The Russell 2000 index is composed of small and mid-sized public companies, offering unique investment opportunities beyond traditional large-cap stocks. These companies span diverse sectors, including temporary space solutions, building materials, steel production, and more.
The S&P 500 is still within a few percentage points of its all-time high, but some stocks are still relatively cheap. Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the market for several years thanks to the interest rate environment.
Billionaire Bill Ackman isn't as much of an activist investor as he used to be. However, he still doesn't mind trying to influence corporate executives to take steps that would boost their companies' share prices when it would make money for his hedge fund.
Wall Street strongly rebounded on cooling inflation data and solid earnings results from the financial sector.
Airline stocks have quietly taken flight, massively outperforming the broader market in recent months as travel demand continues to rise.
Last year, investors focused on companies crucial to the development of a hot newish technology: artificial intelligence (AI). These players -- like Nvidia, Broadcom, or Super Micro Computer -- produce chips or equipment such as servers for data centers, the place where AI development begins.
In their very first year of trading, spot bitcoin (BTCUSD) exchange-traded funds have seen billions of dollar flow into them and have made it easier for investors to invest in the cryptocurrency. However, not all bitcoin ETFs are made the same and this past year has shown us that there has been a clear winner.
Investors are always scanning the horizon for the next big thing in stocks. For the past few years, it's clear that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the key winner that's driven most index (and portfolio) returns.
According to BTIG Research, value stocks are closing at a 40-year low relative to growth.
Over the past few months, expectations for interest rates in 2025 have changed. Thanks to relatively strong economic data, inflation that is still a little too high, and the Federal Reserve's commentary, the median expectation has gone from about 4-5 quarter-point rate cuts in 2025 to just one, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Don't expect Warren Buffett to predict which stocks in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio will be the biggest winners in 2025. He would be the first to tell you he doesn't know how any given stock will perform over the next 12 months.
What do many kids like most about the coming of a new year? The fireworks.