A guide to the index’s returns, performance history, and investment options Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez When people talk about “the market,” they’re often referring to the performance ...

The S&P 500's 10% average return beats market timing risks. Find out why corporate earnings growth and inflation protection make staying invested the best move.

Today, history offers us reason to be excited about 2025, suggesting that the S&P 500 is likely to soar as it's done in previous periods. But even if it doesn't, by taking the steps I've mentioned, ...

Since it's the most popular benchmark option, we analyzed the average annual stock market returns using the S&P 500 index. Here is how it has performed over the years. Historical average stock ...

S&P 500 fell for the last four days of 2024 for the first time since 1966. Historically, the index has delivered positive returns in the following month after such a streak. The S&P 500 index ...

In other words, the higher the Shiller P/E is at any given time, the lower the forward returns of the S&P 500. Since this is historical data on forward 10 year return, the light blue line ...

The rule highlights historical data showing that when the S&P 500 posts a positive return in the first five trading days of the year, the stock market more often than not posts a positive return ...

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We've officially put 2024 behind us, and it marked another strong year for the stock market. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) posted a gain of over 20% for the second consecutive year. In this article, I ...

The stock market did great last week, but did you notice the record streak of breadth? In each of the last five trading days, at least 68% of S&P 500 stocks advanced. That’s the first time so many ...

At the other end of the spectrum, the S&P 500's materials sector has been the worst-performing sector in 2024, down 2%.It was also the only sector booking negative annual returns this year. The ...