I’ve been consistently investing in the stock market since my early-20s. Today, my portfolio is worth north of $1 million — and my entire strategy is built on index funds.
I don’t pick individual stocks or try to time market ups and downs. I just consistently invest in low-cost index funds like the S&P 500 index,
The stock market’s old winners are taking over again.
The Technology (XLK) sector just notched its ninth straight day of gains — its longest streak since December. The leadership behind that run looks a lot like the trade that powered the last bull market.
During the sell-off from Feb.
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Sarah Cottle, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Dow Jones Energy,
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Wall Street closed higher on Monday after a choppy session. Initially major indexes fell sharply as the Middle East peace talks failed abruptly. However, markets regained momentum after President Donald Trump said some positive developments on renewed talks. Moreover, the first-quarter 2026 earnings season started on a positive note. All three major stock indexes ended in positive territory.
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) clocked a day of outflows on Monday despite BTC surging above $74,000.
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $291 million outflows on Monday, the largest daily outflow since March 27, according to SoSoValue data.
The selling largely came from the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC),
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If your goal is to have a stress-free retirement, you should aim to set yourself up with different income streams. Social Security can certainly be one of them. But you should also, ideally, have savings and investments to cover your costs as well.
If you were a higher earner during your career,
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) before the closing bell in New York City on April 8, 2026.
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Stock futures ticked higher early Tuesday, following a strong session in which traders shrugged off a breakdown in peace talks between the U.S.
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Money market funds are mutual funds that invest in short-term debt instruments with high credit quality, including US Treasury bills and short-term unsecured corporate-backed notes (aka commercial paper). Money market funds aim to sustain a net asset value of $1.00 per share while offering higher yields than bank savings accounts.
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Cocoa prices are already retreating back toward normal levels from the unusual highs they reached in 2024 and 2025.
Because large buyers like Mondelēz hedge their costs by locking in purchases in advance, they aren’t fully seeing the benefit of those lower prices yet,
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