The S&P 500 has averaged about 10% annually since 1928, but that figure varies widely by time period. What the long-run data actually shows.

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The researchers analyzed these groups’ trading patterns across 130 different stock return anomalies—characteristics that academic research has shown predict future stock performance. They calculated ...

A groundbreaking study, published in the September 2025 issue of the International Review of Economics & Finance, reveals that a surprisingly simple metric—the difference between current S&P 500 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Osman is a finance expert with over 30 years of experience. Investors like to believe markets are noisy but fair. Prices move.

CNN’s Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The index uses seven market indicators to help answer the question: What emotion is driving the ...

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In the investment management world, performance has never been difficult to publish. However, explaining it convincingly has become one of the defining challenges of US asset management in the modern ...