I heard someone say this recently and it caught my attention: “Market timing is trying to catch lightning; risk management is checking radar so you’re not standing in a field during a storm.” You might think I’m talking about the stock market. But I’m really talking about investing in bonds and trading bond exchange-traded funds…
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Last June, many stock analysts predicted that the stock market would end 2025 with no real gains. At the time, several prominent forecasters projected that the S&P 500 index would close the year in a range between 5,600 and 6,100. The S&P had started the year around 5,900 points. When a turbulent 2025 finally ended,…
With inflation hitting everyone’s pockets, $1,000 may not seem like a lot of money anymore. That said, it could still help lay the groundwork for huge long-term returns in the stock market if you invest in the right companies at the right time. Let’s dig deeper to find out why stocks Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) and…
Wall Street strategists have a message for investors concerned about the recent drama in Greenland and the flight of American assets: Expect earnings growth to drive the stock market higher this year. “We have a great backdrop for earnings growth,” Richard Saperstein, chief investment officer at Treasury Partners, told Yahoo Finance on Thursday. He pointed…
Bank of America (BAC) it just raised a not-so-subtle red flag for bond market investors and anyone positioned in the stock market. In a new Flow Show note, chief equity strategist Michael Hartnett He argued that the era of “anything but bonds” is already here and that traditional security trading has failed. Laying out his…
US stocks will continue to rise in 2026, but the composition of the rally looks very different. Small caps are outperforming, cyclical stocks are outperforming the S&P 500, and technology has begun to lag the index. That makes the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) a great option to change up your US stock allocation…
Every first Saturday in May, the world stops to watch the Kentucky Derby. It is the peak of “Elite” racing: five million dollar purses and horses worth more than the hangars that house them. But if you are a trader looking for a lower correlation asset to go with your stocks and cryptocurrencies, you don’t…
The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and the iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (ITOT) offer broad market coverage and minimal expenses. The Vanguard ETF is a bit broader than the iShares ETF. There is actually no bad choice in this comparison. 10 Stocks We Like Better Than the Vanguard Total Stock…
Nvidia has been the stock market’s biggest success story over the past decade. The company’s dominance in AI hardware has translated into incredible profits for patient shareholders. 10 stocks we like more than Nvidia › NVIDIA‘s (NASDAQ: NVDA) The business has gone through an incredible transformation over the last decade. While the company began designing…
