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A reminder that S&P 500 returns are highly concentrated on the index's biggest companies

"If you had invested $1 million in the S&P 500 on January 1, 2021, your return today would be $660,000, of which more than ...

S&P 500’s Humming Profit Engine Can Keep Powering Stocks Rally

A solid earnings season shows Corporate America’s profit engine is humming along, potentially easing worries that the ...

The S&P 500 Is Grinding Out Record After Record

So far this week, the S&P 500 has ended every day at a new high. The moves have been modest—on Thursday, the index advanced ...

Myth-Busting The S&P 500 Index In 3 Charts

If the S&P 500 has been such a great investment, surely adding a few smart tweaks should make it even better, right? That’s ...

The Smartest S&P 500 ETF to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

While there are a lot of cap-weighted S&P 500 ETFs available for purchase, there aren't very many equal-weight index funds.

Is the Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund ETF a Buy Now?

The S&P 500 is at an all-time high, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad time to invest. The S&P 500 is at its ...

Investor Hunger for Yield Drives S&P 500 Dividend Option Growth

Investor demand for yield in the US is helping fuel growth in the market for S&P 500 Index dividend futures and options — a ...

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Closes Out Q2 With Another All-Time High

The S&P 500 added 0.5% on Monday, June 30, closing the second quarter at record levels amid optimism about trade talks.
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Gold surge powers TSX ahead of S&P 500 in 2025

As of Wednesday afternoon, the TSX was up about 11 percent year-to-date, compared to an 8 percent gain for the S&P 500, ...

The S&P 500 just did something it’s only done four times in 50 years. Here’s what happened next.

Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at the Carson Group, uncovered an eye-popping stat about the current state of play.