The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 is the best performer, but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P ...

Good morning. Corporate earnings are coming in stronger than expected, but S&P 500 executives are still choosing their words carefully. We’re about two-thirds of the way through Q1 earnings season, ...

Historical patterns may offer us clues about the future.

Earnings this week offered a broad view of the U.S. economy, with 52 S&P 500 companies reporting results. Most of the earnings updates came from industrials, utilities and consumer discretionary ...

Managing risk through asset allocation instead has its advantages, especially for older investors nearing retirement.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is not just beating Q1 earnings expectations. It’s blowing them up. This earnings season is shaping up as one of the index’s strongest in 20 years, with profit growth accelerating, ...

Up until 2026, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) spent years as the class of the U.S. equity market. Powered by the "Magnificent Seven" stocks and the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, large caps were ...

Since the standard S&P 500 gives more weight to larger companies, it has become extremely top- and tech-heavy. The S&P 500's concentration has worked in its favor over the past decade (it has ...

Citi strategist Scott Chronert lifted his year-end S&P 500 target to 8100, arguing that strong earnings growth and AI ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. The S&P 500 is designed to include the most successful public companies in ...

After finishing 2025 with a gain of 16.4%, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) did not see its best performance in the first three months of 2026. The index declined by 4.6% -- its worst quarterly period ...