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What do you need your money to do?

Every ETF is hired for a job. Out of 5,600+ ETFs, you need maybe five. Pick a job and we pre-filter and rank the funds for it. Or search a ticker if you already know.

⌘K
3,048 funds
Grow my money
Broad equity, growth ETFs
VOO · QQQ · VTI
1,671 funds
Get income
Dividend stocks, bonds, REITs
SCHD · BND · VNQ
110 funds
Beat inflation
TIPS, commodities, real assets
TIP · GLD · VNQ
373 funds
Stay safe
Short-term bonds, money market
SHV · BIL · SGOV
279 funds
Diversifier
Uncorrelated assets, multi-strategy
RPAR · DBMF
1,009 funds
Take a bet
Leveraged, thematic, high risk
TQQQ · ARKK · SOXL

Beacon Picks

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The cleanest fund for each core job. No sponsors, no affiliate links.

VTI
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
Grow my money
0.03%
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Get income
0.06%
SGOV
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Stay safe
0.09%

Funds we flag

Know what you're buying

We show the junk too, and explain exactly why it works against most investors.

NVDL
GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF
Leveraged single-stock
Resets daily and decays the longer you hold it.
XLSR
State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Closet indexer
Charges active-management fees to rotate sectors while closely tracking the broad US market.