We are in a high-risk period. The ratio of lumber prices to gold prices has utterly collapsed as gold continues to hit record highs. Utility stocks are also showing strength relative to the S&P 500, ...

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) surged 2.3% on Thursday, marking the biggest daily gain for the index so far in 2024. Just three days earlier, the S&P 500 registered its biggest single-day loss of 2024.

Every year, index fund provider Vanguard releases a now-famous chart. This chart is released every September on what our chief investment officer Scott Phillips calls "probably not my favourite day of ...

With investments, volatility refers to changes in an asset's or market's price — especially as measured against its usual behavior or a benchmark. Volatility is often expressed as a percentage: If a ...