The iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income Index Fund ( IYLD) is a good choice that has a 4.7% yield and holds ten other income ETFs, invested in things like junk bonds, dollar-denominated emerging market bonds, Treasurys and dividend stocks.

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Following a buoyant start to the year, many stock indexes around the world are near multi-year highs and the Dow Jones index is not far off its all-time record.

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The insurance index is now trading at multi-year lows, as it battles overhead resistance at the 150 level.

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When a stock or index breaks out of a multi-month consolidation pattern like that wedge, the next move in the direction of the break generally lasts about the same length of time that it took to form the pattern.

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The U.S. dollar index is trading higher Wednesday and hit a fresh multi-month high.

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That discount can be seen in the CBOE Market Volatility Index, known as the VIX, which is at multi-year lows in the 12-13 range.

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Index investors were not the victims of dozens of Ponzi scams or hundreds of multi-billion dollar corporate and municipal bankruptcies, nor were they they casualties of poor investment advice from self-proclaimed market experts.

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