stock market

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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

Here we suggest a third factor: The U.S. stock market is significantly more expensive than it appears.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. economy entered the war on solid footing, with sturdy consumer spending, interest rates moving lower, and a record stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The latest pullbacks have come with the stock market percolating along at historically generous valuations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

By March 2008 the stock market had finally grasped what every mortgage bond salesman had long known: Someone had lost at least $240 billion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis