Market timing sounds simple in theory: Sell before the drop, buy back at the bottom. But Ben Carlson, author of the “A Wealth of Common Sense” blog, says the catch is that…
Carl Sullivan Warren Buffett does not hand out personal endorsements of his money manager every day. That makes the line he delivered about Greg Abel, who formally became President and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) has staged a sharp rebound. Shares closed at $411.81 on May 7, capping a roughly 19% monthly run that has erased much of the spring…
If you want one ticker that captures the U.S. large-cap market with almost no friction, Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares (NASDAQ:VFIAX) is the textbook answer. The fund holds $598 billion in…
If you want the simplest, cheapest way to own the U.S. stock market inside a Fidelity account, the Fidelity 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:FXAIX) is the default answer. FXAIX tracks the S&P 500…
Managed futures funds spent most of the past decade as a footnote in portfolio construction conversations. They came back into the spotlight in 2022 when stocks and bonds fell together, and the…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) punched to a fresh record Wednesday, with the broader market index now perched above 7,300. With a 7.6% YTD gain in the S&P 500 (^GSPC), bulls are back…
Live Updates Advanced Micro Devices Taking a Breather after a Monster Rally9:19am ETJust yesterday, AMD shares exploded by more than $50 per share on strong earnings. And while the stock is taking…
State Street’s 2026 Global ETF Outlook puts a stake in the ground on page 20: the first $1 trillion ETF will land this year. The frontrunner is the Vanguard 500 Index Fund…
The math behind long-term stock picking is brutal. 71% of individual stocks fail to match the market return over rolling 10-year periods, and per Hendrik Bessembinder’s research at Arizona State University, only…
Most dividend ETFs make you pick a lane. You can chase yield with funds packed full of utilities, telecoms, and tobacco names that throw off cash but barely grow, or you can…
On a recent episode of The Compound and Friends hosted by Josh Brown, former Janus analyst Matt Ancrum told a story about how he’d made the correct call that Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST |…
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is drifting back toward the 17 line as optimism returns to the S&P 500 and capital rotates into stocks. The VIX closed near 18 on Monday after…
Live Updates Goldman Sachs Just Reiterated Buy Rating on Nvidia8:52am ETShares of NVDA are up about $4 per share in premarket trading. That’s after Goldman Sachs reiterated its buy rating on the…
Ian Cooper The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is set to extend a record run as crude tumbles and traders welcome signs the Iran conflict could be winding down. Stocks are soaring because the Strait of…
