Markets are going through a period of volatility that we have not seen since early in the pandemic back in 2020 and, before that, the dot-com crash — tariffs, concerns around a slower economy, trade wars, and the list goes on. There are plenty of reasons to be concerned right now as an investor, but there are also ways to properly diversify your portfolio to add some stability during this period.
In today’s video, I will go through three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that can provide that stability, one being the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD).
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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of March 31, 2025. The video was published on April 1, 2025.
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