I've Covered Investing for 22 Years. Here's What I Tell Every Beginner to Invest In. Ironically, the simplest pick is also the one most likely to bring you the highest net returns.
Investing in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)? Beware of This 1 Sneaky Risk. The top 10 components recently made up a whopping 38% of the fund's value -- and the top three made up about 20%.
1 Thing I Wish I'd Known About the Stock Market When I First Started Investing What is the most expensive habit a new investor can pick up? Taking quick profits on a company worth owning for decades.
Q3 Earnings Could Be the Catalyst the Market Has Been Waiting For Q3 earnings season, led by energy and AI-driven tech gains, is likely to beat lowball consensus estimates, with S&P 500 outperformance possibly pushing the index toward 8,500 by early 2027.
The S&P 500 Is at a Near-Record High. Here's What History Says Every Long-Term Investor Should Do Right Now. Don't panic, but the market looks expensive, with the S&P 500 hovering near all-time highs. It has been here many times before.
ETF Inflows Set a Record in July. The Fee Mix Moved at the Same Time. Investors are still buying exchange-traded funds in huge numbers, but Wall Street has figured out how to make this transition more profitable, too.
If a Downturn Is Coming, 50 Years of Market History Says This Is the Single Best Response Wall Street history is pretty clear: if there's a bear market on the way, you'll probably want to follow Winnie the Pooh's sage advice.
Berkshire Hathaway Roughly Tripled $10,000 in a Decade. Did It Beat the Market? Berkshire compounded at about 13% a year for a decade -- and it still wasn't enough to catch the index.
If You Invest $1,000 in VOO Right Now and Never Touch It, Here's What History Says You Could Have in 25 Years Past performance isn't guaranteed to repeat itself, but it's certainly apt to rhyme when the reasons for that performance remain the same.
Does Vanguard or State Street Have the Better S&P 500 ETF? VOO's lower 0.03% expense ratio could compound into meaningful savings over decades, while SPY offers longer track record and slightly higher trading volume.
Here's How Much You Actually Need to Build a $1 Million Portfolio -- and the Simplest Way to Get There Reaching the seven-figure mark is more attainable than most investors might believe. The key is just starting somewhere as soon as you can.
