The Nasdaq composite fell about 1% by mid-morning on Friday, March 20, 2026, dragged lower after federal prosecutors charged Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI | SMCI Price Prediction) co-founder with conspiring to smuggle…
Brent crude surged past $108 per barrel on Friday following fresh attacks on Persian Gulf energy infrastructure, sending the CBOE Volatility Index sharply higher and fear through every major U.S. equity index.…
The S&P 500 fell to 6,557.94, down 0.73% as of mid-morning Friday, with all three major indexes on pace for a fourth consecutive losing week as surging oil prices and Middle East…
Growth investing has had a choppy start to 2026. The major growth benchmarks are down in the low single digits year-to-date, and some of the biggest names in tech have pulled back…
Monthly income checks from a tech-heavy portfolio sound appealing, but the mechanics behind how QYLD generates that income determine whether it belongs in your portfolio. The answer depends almost entirely on what…
Chasing yield feels safe. A high-dividend ETF paying monthly, a covered-call fund with a flashy distribution rate. But investors who have parked capital in income-first vehicles over the past decade have quietly…
Building a seven-figure portfolio from scratch requires one thing above almost everything else: time in the market, compounded through funds that systematically own the companies driving the economy forward. Growth ETFs are…
Wall Street’s fear gauge is pulling back this morning even as the world grows more unsettled. The VIX is trading at 22.74, down 0.77 points (-3.28%) in pre-market trading, despite oil with…
The S&P 500 is down 4.29% over the past month, and the VIX has climbed to 27.29. Two large-cap growth ETFs have held their ground in ways worth understanding as the selloff…
Double-digit yields make most serious investors, and they should be wary as there is a history of high-yield funds that are littered with products that paid eye-catching distributions for a few quarters…
Most investors who own the Magnificent Seven already own them, scattered across index funds, QQQ, and individual positions. MAGS and WCBR represent two very different answers to the same question: how do…
The CBOE Volatility Index surged roughly 13% on Thursday before settling to 24.92 by the close. The driver was unambiguous: oil prices briefly touched $100 a barrel after reports of Iranian strikes…
SpaceX is gearing up for what could be the largest IPO in history, with a target valuation north of $1.5 trillion. That would instantly rank it among the U.S.’s top companies and…
Rich Duprey The tech sector is now massive, and buying the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) alone does not cut it. Instead, you should dig deeper and buy Global X Defense Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:SHLD), Tema…
VGT is a stock worth owning for decades because it gives you low-cost, diversified exposure to the companies that will define how the global economy operates — not as a speculative bet,…
