One of the most fundamental truths of investing is that you can't time the market. As legendary investor and economist Bernard Baruch put it, "Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars."1
Even so, it's natural to wince a little when you buy an investment on...
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In 2020, three companies in the S&P 500 index announced plans for stock share splits, down from 102 companies in 1997 and seven in 2016.1
As an investor, you may wonder what a stock split is and how it might affect your portfolio. Although splitting stock shares has been much less common in rece...
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Though all economists expect inflation numbers to rise in the near term, there are different views on the potential long-term effects.
In March 2021, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.6%, the largest one-month increase since August 2012.Over the previous 12 months, the ...
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