Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Pullen Investment Management established a new $2.6 million position in MSA Safety by purchasing 16,026 shares in Q4 2025. The analyst views MSA Safety positively as a Dividend King with 54 years of consecutive dividend increases, noting its essential safety product offerings and potential margin expansion through tech-heavy solutions. Despite un...

The article outlines four key retirement planning strategies for 2026: developing a comprehensive retirement plan with multiple income streams, saving aggressively for retirement to leverage compound growth, investing effectively through diversified stock market investments rather than taking excessive or insufficient risk, and carefully planning...

The article demonstrates how consistent, long-term investing in the stock market can build substantial wealth through compound returns. By investing just $200 monthly ($6.66 daily) starting at age 25, an investor could accumulate $1 million by age 65, with only $96,000 in contributions and $904,000 from market gains. The analysis assumes a 9.62% ...

The article recommends investing in index funds through ETFs as a strategy to build $1 million for retirement. It demonstrates how consistent investing with an 8% annual return can accumulate to $1 million over several decades, while cautioning that this goal may be insufficient for younger investors due to inflation. The article suggests diversi...

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) tracks all 3,498 U.S. listed companies and could help investors build million-dollar fortunes through long-term compound returns. With a 9.2% historical annual return and recent 14.2% returns driven by AI momentum, a $50,000 investment could reach $1 million in 31-40 years, or $500 monthly contributions c...