If you’ve watched the S&P 500 climb through 2025 and into 2026, you might have wondered how much higher it can go. One old but respected valuation gauge is flashing a signal that hasn’t shown up in more than a century of market data, and it deserves attention if you’re at or near retirement.
That gauge is the Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio,
Quick ReadCathie Wood deployed $27 million into SpaceX across four ARK ETFs, lifting it to their fourth-largest combined position at roughly 4.5% of assets.SpaceX has dropped 34% from its $225 post-IPO peak, with investors flagging ongoing losses, rising debt, looming lockup expirations, and future dilution as headwinds.Retail investors willing to wait may secure a better entry price once post-IPO selling pressure clears and fundamentals better justify SpaceX’s current valuation.
Wall Street still thinks stocks can push higher, despite the latest attacks in the Middle East, for one simple reason: President Donald Trump doesn’t want to knock the stock market’s momentum. The major U.S. stock indexes have scaled new heights this year thanks in large part to investors piling into companies tied to the artificial intelligence boom.
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After a hot start to the year, tech stocks have been melting in the summer heat. The downturn has been led by top chip stocks, such as Nvidia, Micron Technology, and Advanced Micro Devices, while the stocks of other tech leaders, like Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms, are all trading well off their highs.
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Although earnings season often garners all the glory, the quarterly filing of Form 13Fs with regulators can be just as insightful for investors. A 13F allows investors to track which stocks Wall Street’s savviest money managers (with more than $100 million in assets under management) have been buying and selling. For as far back as the eye can see,
Stocks have roared higher in recent years, and even after headwinds in the first quarter, the market continued along this positive path. Investors, recognizing the growth potential of artificial intelligence (AI), have piled into players in this industry. And they’ve set the pace during this bull market, now in its third year. AI is proving its ability to supercharge the revenue growth of companies involved in developing the technology —
Image from Pixabay The stock’s history in downturns reveals a pattern of amplified losses that every shareholder should understand before the next one hits. Intel (INTC) stock has had a rough ride, dropping 21% over the past week. For shareholders, this stings, but it’s a friction burn compared to the kind of fall this stock has seen in a true market shock.
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Millions of Social Security beneficiaries are to receive their July 2026 payment next week, as the Social Security Administration (SSA) continues this month’s three-Wednesdays distribution cycle.Who receives Social Security on Wednesday, July 15?Of the 71.3 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., many are paid their benefits on the second, third or fourth Wednesday in each month,
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In the U.S., the Social Security Administration (SSA) currently sends out just over 75 million payments each month, the vast majority of which go to recipients of Social Security retirement benefits. The amount paid out to retired workers depends on several factors, but the present average is a little more than $2,080 per month.That is far less than the monthly maximum of $2,969 available in 2026 if you retire at 62,
This move marks a significant shift for Groww, which has long championed direct plans for their potential to deliver higher returns. It has consistently argued that, over a long investment horizon, the difference in returns between direct and regular plans can be significant for investors
Groww changes it long held strategy Groww now offers regular mutual funds.Groww Prime platform launched for regular MFs.Previously,
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