Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist? Try This Market Investing Test Investing like Warren Buffett doesn’t have to be overly complex. His tried-and-true approach is simple: buy shares of well-run, undervalued companies and hold them for decades. However, there’s a less-discussed element to his success: his optimistic outlook. Buffett’s...

The S&P 500 experienced a historically poor market close to 2024, according to Bespoke Investment Group, ending an otherwise strong year on a downbeat note. U.S. stocks stumbled into 2025, with the S&P 500 SPX -0.22% slipping 0.2% during Thursday’s opening trading session of the new year. This followed a...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average entered December hoping for a “Santa Claus rally” to counter its weak start to the month. But for the second consecutive year, Wall Street’s holiday cheer failed to arrive. By the end of December, the Dow had dropped 5.3%, marking its worst December performance since...

The Changing Face of Retail Investing: Easier, Riskier, and More Complex New technology is reshaping how retail investors approach the markets, offering powerful tools that were once exclusive to Wall Street professionals. However, with this greater accessibility comes the challenge of navigating an increasingly complex and risk-laden investing landscape. In...

S&P 500 Faces Another Holiday Season Slump, Marking Rare Back-to-Back Declines For the second consecutive year, the S&P 500 is falling short during the historically upbeat “Santa Claus rally,” disappointing investors who typically anticipate a year-end boost. This rare back-to-back decline underscores a challenging stretch for the market, as such...

After a strong rally throughout most of 2024, the U.S. stock market has hit a rough patch in December, with investors gravitating back to megacap technology stocks. The “BATMMAAN” stocks—Broadcom, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia—have dominated market gains. Broadcom’s rise past the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold...