Market Trends

Tracking an index through an exchange-traded fund can be an easy way for investors to diversify and gain exposure to many top stocks.

Top insights from the latest market news from Wednesday, May 13, from The Motley Fool analysts on Team Rule Breakers and Team Hidden Gems.

It's time to look beyond megacaps and tech for the next wave of market leaders.

Investing in utility stocks through the Vanguard Utilities ETF can help reduce risk and generate plenty of dividend income.

Wix.com revenue growth continues, PaySign beats Q1 management guidance, and more...

Actively managed funds often suffer from fee drag and chronic underperformance. Simple and cheap investing usually works better.

The U.S. stock market is expensive by historical standards, and the Federal Reserve warns that elevated energy prices could lead to interest rate hikes.

The two scenarios the billionaire investor cautioned about appear to be playing out.

Just five stocks account for 60% of Berkshire's holdings -- that percentage was even higher in the past.

President Trump's Fed chair nominee could be opening a can of worms for investors.

Here's what the data suggests about the market right now.

The S&P 500 has rallied strongly over the past couple of months. The fundamentals support a continuation of the upward move.

A lucrative dividend will always attract investors when times are rocky.

Investors should prepare for whatever might come next in the market.

What does Warren Buffett think about the stock market right now?

With a duration of 24 years, Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index ETF offers yield, but it comes with a big risk.

A longer track record of dividends doesn't always equate to the best returns.

The Iran war is already having a significant impact on prices.

This ETF invests heavily in the best-performing growth stocks from the S&P 500 index.

The S&P 500 dipped today while the Nasdaq-100 plunged. Macroeconomic headwinds are weighing on big tech names.