Since its 1957 debut, the S&P 500 Index has been such a strong and reliable arbiter of US stock market health that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have both routinely touted it in interviews.
ADP reported weak private employer jobs growth in August — 54,000 net new positions.
Retirees are often advised to limit risk in their portfolios. And there's a good reason for that.
When the market is on a tear, it's tempting to hold back and wait for a pullback. The problem is that waiting usually works against you.
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Most investors who buy the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) assume they already own the market's sweet spot.
Pairing VOO with QDPL balances growth and income, offering resilience amid policy uncertainty and market volatility, especially as AI-driven gains stretch valuations. QDPL delivers a 5.38% yield—more than four times VOO's—using dividend futures and has outperformed its 90% S&P 500 return objective while dampening volatility. A 50/50 VOO/QDPL allocation targets a 3.27% yield, providing substantial income for retirees while maintaining exposure to U.S. equity growth.
Earlier this month, Fed governor Adriana Kugler announced her resignation and President Trump nominated Council of Economic Advisers head Stephen Miran to take her seat.
Lowe's cures Home Depot's miss yesterday with an earnings beat of its own.
All's quiet on Wall Street today, with the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF down less than 0.1% as investors await Fed interest rate clues.
An Alaska meeting between President Trump and President Putin Friday ended without major announcements, and failed to end fighting in Ukraine.
President Trump will meet President Putin in Alaska today. Finance giants Warren Buffett and Michael Burry both say they invested in UnitedHealth Group stock last quarter.