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Aug 25, 2026 by Reuben Gregg Brewer
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh Cut the Fed's Post-Meeting Statement From 341 Words to Just 130, Dropping All Mention of Future Rate Cuts. Does That Signal Higher-for-Longer Rates Are Here to Stay?
Investors like to pontificate about the future, and Warsh's goal at the Fed is to make the market pontificate even more.
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Stock investors simply need to expect occasional downturns, large and small.
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The S&P 500 Is Reaching New Highs. History Says This Is the Riskiest Move Investors Could Make Right Now.
Trying to time the market by rapidly moving money in and out of stocks is a loser's game.
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Which Healthcare ETF Is the Better Buy: Vanguard's VHT or iShares' IXJ?
VHT charges low fees and holds more than 400 stocks for broader diversification. IXJ's portfolio of 110 holdings includes international exposure -- but comes at a higher cost.
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Memory chips bounced back, oil sank, and hard assets kept climbing. Here's what moved the market ahead of Nvidia's big report.
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Today, Aug. 25, 2026, growth equities gain as the 10-year yield dips, while crude oil's decline helps blue-chip stocks weather geopolitical headwinds.
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Aug 25, 2026 by Leo Sun
If I Could Tell Every S&P 500 Investor Just 1 Thing About the Stock Market Right Now, It's This.
Fortune favors the patient.
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Aug 25, 2026 by David Dierking
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF? Here's My Honest Take.
The global diversification in a single ETF is ideal, but the asset allocation has to be right for you.
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Aug 25, 2026 by James Brumley
If I Could Tell All Investors 1 Thing About Buying at Record Highs, It Would Be This
You have no idea when or where the next record high is going to be made. You only know that it eventually will be.
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Aug 25, 2026 by David Dierking
Warren Buffett Once Warned That the Stock Market Is "Playing With Fire" When His Famed Indicator Hits Over 200%. Should Investors Be Worried?
The Buffett indicator says the S&P 500 is historically expensive. That doesn't mean it's a signal to sell.
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Aug 25, 2026 by Matthew Benjamin
What the Fed's Latest Warning to Wall Street Could Mean for Investors
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh warned markets that the Fed's 2% inflation target is firmly in place.
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Aug 25, 2026 by Todd Shriber
Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation Fund Returned 17% Over the Past Year. Is It Still a Buy After Years of Underperformance?
The Ark Innovation ETF, Cathie Wood's flagship fund, is posting solid returns, but it has some work to do to beat the broader market.
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How to Invest for an AI Boom, AI Bust, or...Both: These ETFs Can Help.
It feels like we're reaching a moment of peak doubt about the AI boom, so investors have big choices to make.
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I Own SCHD, and I Still Believe in It. Here's Why I Also Bought This 10.5%-Yielding ETF Almost Nobody Knows About.
This ETF offers even more income potential while also outperforming the S&P 500.
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Many investors might be shocked by how much patience can pay off.
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Forget Nvidia. This ETF Could Be the Next Big Winner From the AI Boom
It's time to start looking for the next wave of AI beneficiaries beyond the big tech names.
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The largest company in the stock market is set to report earnings.
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Aug 25, 2026 by David Dierking
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The S&P 500 is historically top-heavy. Keep your large-cap exposure, but own the S&P 500 differently.
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