2026 S&P 500 Outlook: A History-Based Forecast With A 12% Expected Gain

Explore a probability-based forecast for the S&P 500 in 2026, highlighting risks, upside potential, and key tech sector influences.
Seeking Alpha

This Is How Hard It Is To Justify Investing In The S&P 500

Wide swathes of the investing public have their retirement funds tied to the fate of the S&P 500. The fact that we are likely in an AI bubble means that millions of folks stand to lose massive amounts ...
The Motley Fool

Is It Smart to Buy Stocks With the S&P 500 at an All-Time High? History Has a Clear Answer.

Now, with the S&P 500 once again flirting with record highs, many are asking the same question: Is it wise -- or reckless -- to invest when the stock market could be topping out? History offers a ...
MarketWatch

Wall Street’s biggest bear says the S&P 500 could drop to 4,200. Here’s his advice for right now.

Heading into 2025, most Wall Street strategists were predicting further gains after missing last year’s 23% advance for the S&P 500. But there was lone Wall Street bear, BCA Research’s chief global ...
Forbes

S&P 500's Weight In Mag 7 Stocks Passes 30%. Is This A Diversification Risk?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. There are 500 companies in the S&P 500, but only a small percentage have ...
Forbes

Invested In Apple Stock 10 Years Ago? Here's How You've Performed Against The S&P 500

Apple stock has dramatically outperformed the S&P 500 over the last decade but it is worth remembering that past performance does not predict the future. Read on to learn how much Apple stock has ...
Reuters

S&P lifts India's rating to BBB in first upgrade since 2007

MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', the first upgrade in 18 years, citing strong economic growth, ...
CoinDesk

S&P Assigns First-Ever Credit Rating to a DeFi Protocol, Rates Sky at B-

S&P Global Ratings assigned a B- (stable outlook) issuer credit rating to Sky Protocol, the decentralized lending platform formerly known as Maker Protocol, in a first for the decentralized finance ...
Nasdaq

If You Invested $1,000 a Year in the S&P 500, Here’s How Long It Would Take To Become a Millionaire

A lot depends on how the S&P 500 performs in the future. But if the future mirrors the past, you can expect to wait more than half a century. Also, see why Warren Buffett’s top pick for most investors ...
MarketWatch

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here’s what to know.

Paramount Global’s pending sale to Skydance Media could set the stage for another S&P 500 membership change — but there’s no guarantee that will happen. With a $9.5 billion market capitalization at ...
Morningstar

Is another S&P 500 change on the horizon? Here's what to know.

The Paramount-Skydance deal could open the door for a membership change, but Robinhood and AppLovin may once again miss out on inclusion Paramount Global's pending sale to Skydance Media could set the ...
The Motley Fool

Here's How Much a $250 Monthly Investment in the S&P 500 Could Grow Over the Long Term

Investing $250 per month into a fund that tracks the S&P 500 can be an effective way to build up a portfolio worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in the long run. The market may be due for a period ...