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Latest availableForget the S&P 500: SCHD Is Beating It by Nearly 10 Points in 2026 and Its Dividend Just Grew
SCHD has quietly pulled ahead of SPY by a wide margin in 2026, but the longer you zoom out, the more complicated the story gets.
Meltdown Income: 2 Covered Call ETFs Yielding Up To 13%
Investor sentiment and credit markets suggest defensive positioning is at levels not seen in years. Popular safe-haven assets come with a hidden cost that could hurt investors if the bearish signals prove wrong. 2 covered call ETFs that I discuss in this article offer a compelling middle ground between high income and downside resilience.
The S&P 500 Hasn't Looked This Cheap Based on a Popular Metric in Decades. Should You Buy Stocks Now?
Many measures of valuation suggest the S&P 500, as a group, is expensive right now. Stock prices are meant to reflect the future earnings and cash flows of a business.
Is the AI Bull Market About to Crash? This Risk Indicator Is Saying Yes
Margin debt just hit a level that has historically preceded some of the worst market collapses in recent memory, and one closely watched risk indicator is now flashing a warning that most AI investors are ignoring.
Wall Street Expects S&P 500 Profit Growth to Collapse From 35% to 15% in 2027
Corporate America is having one of its best profit years on record. S&P 500 earnings are expected to rise 35% in 2026, the fastest pace since 2021.
How To Potentially Retire In Your 40s
Not everyone wants to or needs to retire early. After all, a 9-5 day job brings steady income, a sense of purpose and discipline, and keeps one engaged in physical and mental activity. Still, one size does not fit all. There would be many folks who like the idea of retiring from a 9-5 job in their 40s or early 50s and pursuing something they have always dreamt about. We will discuss what it really takes to retire early and how to go about investing for early retirement, also known as FIRE (Financially Independent Retire Early).
Weekend Morning Brew: Micron and Nvidia Lead Market Movements
Weekly Market HighlightsThis week, 799 stocks gained more than 10%, while 1,409 stocks declined significantly, indicating heightened selling pressure.The overa
S&P 500 Snapshot: Stocks Rally to Close Out Flat Week
The S&P 500 wrapped up the week with a fractional loss of 0.3%, following a Jobs Friday rally. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 ended fractionally lower for the week, down 0.27%.
‘Compounding at a Whopping 5%’: Adviser Warns the 11% on Your Statement Is Not What You Keep
Your broker statement shows an 11% annual return, but a Canadian CPA breaks down the silent forces that can gut that number before a single dollar reaches your retirement. The real figure may shock you into rethinking every assumption in your financial plan.
I Sold NVIDIA, Google and Microsoft Over a $2 Trillion AI Gap. Was I Wrong?
A Reddit investor walked away from three of the biggest AI trade names in the market, armed with math showing the economics simply do not add up. Whether his timing was brilliant or costly depends on a gap that Bain and Company puts even higher than he did.
IG credit spreads at 98bps and HY at 298bps are near post-GFC tights. At these levels the market is pricing a near-perfect soft landing. Historical data: in the 6 instances where credit spreads were this tight post-2010, 4 saw a 40%+ widening within 18...
Macro Setup The 10Y/2Y yield curve inversion is resolving. Historically this marks the transition from rate-driven growth suppression to credit-spread-driven value outperformance. We are entering Phase II of the growth-to-value rotation. This is n...