O The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is poised to open higher today on tailwinds sent from corporate America’s earnings. After starting off the week on shaky footing amid another bout of uncertainty surrounding…
In 20 years of investing, I can’t recall an IPO generating this level of strategic noise across so many asset classes at once. SpaceX’s valuation has ramped from roughly $350 billion in…
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is pulling back first thing Monday morning, down 0.17% to 24,435 after last week’s record run. The tech-heavy index is grappling with geopolitical uncertainty around the Strait of…
U.S. equity futures are sharply lower Monday morning as a renewed flare-up in the U.S.-Iran conflict sent crude oil surging and rattled investor confidence heading into a week packed with earnings. After…
FFLG has returned 44% over the past year, beating both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 over the same stretch. That kind of outperformance from an actively managed fund with $521 million…
The stock market staged a sharp recovery in April 2026, but the Federal Reserve's inflation outlook threatened to cut it short. Since then, Jerome Powell has been replaced by Kevin Warsh as…
SpaceX is preparing for what could be the most consequential stock market event in a generation. In early April 2026, the company confidentially filed paperwork with the SEC for an IPO, with…
Don Lair If passive fund mechanics are your jam, and mega-cap concentration risk is the bread you eat it on, what Steve Sosnik laid out recently on The Compound and Friends is one of…
Most investors seeking Nasdaq exposure reach for QQQ without hesitation. It’s the most traded ETF in the world, liquid, and synonymous with tech growth. The problem is that QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100,…
The NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) opened Monday under pressure, slipping 0.34% in early trading after 21 hours of U.S.-Iran peace talks over the weekend collapsed without a deal. President Trump ordered a naval…
The S&P 500 Index (^GSPC)opened Monday under pressure, sliding roughly 0.6% in early trading after President Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Weekend peace talks between the U.S.…
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is reversing sharply this Monday morning, spiking more than 7% after weekend negotiations between the U.S. and Iran collapsed following 21 hours of talks, sending the fear…
QQQ’s top holding recently crossed a $3 trillion market cap threshold—and it’s not alone in that club inside this single fund. Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index, which…
John Seetoo If you were to tell a retiree that you found a fund backed by JPMorgan and anchored in Nasdaq-100 equities, they might be interested. However, when you indicate it offers an 11.3%…
The CBOE Volatility Index is trading near 19.5 this morning, but a single number released at 8:30 a.m. ET today could push it sharply in either direction. The March CPI report drops…
