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Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index is down 3.8% and recently notched its worst quarter in nearly four years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

An S&P 500 index fund gives you suitably diversified exposure to the stock market, but while it may have more liquidity, you will still have to pay taxes on withdrawals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The fund has returned an average of 15% annually, according to people familiar with the fund, compared to the 7% average return of HFR’s index of credit hedge funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In the national index, prices increased by 0.9% from the year prior in January, slower than the 1.1% rise one month prior.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

His bookshelves, the Delaware Valley Raptor Sanctuary calendar with Braviary’s release circled in red marker, even the index card that he thinks she doesn’t know he has.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers