using ETFs.Dividend stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) don't look all that appealing when the S&P 500 is making a new all-time high seemingly every week. However, folks who want to implement a passive income strategy to achieve a long-term financial goal may find high-yield ETFs an excellent choice for investing in the market without having the total return solely depend on stock prices going up.After accounting for immediate and near-ter ...