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A retail investor posting on Reddit under the handle Efficient_Carry8646 says he started with $50,000, handed it to a financial advisor who grew it to $450,000 by 2017, then took control and pointed the whole thing at ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ), the 3x daily-reset leveraged Nasdaq-100 ETF. By May 2026 he posted screenshots showing the ... He Started With $50k, Then Bet His House to Buy TQQQ and Turned it Into $10 Million

SpaceX shares surged 19% on debut, yet history shows many high-profile IPOs struggle after the initial excitement fades.

Although Wall Street has spent the better part of two years cheering an artificial intelligence buildout that has dragged the Nasdaq 100 up roughly 30% over the past year, the technology-packed Nasdaq Composite is starting to wobble at the worst possible moment. The benchmark S&P 500 has slipped, with SPY off about 4% in the ... Today’s AI market hits all 5 warning signs that preceded 2000 Nasdaq crash.

The U.S. and Iran have reached a peace agreement to end the war, with the final signing expected to be on June 19 in Switzerland.

Investors naturally want simplicity. But in a world of rising inflation, geopolitical turmoil, and a stock market fueled by pandemic-era liquidity, asset allocation and time allocation are more closely linked than ever.

The past week's stock market saw the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite test, then bounce off support at their 50-day moving averages. The S&P 500 then rose, on Friday, to briefly test resistance at its 21-day exponential moving average. The Nasdaq did not rise to this level. The Nasdaq 100, however, as tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust Series...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has “never been closer.”

I keep hitting the buy button on SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI), and the Fed-driven tech sell-off this month has only made my finger heavier. The stock sits at $16.67, down 36.33% year to date, while the QQQ has gained 16.74% over the same window. That gap is the opportunity. The market is pricing SoFi like a ... The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday rose +0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.65%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26 ) rose...

Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively trad

Here’s a 30,000-foot view on practical ways to protect your investing capital and gain a real edge over the house in a stock market designed to keep you glued to the slots instead of growing your wealth.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.64%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.70%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is the default core holding for tens of millions of investors. It tracks the S&P 500, charges 0.0945% in expenses, pays a 1.25% dividend yield, and has returned about 314% over the past decade on a price basis. The pitch is simple: own the 500 largest U.S. companies for almost ... What Stripping the Weakest Stocks From the S&P 500 Actually Does for Your Portfolio

Income investors own the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) for one reason: a Nasdaq-100 portfolio that pays a high monthly distribution from an options overlay, cheaply. Its 0.35% net expense ratio is among the lowest in the active covered-call category, and holders get the same mega-cap tech names that drive the index, led by NVIDIA at ... Want $15,000 a Year on $100K? This Nasdaq Income ETF Out-Pays JEPQ

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.29%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.41%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.28%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26...

Stocks surged late yesterday on Mideast truce hopes, and they’re rallying again this morning. Crude oil is dropping, gold and silver are ripping, and Treasuries and the dollar are flat.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.31%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.53%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.15%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26...

Here’s the very first thing any newer investor should not just know, but truly understand, consider, and personalize, if they want to be successful.

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 Friday on U.S.-Iran peace deal hopes. The SpaceX stock IPO will start trading shortly.

Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) is the most familiar way to own the Nasdaq-100, though it is not the cheapest wrapper Invesco offers for the same index. QQQ is the second-most-traded ETF in the United States, holding roughly $470 billion in assets and providing investors with one-ticker exposure to the 100 largest non-financial companies on Nasdaq, ... Forget QQQ as the Same Company Sells the Same Nasdaq-100 for 17% Less

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +1.75%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +3.29%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +1.73%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively trad

In this timely episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, Michael Lee, founder of Michael Lee Strategy, shares his expert perspective on the current volatility within the Artificial Intelligence sector.

On Thursday morning, President Trump posted on Truth Social: “At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points.” Kharg Island is the terminal that handles the overwhelming majority of Iran’s crude exports. A US move to seize it would amount to the physical capture ... The Iran War Gets Hot Again As Trump Moves to Seize Iran’s Oil Crown Jewel. Is a Recession Next?

Building a retirement portfolio in today's market? Here's a balanced ETF mix featuring dividends, short-term bonds, global stocks and commodities.

On February 11, 2010, two days after ProShares launched its triple-leveraged Nasdaq-100 fund, a share of ProShares UltraPro QQQ (NASDAQ:TQQQ) closed at about $0.21 on a split-adjusted basis. As of today’s close near $71, that share is worth what you would expect a sixteen-year ride on a 3x daily leveraged tech basket to be worth ... Leveraged ETFs Do Work. This One Turned $10K into $3.64m in 16 Years

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.03%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.53%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.29%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

AIQ has quietly outperformed QQQ this year while charging triple the fee, an inversion of the usual thematic-ETF trap where investors pay up for a story and underperform the index. The Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:AIQ) is one of the rare ones doing both. AIQ is up 20.6% year-to-date through June 10, ... The ‘Buy Everything AI’ Strategy: Is AIQ Your Ticket to the $2.5 Trillion Supercycle?