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TARGET-DATE FUNDS are riding a wave of popularity. Morningstar reports that investors placed $170 billion into these funds in 2021, more than double their 2020 inflow. Morningstar also reports that, as of 2019, 58% of all 401(k) participants were invested in a target-date fund. That percentage is likely higher today. It’s clear why the funds have become so popular. They can be an excellent solution for retirement savers who prefer a hands-off approach. To this end,

It’s official: the Bear Market of 2022. The S&P 500 has now fallen 20.9% from its high in early January, the largest decline for the index since March 2020. The question everyone’s asking: what happens next? To answer that, we often look back at history, attempting to find parallels with the past. But even a […]

The Dow divisor is a numerical value that is used to calculate the level of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

For the first time in history, retail investors’ index fund holdings exceed their holdings in actively-managed funds, according to new numbers from Morningstar Direct.

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Why the stock market has to go down sometimes.

What if the debate between active and indexed stock investing were a Broadway musical about competing gangs, like West Side Story? Whether sung, read, or spo...

What if investment firms advertising active management were required to include full disclosure of the historically low success rate of active versus indexin...

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Allan Maman, Sonny Mo, and Sam Yang, cofounders of Bloom, all wish they had learned about smart ways to invest their money when they were even younger.

Why rising inflation is a bigger risk to the stock market than rising interest rates.

Are stocks due for a crash? Is it a good time to buy low? Can you time and beat the market?!   Click the “Start” button below to start the clock on a random 10 year period of the U…

2021 was a strong year for stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies, as most asset classes provided positive returns.

Here's a round-up of some of my favorite charts from 2021:The U.S. stock market as a whole was basically devoid of volatility this year:In fact, out of the past 94 years of data, this year

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This chart breaks down the composition of assets for each tier of wealth. See what assets make up a regular person's net worth, versus that of a billionaire.

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NGPF Activity Bank Investing UP & MOVING IMPLEMENTATION Link to full activity - INTERACTIVE: Exploring Asset Classes Interactive: Novel Investor's Asset Class Returns Implementation to Part 1: Define the Asset Classes Distribute the Asset Class Cards (or sticky notes) and Descrip...

Answer: 94% of investment pros underperformed (see below), so 6% outperformed.  Questions: Why do you think investing professionals struggle to "beat the market? Why do you think investors continue to invest their money with professionals despite their record of not being able to "beat the market?" Your friend says "you are better off investing with professionals instead of buying a simple index fund (e.g., S&P 500) that matches the market return." Do you agree or disagree based on the data above? Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use with your students. Behind the numbers (SPIVA report, 2020): A UNIQUE SCORECARD FOR THE ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE DEBATE There is nothing novel about the index versus active debate.

I'm a sucker for historical market data.I know, I know. It doesn't help you predict the future but it can help shape your expectations to allow you to emotionally prepare for a range of outcomes.

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The index continues to controversially be weighted by share price.

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