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In equity investing, the ongoing debate this year has been between leaning into domestic bias and diving into international diversification with intention. We know that good portfolio construction is all about risk management.

Passive investors looking to create meaningful wealth over the long-term do have a plethora of options these days to choose from.

The middle class can be rather difficult to define. Traditionally, it was more of a lifestyle, one that involved a nice home, two children, a decent vehicle, enough disposable income, and perhaps other nice-to-have discretionary goods. Nowadays, the middle class is defined more by household income, even if it’s not enough to afford a home in a locality where there’s a high cost of living. In the U.S., the middle class is defined by households that earn between 66% and double the national median income. Indeed, it can differ from city to city. But for the most part, it’s ballparked to be around $106,000 for the average three-person household, at least as of 2022. In any case, this Reddit user, who claims to have grown up in poverty, celebrated their move into the middle class with the r/MiddleClassFinance community. What was their secret to success? Unsurprisingly, there was no get-rich-quick scheme to be had here. Rather, it was aggressive saving and boring, low-cost

Some advisors are taking a tactical approach to investing. Many others are strategic and making 3-4 allocation changes a year.

Picking stocks like Warren Buffett (or any of the most successful investors of all time for that matter) is virtually impossible for the average investor. And while I’m one to talk – I love trying to pick the needle out of the haystack – even the greatest investors in history such as Warren Buffett have concluded that owning some basket of stocks held in a low-cost vehicle like an exchange traded fund (ETF) is likely the best course of action for the average investor. Key Points Here are three ETFs that could make up the most diversified and relatively bullet-proof portfolio for long-term investors right now Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; get started by clicking here.(Sponsor) The thing is, there are thousands of ETFs out there for investors to choos

The past several months have delivered a sobering reality check to U.S. investors. After the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.63%) reached its all-time high on Feb. 19, 2025, with a closing value of 6,144.15 and an intraday peak of 6,147.43, markets have experienced a significant pullback.

Congratulations to Vanguard, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary today.  Vanguard is well-known for making investing more accessible, affordable, and efficient for investors over the past 50 years.

This article provides an update on the monthly moving averages we track for the S&P 500 and the Ivy Portfolio after the close of the last business day of the month. The Ivy Portfolio The Ivy Portfolio is based on the asset allocation strategy used by endowment funds from Harvard and Yale.

A growing number of high-earning Americans with massive incomes still don’t feel rich. Indeed, it’s not out of the ordinary to hear of a big earner who’s either living paycheck to paycheck or still feeling miles behind when it comes to retirement and financial freedom. Indeed, enter the HENRY (high earner, not rich yet) individual, who, for some reason or another, just doesn’t feel like they’re rich, even if they are considered such by outside observers. It’s one thing for someone earning $100,000 to feel the struggle in a city where the costs of living are sky-high (think Manhattan). However, it’s another thing for someone, like this Reddit user who posted on r/ChubbyFIRE a few months ago, to have a colossal income that’s just shy of half a million and still feel behind. Indeed, it all comes down to cash flows. If you’re spending more money than is coming in, you’ll build debt, rather than savings — it really is that simple

When most investors think about buying "the market," they probably have the S&P 500 index (^GSPC 0.74%) in mind. But that's not the market -- it's just 500 or so hand-selected large and economically representative companies.