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The bear market dragged down all three major indexes last year, but the Nasdaq Composite had it the worst. That's because the benchmark includes many high-growth players, such as technology stocks

Investing on Wall Street comes with its inevitable ups and downs. Since this decade began, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and innovation-driven Nasdaq Composite have

"Beating the Dow" means outperforming the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average, that slowly changing collection of 30 large American companies that serves as a benchmark for the health of the

For well over a century, Wall Street has provided a pathway for everyday investors to build their wealth. The annualized returns for the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has been lagging the broader market in 2023, having fallen to a loss for the year in late October before a big bounce carried it back into positive

Since the turn of the century, Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has been a standout investment -- rising 600%, or nearly double the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 310% total return. Of course, we can't

One thing I've learned throughout my life is that hindsight truly is 20/20. Ask anyone if they could go back in time and change a few decisions, and I'm almost certain they'd say yes. That doesn't

Over long periods, Wall Street is an undisputed wealth creator. On an annualized basis, stocks have outpaced the returns for oil, gold, housing, and even Treasury bonds. But broader market returns

Thursday finally dealt major market benchmarks a losing day, with the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) breaking a long winning streak to fall nearly 1%. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Dow

Investors continued to find the stock market attractive on Thursday morning, even in the wake of several days of significant gains. After having spent so much of the year being pessimistic about the

For more than 127 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as the most-watched barometer of Wall Street's health.

At its inception in 1896, the Dow contained 12

Stocks largely took a breather on Wednesday, although that didn't stop the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) from inching higher to post yet another day of gains. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)

When you get a chance to own a strong global business at a discount to the market, it's worth considering. That's the main rationale behind the "Dogs of the Dow" investing strategy, which focuses on

The stock market once again gained ground on Tuesday, extending an impressive rally to begin the month of November. Again, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) led the way with gains of almost

The Dogs of the Dow is a popular investing strategy, where you simply invest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) components least favored by the Street in a given year.

The idea is

Over multidecade periods, fortunes are built on Wall Street. But over shorter timelines (think months or the span of a few years), the stock market is highly unpredictable.

Since the start of this

For more than a century, Wall Street has been a proven moneymaker that's outpaced the likes of commodities, housing, and bonds on an annualized return basis. But when examined over shorter periods

Stocks pulled back in October again, making it the third straight month in a row that major indexes have fallen.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) outperformed the other two major

Over long periods, the stock market is a bona fide wealth creator. But moving from point A to B doesn't happen in a straight line.

Since the start of 1950, the benchmark S&P 500 has undergone 39

Over the long term, you'd struggle to find a better wealth creator than Wall Street. The annualized returns of housing, gold, oil, and bonds simply don't stack up to what Wall Street can bring to

Since this decade began, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), have vacillated

Financial reporters Charles Dow and Edward Jones launched their eponymous index in 1896, following the fate of 12 of America's largest industrial and commercial concerns. Today the Dow Jones

Stock investors haven't enjoyed September and October, as extreme volatility has brought major-market benchmarks to their weakest levels in months. Declines for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:

The one thing that remains certain in the stock market is uncertainty. It's full of highs, lows, bear markets, bull markets, and everything in between. You never know exactly when any of these will

The principle of the strategy seems sound enough: Buy a basket of high-yielding blue chip stocks and then leave them alone to ripen for a few (or many) years.

The reality of the strategy, however