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Technology stocks led the stock market to new all-time highs in the past year. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK) has more than doubled the S&P 500's total return in the past 12 months. For more than a decade, brief periods of tech sector underperformance have consistently been long-term buying opportunities, and that trend seems likely to continue to play out in 2024. Inflation and elevated interest rates remain headwinds for tech earnings in the near term, however, making stock selection critical. Here are 10 of...

In the quest for higher income potential, the U.S. market's average dividend yield often falls short for some investors' needs.For example, the iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF (ticker: ITOT) only offers a modest 30-day SEC yield of 1.4%. In light of this, REITs, or real estate investment trusts, are often sought after as an alternative for their higher yield potential."REITs are companies that own, operate or finance income-generating real estate properties," says Rohan Reddy, director of research at Global X ETFs, which operates the Global X SuperDividend...