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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 ...

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 othe...

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 lov...

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 i...

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 yea...

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...

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 pa...

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 r...