7 of the Best ETFs to Buy for Long-Term Investors

For your Sunday consideration I submit Friday's edition of U.S. News Invested which recommends 7 of the best ETFs for investors.  As always, more detailed information on each ETF can be had by clicking on the link provided.  Hope everyone had a great weekend.  

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 Invested Advice, rankings and stock market news for investors.

Good morning, investors. Tech stocks are buoying the market, plus a look at tax-free bonds. TODAY'S FEATURED STORY 7 of the Best ETFs to Buy for Long-Term Investors When it comes to investing, perhaps the most obvious resource you need at your disposal is ready cash. But a very close second – unless you want to make risky gambles in hopes of an instant payday – is time. Strategies ranging from reinvesting dividends to accruing compound interest all require patience and a long-term approach to realize their full potential. If you're interested in growing your nest egg over years or decades instead of just weeks or months, then consider the following seven exchange-traded funds for long-term investors. 1. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ticker: SPY). One of the very first ETFs on Wall Street should be one of the very first options under consideration by long-term investors. Launched in 1993, the SPY tracks the Standard & Poor's 500 index of the largest U.S. companies and has gathered a massive $375 billion in assets under management to become one of the largest and most liquid exchange-traded products in the world. If you're looking to play the long-term upside in big names from Apple Inc. (AAPL) to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), this is the simplest way to do so. 2. Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO). Large U.S. stocks are important to hold, but many of the biggest corporations that are currently dominant are growing slowly. That makes this Vanguard fund, which offers exposure to smaller companies with the potential to grow significantly, an important option for long-term investors. Benchmarked to the Russell 2000 index, this $7 billion fund excludes the top 1,000 American companies and then builds its portfolio with the next 2,000 stocks in line including footwear company Crocs Inc. (CROX) and small pharmaceutical company Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (BHVN) among others. There's no guarantee that an individual stock will succeed, but collectively this fund has more small-sized stocks with significant upside potential than a fund with more stagnant holdings. Click here to continue reading. ETFs to buy for long-term investors: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. ETF (VEU) Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)