SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Tracks large-cap U.S. equities through the S&P 500.
The 30-Year Treasury Yield Just Touched 5.33%, a 19-Year High. Here's What History Says About the Last Time Long Rates Sat Above 5%.
A 5% long bond feels like a warning to stock investors. The record from the last time rates lived up here says something different.
$207 Billion Left the Banking System in a Month. Nobody Flinched
Two hundred billion dollars drained out of the private banking system in a single month, and markets celebrated like nothing happened. Someone is either very calm or very wrong.
She Inherited a $300,000 IRA and Let It Grow Untouched for Nine Years, Exactly What the IRS Was Hoping For.
A beneficiary who left an inherited IRA untouched for nine years felt disciplined and responsible. The IRS felt something closer to gratitude, and the reason comes down to a rule most heirs never read.
Weekend Morning Brew: Nvidia's $500B AI Initiative Drives Market
Weekly Market HighlightsDuring the week, 1,057 stocks experienced gains exceeding 10%, while 4102 stocks declined, indicating strong market breadth favoring ad
SPY Leads Inflows for Week Ended Aug. 13
The week ended August 13 saw nearly $50 billion in net inflows to the ETF space. Unsurprisingly, equity ETFs received the lion's share of the new dollars.
The Broad Market ETF That Belongs in Almost Every Passive Investor's Portfolio
Simpler isn't just easier, it's also almost always better.
The 6.9% Monthly Payer That's Beating the S&P by 5 Points This Year
Most investors who want broad U.S. equity exposure end up in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY).
SPY Charges 4.7x More Than Its Own Issuer's Copy of the Same 500 Stocks
Anyone holding the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) owns a piece of history: the first US-listed ETF, launched in 1993, and today the world's largest fund at roughly $676 billion in assets.
The SECURE 2.0 Rollover That Turns Leftover 529 Money Into Tax-Free Retirement Gold
Most families with leftover 529 money face a painful choice between a tax penalty and a missed opportunity, but a little-known SECURE 2.0 provision opens a third path that almost nobody in the personal finance community talks about.
How Much of the S&P 500's Return Actually Came From Dividends vs. Price Appreciation, by Decade
With the current yield on the S&P 500 hovering around 1%, many investors consider dividends an afterthought. Corporations' preference for buybacks over dividends has contributed to this.
Weekend Morning Brew: Earnings Surge Cements Tech Stocks' Growth
Weekly Market HighlightsMarket breadth was skewed towards advancers, with 6,437 stocks rising compared to 2,959 declining, reflecting a positive trend in overa
A Market Drop at 67 Does Twice the Damage of One at 57. Here’s the Math, and the Buffer That Blunts It.
Two retirees, identical average returns, wildly different retirement outcomes. The culprit is a timing quirk that turns an ordinary market drop into a permanent loss, and most people heading into retirement have no idea how exposed they are.
What Happens When Stock Implied Volatility Outpaces the SPY
Option prices are surging for stocks but are relatively subdued for the SPY.
Here's Why You Should Buy Quality ETFs Now
Quality ETFs are back in focus as strong earnings, sector rotation and market volatility favor companies with resilient fundamentals over AI momentum plays.
If You'd Invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 at the Absolute Top of the Dot-Com Bubble, Here's What You'd Have Today
The dot-com bubble led to a nearly 50% haircut for the S&P 500. Consider a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 at the March 2000 peak.
Weekend Morning Brew: Microsoft and Amazon Lead Earnings Surge
Weekly Market HighlightsDuring the week, 679 stocks gained more than 10%, while 765 stocks declined by more than 10%, indicating notable volatility across the
Investors Flock to ETFs as Market Volatility Drives Demand. Should You Do the Same?
As world events play havoc with the market, here's how ETFs become a haven for investors.
Forget SPY. iShares Runs the Same S&P 500 for a Third of the Fee
If you own SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), you own the most heavily traded fund on the planet, launched in 1993 and holding $784.56 billion in assets.
Forget SPY: This Shareholder Yield ETF Has Beaten It by 12 Points This Year
If you own SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) or a similar low-cost S&P 500 index fund, you own the U.S.
Max Out a Trump Account and Your Kid Could Have $185,000 at 18
The government is dangling a six-figure number to get parents to open Trump Accounts, but that headline figure comes with a set of assumptions most families will never hit. Here is what the math actually looks like at realistic contribution levels.