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Tony Dong, CETF®, Lead ETF Analyst

Tony Dong

Tony Dong is a freelance investment writer. His work has been published in U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Benzinga, The Motley Fool, and TheStreet. As an avid believer of John Bogle's passive investing philosophy, Tony specializes in providing commentary and analysis on portfolio management, factor investing and asset allocation strategies. Tony graduated from Columbia University in 2023 with a Master's degree in risk management.

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ETF Model Portfolios: High Asset, Low Obsolescence (HALO)

A DIY HALO model portfolio: five Vanguard sector ETFs, equal-weighted, at a 0.09% expense ratio.

HALO Portfolio

Why IUSB Is Overtaking AGG as the Default Bond ETF for Investors

The iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF (IUSB) is attracting substantially more inflows than AGG in 2026, reflecting growing interest in a broader approach to core fixed-income exposure.

Why IUSB Is Overtaking AGG as the Default Bond ETF for Investors

Beyond Big Tech: The Increasing Specialization of AI ETFs

AI ETFs are becoming increasingly specialized as issuers target potential bottlenecks in data centers, power infrastructure, photonics and other technologies supporting artificial intelligence.

Beyond Big Tech: The Increasing Specialization of AI ETFs

There's an ETF for That? Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI

Three ETFs targeting humanoid robotics and physical AI, compared on cost, concentration and geography.

Humanoid robot

The ETF Underdogs, Part 11: High Dividend Strategies

High-dividend-yield ETFs offer indirect exposure to the value factor, a style tilt that has helped several dividend-focused strategies outperform the broader market year-to-date in 2026.

ETF Underdogs part 11

Beyond TLT: Treasury ETFs For the Long Duration Trade

With long-term Treasury yields rising and TLT under pressure, these three bond ETFs offer alternative ways to position for a potential reversal.

Treasury Building

How Some ETF Issuers Use Their Own Funds for Cash Management

Some ETF issuers are increasingly using their own cash management ETFs inside other funds, keeping short-term liquidity within their product lineup.

How Some ETF Issuers Use Their Own Funds for Cash Management

ETF Comparison: Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) Versus Dimensional World Equity ETF (DFAW)

Vanguard's passive VT meets Dimensional's factor-tilted DFAW in a head-to-head on cost, methodology and risk.

VT vs DFAW Comparison

ETF Model Portfolios: The Anti-Inflation and Rising Interest Rate Allocation

This four-ETF model portfolio targets asset classes that may be better positioned for a combination of persistent inflation and rising interest rates.

ETF Model Portfolios: The Anti-Inflation and Rising Interest Rate Allocation

These Public-Private ETFs Invest in Polymarket and Anduril

Some ETFs are using special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to give investors economic exposure to private companies such as Polymarket and Anduril alongside publicly traded stocks.

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