60% of Americans Own Stock: That's Still Too Low. Here's the Contrarian Case for Why It Matters. A little over half of Americans own stock, which means that too many people are missing out on the wealth-building power of capitalism.
I'd Put $10,000 Into These 3 Vanguard Funds and Not Touch It for 20 Years The market, its dividend payers, and its largest growth stocks -- for about $3 a year in combined fees.
4 No-Brainer ETFs I'm Buying if the Stock Market Crashes in 2026 These fast-growing ETFs will likely be trading at attractive valuations after a market pullback.
If I Were Starting Over Today, This Is the ETF I’d Buy First If I started my first brokerage account, this would be the backbone of my new portfolio.
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Long-Term Outlook: What History Tells Investors The S&P 500 has been perhaps the greatest wealth generation machine of the past several decades.
How to Invest in Stocks in 2026: Go Beyond Index Funds and Buy These 3 Names There's still a place for index funds in your portfolio, but if you're just looking to learn with small starting positions, there are some smart all-weather stocks to consider as well.
S&P 500 Profits Are on Track for a Third Straight Quarter of 25%+ Growth. The Index Hasn't Kept Up. From the end of June to mid-September, expected earnings rose nearly five times as quickly as the index itself.
Jack Bogle Offered 12 Words That Transformed Investing. Today, They're More Crucial Than Ever. The founder of Vanguard recommended a simple approach for buying stocks and building long-term wealth.
Good News for S&P 500 Earnings: 86% of Companies Beat Expectations in 2026 S&P 500 companies are broadly beating analysts' estimates for earnings -- but is too much of that money riding on the AI boom?
