Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

The stock market may be running hot this year, but that doesn't mean all is well.

There's still a place for index funds in your portfolio, but if you're just looking to learn with small starting positions, there are some smart all-weather stocks to consider as well.

The percentage of Americans who own stock has nearly doubled since the 1980s.

From the end of June to mid-September, expected earnings rose nearly five times as quickly as the index itself.

The founder of Vanguard recommended a simple approach for buying stocks and building long-term wealth.

What is the first investing decision? It has nothing to do with picking stocks.

S&P 500 companies are broadly beating analysts' estimates for earnings -- but is too much of that money riding on the AI boom?

Compound interest is how your money makes money -- and it can make you rich.

High-profile IPOs don't always make the best stocks to own.

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

While the S&P 500 index has been a money-making machine in the long run, investors should still take the time to learn some important information.

During a stock market sell-off, selling stocks is often the worst thing you can do.

Buying when everyone else is selling can do wonders for your portfolio.

Stay consistent and let time do the heavy lifting for you.

Investing is one of the very few things where the rewards increase with less work.

The unlocking of SpaceX shares is reshaping the communications sector.

The stock market doesn't continue rewarding the same strategy indefinitely, and the time to switch from playing offense to playing defense is coming.

Both options are rooted in the same basic buy-and-hold philosophy, but one differs from the other in one way that's very important for the foreseeable future.

Investors normally expect about 10% from the market in any given year, but all of that already showed up in the first half...

With enough time, discipline, and consistency, this strategy can get most people to the $1 million mark.

What would have happened if you invested in the S&P 500 right before two of the worst market crashes in recent history?

Fast-growing funds can build your wealth surprisingly quickly.

How does $20,000-plus in annual dividend income sound?

These two S&P 500 ETFs seem interchangeable. They're not.

Should you take the market's small discount now, or hold out for a bigger one?