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Sep 7, 2026 by Sean Williams
History Says There Are $8.3 Trillion Reasons the Trump Bull Market Is on Thin Ice
Investors are piling into safe-haven assets at a historically worrisome pace.
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Sep 7, 2026 by James Brumley
Here's How Long the Average S&P 500 Bull Market Lasts, According to History. Should Investors Be Nervous?
There's no denying this one's getting a little long in the tooth.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Marc Guberti
This Vanguard ETF Is Up 27% This Year: Is It Still a Buy for Long-Term Investors?
The Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF should continue to outpace the S&P 500.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Daniel Sparks
Cathie Wood's 2 Biggest Positions Are Both Elon Musk Companies. Together They Are 16% of the Fund.
On Friday, one of them drove more than half of the fund's decline.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Selena Maranjian
What a $10,000 Investment in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) a Decade Ago Is Worth Today
That investment would have compounded at a rapid rate.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Neil Patel
The U.S. National Debt Just Surpassed $40 Trillion. Here's What This Means for Your Portfolio in 2026 and Beyond.
The Congressional Budget Office expects this already massive figure to expand to $64 trillion by 2036.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Dave Kovaleski
Should You Forget High-Yield Dividend ETFs and Buy a Dividend Growth ETF Instead?
Or is there a happy medium?
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Sep 6, 2026 by Johnny Rice
Cathie Wood's Ark Has Delivered Just a 13.8% Annualized Return Since 2014, Roughly Matching the S&P 500. Should You Trust Her Bold Predictions for 2030?
Are her big ideas turning into big returns?
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Sep 6, 2026 by Steven Porrello
September Is Historically the Worst Month for Stocks. A Pattern From 2000 Says This Could Happen Next.
If history rhymes, the stock market might be in for a rude awakening.
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Sep 6, 2026 by David Dierking
The Stock Market Just Entered Its Worst Month of the Year. History Says This Is What Investors Should Do.
Even though September has historically been a rough month, history says investors shouldn't try to avoid it.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Will Ebiefung
Where Will SCHD Stock Be in 5 Years?
Dividends have been key to long-term stock market returns.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Sean Williams
A Fed Rate Hike May Be in the Cards on Sept. 16, and 36 Years of History Says the Stock Market Won't Be Happy (at Least Initially)
History implores investors not to miss the forest for the trees.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Dana George
Retirees Face a Familiar Trap: Chase Yield or Chase Growth?
Higher interest rates attract retirees to yield-focused investments, but at what cost?
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Sep 6, 2026 by Dave Kovaleski
Is This the Smartest ETF to Buy and Hold in 2026? Here's What History Suggests.
It has outperformed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 over the past five years.
Breakfast News: The Sunday Edition
Sep 6, 2026 by TMF Breakfast News
Breakfast News: The Sunday Edition
Use these prompts to build a shortlist of potential Rule Breakers and to pressure-test a Hidden Gems stock that might be mispriced.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Sean Williams
The Stock Market Is Doing Something for Only the 2nd Time in Nearly 156 Years, and History Says It Foreshadows Disaster for Wall Street
Even the direst warnings on Wall Street can offer a silver lining for long-term investors.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Trevor Jennewine
Stock Market Investors Just Got a Warning From the Federal Reserve. History Says This Will Happen Next.
The Federal Reserve recently warned investors that the S&P 500's equity risk premium was near its lowest level in decades.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Trevor Jennewine
If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, History Says Investors Who Make This Simple Move Will Win
Buying the dip during stock market downturns has historically been a guaranteed way to turn a profit.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Adria Cimino
As the Stock Market Flashes a Warning Signal Only Witnessed 2 Times in 155 Years, Warren Buffett Delivers a Blunt Message to Investors.
Buffett is known for telling it like it is.
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Sep 6, 2026 by Sean Williams
President Donald Trump Claims the U.S. "Should Have the Lowest Interest Rates Anywhere in the World," but Trumpflation and the AI Revolution Make That Impossible
Trump just opined that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) can grow by “20%” if the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates.
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