Is This High-Yield ETF the Smartest Investment You Can Make Today?

2025 has been a challenging year for investors so far. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have declined 3.5% and 8.7%, respectively, as of this writing as concerns about the Trump administration's current and promised tariffs, sticky inflation, and elevated interest rates drove many investors away from macroeconomically sensitive stocks.

In this kind of market, it's tempting to simply park your cash in a high-yield savings account, a certificate of deposit (CD), or some U.S. Treasuries and call it a year. That would be a prudent move, but there are still some simple ways to generate bigger gains, even if you expect the market to trade sideways for the foreseeable future.

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