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.

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel is a widely cited book on stock investing today. First published in 1994, it presents a detailed analysis of equity markets based on more than two centuries of ...

Preferred stock is a type of equity that also serves as a fixed-income instrument. Preferred stock is a little-known type of ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks had quite a run in 2025, and it appears they may not be done yet. Companies that are profiting from the AI boom include those that manage data, develop large ...

While stocks rebound, oil futures traders appear less sanguine, with the price of WTI crude rising to more than $113 per barrel. The Iranian regime has rejected the President’s ceasefire proposal and ...