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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

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

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

Healthcare surpassed housing and utilities in early 2023 as the fastest-growing category in the personal consumption expenditures price index, or PCE, the inflation measure that the Fed watches most closely.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He’s even considered ripping up the index card, letting it fall to the ground in a one-thousand-piece mess.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers