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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 you have to be right twice. Most people fail the second time. Speaking on a recent How to Money podcast, Carlson walked us ... Ben Carlson on Why You Should Stop Trying to Time the Market: ‘You Have to Be Right Twice’

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 on January 1, 2026, worth pausing on. For shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B), it is the strongest possible vote of confidence after the ... Warren Buffett: “I’d rather have Greg handling my money than any of the top investment advisors or any of the top CEOs of the United States.”

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.6% and the actively trad

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) 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 drawdown. Even so, the stock is down 8.4% year-to-date, which sets up a familiar tactical question for holders heading into summer: is this the moment to invoke ... Tesla Just Ripped 19% in a Month. Is It Time to Sell in May and Go Away?

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Friday ahead of the April jobs report. Coinbase and Cloudflare dived on earnings.

Mutual fund investors who tuned out unsettling war news in April were richly rewarded for staying the course.

Our ETF columnist addresses the knowledge gap in bonds and explains how equity-loving investors can build a bond ladder for safety.

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 assets and tracks the S&P 500 Index at a cost so low it barely registers. VFIAX exists for investors who have decided that ... Why VFIAX Still Beats VOO and SPY for Buy-and-Hold Investors

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 and has become one of the largest index mutual funds in the country because it solves a single problem cleanly: getting diversified large-cap ... FXAIX: How the Fidelity 500 Index Fund Fits in a Portfolio

Wall Street's intensifying ETF fee war may be delivering an unexpected benefit to millions of retirement savers: potentially larger 401(k) balances over time. • Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock is trading at elevated levels. What should traders watch with VOO? Fund fees continued to be cut as asset managers battle for investor flows in the rapidly expanding ETF industry. For example, a fee battle cost State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) billions of inflows last year as Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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 conversation never really faded. The three funds covered here, the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:CTA), the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF ... Tired of Tracking the S&P 500? These 3 Managed Futures ETFs Offer a Different Path

From the pullback in refining stock PSX to the breakout in AI pick Corning, here’s what John Rowland is watching ahead of Friday’s livestream.

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 in control, citing a roughly 15% rally off the March low as AI earnings, easing Iran tensions, and softer crude combine to push ... S&P 500 Gains Unleashed on Chip Stock Strength, Falling Oil and Return to Optimism

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.2% and the actively trad

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Thursday after weekly jobless claims. AI stock Arm dived on earnings.

This year's S&P 500 panic-laden lows are a distant memory. Now investors are looking for ways to profit again.

Equal-weight portfolios are beating high-risk bets in 2026, as commodities, TIPS and cash cushion volatility while equities deliver steady gains.

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 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO), which closed Monday at $660 with $839 billion in net assets as of early May. VOO sits roughly $160 billion shy ... State Street Calls It “The first $1 trillion ETF will land this year”

<p>A new era of child savings has arrived. Trump Accounts—formally known as Section 530A accounts—are tax-advantaged investment vehicles created under the One Big Beautiful Bill, mandating that contributions flow into low-cost S&P 500 ETFs or similar index funds. With billionaires, states, and the federal government all piling in, these accounts could become one of the most significant new sources of ETF demand in decades.</p>

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 4% of companies from 1926 to 2018 actually created net wealth relative to T-bills. Everything else, in aggregate, was a wash or worse. ... 71% of Stocks Fail to Beat the Market. Here’s How to Find the 4% That Create Real Wealth

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 buy dividend growth funds that pay you almost nothing today on the promise of bigger checks a decade out. JPMorgan Dividend Leaders ETF ... This New Dividend Fund Is Chasing Yield And Growth At The Same Time

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) stock would sell off, but by selling the position, the firm missed out on the stock’s eventual 19x move. This was an epiphany moment ... Portfolio Manager Reveals How Selling a 19-Bagger Too Early Changed His Investment Philosophy Forever

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 dipping to almost 17 late last week, well below the peak above 31 recorded in late March. In a display of a shifting ... CBOE VIX Slides Toward 17 as Oil Retreat and Tech Stock Surge Restore Risk Appetite

Geopolitical risks and rate outlook boost appeal of short-term U.S. Treasury ETFs as investors seek stability amid volatile equity and oil markets.

After earnings season ends, there won‘t be much to entertain investors. Many of them perceive markets as a perpetual movie and themselves as cosplay characters.

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 Hormuz appears clear and a chip-led rally is rolling into a second day. The PHLX Semiconductor Index (^SOX) has ballooned by 9.4% over the ... S&P 500 Extends Record Run as Semis Soar, Oil Falls and Strait Traffic Flows

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 1% and the actively traded