

Picking the wrong box on a pension election form can leave a surviving spouse without income starting the day of the funeral, and most people sign without understanding the trade they just made. Three ETFs can change that math before you ever walk out of the HR office.

Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC grew its holdings in First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ: RDVY) by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 665,509 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional

This ETF focuses on dividend growers.

Claiming Social Security at 62 while still working triggers a little-known penalty that can gut your benefits before you ever see them. Investment income plays by a completely different set of rules, and three ETFs exploit that gap to keep cash flowing without the SSA touching a cent.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 7, 2014.

The Social Security Administration confirmed a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for 2026, which works out to roughly $56 a month for the average retiree.

The paperwork is still pending, but the math is already clear. The 2026 Social Security COLA came in at 2.8%, and the CPI-W readings that will set the 2027 raise are trending softer, with the index falling to 327.075 in June 2026 from a May peak of 328.829.

Avior Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ: RDVY) by 30.5% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 69,327 shares of the company's stock after selling 30,407 shares during the