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Lance Roberts of RIA Advisors joined Adam Taggart on the Thoughtful Money podcast and brought a sharper version of the market concentration argument that retirement investors holding broad S&P 500 index funds may want to pay attention to. The 0% Growth Finding Roberts walked through cumulative year-to-date changes in consensus 2027 EPS estimates, and the ... You Think You Own the S&P 500. You Mostly Own a Few AI Stocks — and the Rest Is Growing at Zero

At $152.17, Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) looks priced for perfection, even after posting what may be the strongest quarter in enterprise software history. The data analytics firm shattered its Rule of 40 with a score of 145 and grew Q1 2026 revenue 85% year-over-year, yet the stock is down year-to-date while the S&P 500 climbs. Palantir builds ... Buy, Hold, or Sell: Palantir Stock At $152?

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

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday after Trump's latest U.S.-Iran comments. Palo Alto stock sold off on earnings.

The S&P 500 keeps printing record highs, yet Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett has warned investors that a pattern last seen in March 2000, before the dot-com bubble burst, is unfolding right now. The pattern is breadth....

If you bought Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) on the last trading day of 2025 at about $49 and checked your account at Monday’s close, your shares were worth about $71, a gain of about 45% in roughly five months. A $10,000 position became about $14,480. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) over the same ... Solar’s Most Hated Year Became Its Best Five Months. The Setup That Explains the 120% Gain.

This is a momentum-based market, and such markets have a special risk. As the S&P 500 approaches 8000, consider this options strategy.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran deal negotiations are ongoing, dismissing reports of strained relations between the two countries.

<p>The first half of 2026 produced dramatic divergence across ETF categories. Energy ETFs surged as much as 96% on Middle East conflict, semiconductor funds gained up to 100%, and South Korean memory chip ETFs became surprise standouts — while crypto sank, long bonds went nowhere, and gold rested after its monster 2025 run. Here's where the money was made and lost through May 2026, and what to watch for the rest of the year.</p>

President Donald Trump denied reports that communications between the United States and Iran had stalled, calling the claims “fake news.”

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Tuesday closed up +0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.48%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.14%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Every conversation about the cheapest way to own the S&P 500 lands on the same few tickers from the major ETF sponsors. Rock-bottom expense ratios, deep liquidity, trades like a stock all day. Sitting outside that crowd is Fidelity 500 Index Fund (NASDAQ:FXAIX), a mutual fund rather than an ETF. For a particular kind of ... The Absolute Cheapest Way to Buy the S&P 500? FXAIX Might Be It.

It is easy to say you’ll be OK with a fund handing you a nice yield while the price declines net out to a 20%-30% loss. But when it actually happens? The reality often produces a different reaction.

CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) at $124.82 screens as a wait-and-see setup over the next 12 months, with a working reference value near $138.56. The stock has whipsawed since its 2025 IPO, with tension between a $99.4 billion backlog and $50.81 billion in liabilities driving the volatility. CoreWeave rents GPU-accelerated cloud capacity to AI model builders and enterprises. ... Buy, Hold, or Sell: Is CoreWeave a Multibagger in the Making, or an AI Infrastructure Debt Trap?

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.29%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.20%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.33%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.18%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Lance Roberts of RIA Advisors believes investors are underestimating a risk that has appeared more than once throughout market history. Speaking on a recent episode of Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart, Roberts delivered a stark warning: “We will get into a lost decade again. That’s almost a guarantee.” Roberts’ argument is not that a crash is imminent. ... ‘We Will Get Into a Lost Decade Again. That’s Almost a Guarantee,’ Says Top Portfolio Strategist

If you bought Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) 15 years ago and never touched it, you would be sitting on one of the cleaner compounding stories in mega-cap tech. The company you bought in 2011 was an ad-revenue machine bolted to a dominant search engine. The company you own today is something much stranger: a cloud hyperscaler, an ... If You Invested $1,000 in Alphabet 15 Years ago, This Is How Much You Have Now (and It’s a Masterclass in 1 Vital Investing Lesson)

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Tuesday with U.S.-Iran talks ongoing. AI name Marvell stock soared 19%.

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

At $459.97, Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) looks attractively positioned for investors with a 12-month horizon. The stock just touched a 52-week high of $465.99 and sits on the doorstep of an earnings report that prediction markets are pricing as a near-certain beat, which makes the next 90 days a real test of the bull thesis. Broadcom designs ... Buy, Sell or Hold Broadcom Before Earnings Tomorrow?

With index concentration at an all-time high, the stage is perfectly set for this ETF to make a solid comeback.

Ten thousand dollars dropped into the YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:AMDY) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth about $20,144 by the close on May 29, 2026. The same ten thousand parked in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) was worth about $11,093. That gap, an income ETF doubling while the ... An Overlooked Income ETF Minted a Double While Selling Covered Calls on AMD’s Historic Run

Yardeni expects strong retail demand for the AI-3 IPOs, noting that brokers have already begun inviting clients to participate in the SpaceX offering.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday in a post on Truth Social that “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” although media reports indicate that Iran has hit the brakes on negotiations.

No matter how much you earn, there is always a feeling that there are people out there earning more and living a better life. This is especially true for middle and upper-middle-class individuals, who believe they may one day be close enough to finally afford a life that allows for less stress. In the case … I Make $150,000 a Year, But It Feels Like I’m Just Middle Class in a World Full of Rich People

President Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that talks with Iran “are continuing, at a rapid pace.”

<p>Here are the flows for the week ending Friday, May 29. </p>

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday rose +0.36%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.66%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.32%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26 ) rose...

Adam Grossman tells a story that has stayed with him since boyhood. “I remember once I was at my grandparents’ house and this older fellow came in,” he said on Morningstar’s The Long View podcast with host Christine Benz. “After he left, my father explained that he had been my grandfather’s accountant. And… something had ... “A Lost Decade Is a Very Real Possibility,” Says Ultra-High Net Worth Financial Advisor