The Motley Fool

The S&P 500 Just Did Something We've Never Seen Before. Here's What Happens in 2026 and Beyond.

The S&P 500 has produced phenomenal returns over the last three years. Those returns have been led by a small minority of the stocks in the index. History says this index fund could outperform the S&P ...
The Motley Fool

The S&P 500 Is Stuck. What History Says Happens Next.

History shows a clear pattern with previous range-bound starts for the S&P 500. What's happening beneath the surface of the market now is more important than what happened in the past. 2026 is shaping ...
CNBC

The S&P 500 shrugs off 1% and 2% daily drops all the time. Investors can, too, financial advisors say

Investors should ignore even big market drops: The S&P 500 fell by 1% or more on 1,001 days since 1996, an analysis by Morningstar Direct found. The index had a 2% or bigger drop on 313 days in that ...
Morningstar

Here's a big reason the S&P 500 has trailed 'pure' versions of the index that focus on value and growth

The S&P 500's Value and Growth indexes overlap. The more narrowly concentrated versions of these indexes have been performing better. The broadening of performance in stocks might reflect the flow of ...
Seeking Alpha

2026 S&P 500 Outlook: Inside The Next Earnings Wave

Earnings remain the primary market driver, with S&P 500 profits expected to grow low-to-mid teens in 2026 as AI boosts margins. AI has shifted from R&D experiments to real-world deployment, improving ...
CoinDesk

Traders can now bet on the S&P 500 around the clock without ever touching a traditional stock exchange

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Wednesday that it is bringing the S&P 500 to the blockchain via the Hyperliquid platform, making it easier for investors to trade the most widely tracked equity index ...
Seeking Alpha

Why The S&P 500's Bubble Valuation Is Not As Scary As It Looks - In Charts

The S&P 500's elevated P/E ratio is less alarming when considering strong EPS growth and a modest PEG ratio of 1.22x. The equity risk premium currently favors S&P 500 index funds, offering a 2.4%-2.5% ...
24/7 Wall St

While Everyone Owned the S&P 500, This Simpler ETF Was the Better Buy in Early 2026

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned 18% in 2025 by concentrating 33% of assets in technology, while Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) returned 11% with tech at just 15% of its portfolio and equal ...
Morningstar

The S&P 500's next addition could be this red-hot tech stock

One analyst notes that Sandisk's rapid growth this year has made it an 'elephant' in the S&P's small-cap index. That could drive its promotion to the big leagues. Sandisk's roughly $40 billion market ...
NerdWallet

Are Equal-Weight S&P 500 ETFs Bubble-Proof?

Worried you’re too exposed to AI and Big Tech through your index funds? Equal-weight S&P 500 ETFs are a potential solution, but they have their downsides. Many, or all, of the products featured on ...
CNN

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift

Technology stocks aren’t carrying the market like they used to — but investors can protect their portfolios during the volatility. After years of powering the market on the promise of revolutionizing ...
CNBC

S&P is already predicting China's property slump will be worse than it expected this year

S&P Global Ratings said China's primary real estate sales will likely drop by between 10% to 14% this year, worse than the 5% to 8% decline for 2026 sales the firm predicted back in October. "This is ...