The Stock Market's Biggest Companies Are Losing Their Grip. Here's the ETF I'd Buy If History Repeats.
For the past few years, investors could hardly go wrong simply putting their money into the economy’s biggest companies. The Magnificent Seven stocks — Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Tesla —
Constitution Capital Partners Appoints Rich Schainker As Managing Director To Expand Private Equity Access In Retirement Plans
Constitution Capital Partners has appointed retirement industry veteran Rich Schainker as Managing Director as the approximately $7.8 billion alternative asset manager expands its defined contribution capabilities.
Schainker will focus on expanding Constitution Capital’s presence in the defined contribution market following the launch of the Constitution Capital Horizon collective investment trust.
Horizon is designed to bring institutional private equity exposure to defined contribution retirement plans,
Read MoreWhat History Reveals About Investing Through a Stock Market Crash
Key PointsThe S&P 500 lost over 40% of its value during the dot-com crash.The S&P 500 lost over 50% of its value during the Great Recession.Those massive declines are barely noticeable today.Wall Street pays a huge amount of attention to the price movements of the S&P 500 index(SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). If stocks are in a bull market,
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Read MoreMicrosoft Pays Out More in Dividends Than It Spends Buying Back Stock. Here’s What That Does for Investors.
For years, Microsoft (MSFT -0.80%) spent more money buying back its own stock than it paid out in dividends. In fiscal 2021 (the year ended June 30, 2021), for instance, the software giant put $27.4 billion toward repurchases and $16.5 billion toward dividends.That mix has flipped.Microsoft’s fiscal 2026 annual report shows $27.0 billion of dividends declared against $16.7 billion of stock repurchased under the company’s buyback program.
Read MoreUS spot Solana ETFs pull in $26M in a single day as BSOL continues its dominance
US spot Solana ETFs just logged their strongest single-day performance yet, pulling in $26.1 million in net inflows on September 21. Bitwise’s BSOL led the pack with $14.4 million, while Grayscale’s GSOL added another $7.8 million. The rest of the field split what was left.
That $26.1 million figure pushed cumulative inflows for the entire Solana ETF category past $1.4 billion,
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Will Datadog Make You Millions?
Cloud observability platform Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) has turned in a remarkably strong performance over the past year. Thanks in large part to improving fundamentals, the stock has shot up by almost 50% in the last 12 months.
Does this former Stan Druckenmiller favorite have the potential to continue delivering strong returns and potentially make millionaires of its shareholders?
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Tesla Just Flipped the Switch, Is a Massive Reversal Starting?
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been battered for weeks but the tide may be turning.
According to one former US Champion trader who’s known for his ability to catch turning points with surgical precision, Tesla just flashed one of the strongest technical setups in the market.
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Tesla has emerged as the strongest name on the screen with a powerful bounce off the lows and short-term moving averages aligning for a potential upside surge.
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Market Commentary: Buffett Loaded Up On 1 Stock Every Quarter For 5 Years
Warren Buffett may be old but he’s fearless when it comes to making massive bets. One such outsized investment is Apple, which now represents close to 50% of his equity portfolio (see below).
Imagine having so much conviction in a single company that you allocate half your money to it. Now further consider having a portfolio the size of Buffett’s and making that same bet.
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