Market Trends

The S&P 500 CAPE ratio is a useful valuation tool to determine whether the market is expensive or fairly priced.

The Fed's next interest rate decision could hinge on August's inflation number.

Historically, September brings unusually harsh selling pressure to the stock market.

Stocks look expensive when viewed through a long-term lens.

If interest rates rise, writing a prescription today for the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF is a smart idea.

In most cases, trying to time the market does more damage than good.

According to one metric, the S&P 500 is the most expensive it's been since the dot-com bubble.

Investors are piling into safe-haven assets at a historically worrisome pace.

There's no denying this one's getting a little long in the tooth.

The Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF should continue to outpace the S&P 500.

On Friday, one of them drove more than half of the fund's decline.

That investment would have compounded at a rapid rate.

The Congressional Budget Office expects this already massive figure to expand to $64 trillion by 2036.

Or is there a happy medium?

Are her big ideas turning into big returns?

If history rhymes, the stock market might be in for a rude awakening.

Even though September has historically been a rough month, history says investors shouldn't try to avoid it.

Dividends have been key to long-term stock market returns.

History implores investors not to miss the forest for the trees.

Higher interest rates attract retirees to yield-focused investments, but at what cost?