Why You Shouldn’t Just Invest in the S&P 500

Essential readings

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Wealthfront’s Guide to Equity & IPOs

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There’s No Need To Fear A Bear Market

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Sound Investing When Markets Are in Turmoil

Don’t Be Fooled by Absolute Returns

Interest in day trading — the buying and selling of securities on the same day, often online, on the basis of small, short-term price fluctuations — explodes whenever there is a sharp upturn in the market over a short period of time. Over the past 20 years or so, the…

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How Investors Can Prepare for the 2020 Election and an Uncertain Future

With a hotly contested election just weeks away, there is unusual uncertainty about what the future holds. Despite the existence of sophisticated polling results, it’s hard to predict what the election results will be. And it’s even harder to predict what will happen to the economy and to financial markets.

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3 Signs You’re Holding Too Much Cash & How To Fix It

2020 has been an unusual year to say the least. The coronavirus pandemic has turned our daily routines upside down and introduced a lot of uncertainty – including financial uncertainty – into many people’s lives. At the same time, Americans are saving more of their income than ever before. As…

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The Day-Trading Pandemic

The coronavirus has wrought devastating harm to the health of our nation and to the vibrancy of our economy. With respect to financial markets, it has also given rise to a full-blown mania. Individuals, cooped up at home, working remotely on flexible schedules, with no social activities and no live…

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What You Need To Know About Tax-Loss Harvesting

We don’t need to tell you that global markets have been extremely volatile lately. This can be stressful, especially if you’re checking your portfolio more than usual. There is a silver lining, however. Market volatility presents an opportunity to generate tax losses to offset your taxable gains through a time-proven…

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Why You Should Expect More Market Volatility

The past two months have been tumultuous for investors. As COVID-19 has spread, global markets have been extremely volatile. In mid-February, the S&P 500 was at an all-time high. In the weeks since February 19, we’ve experienced both the index’s fastest decline (33.9% in a little over a month) and…