I wasn’t aware of what was happening on Black Monday, October 19, 1987. I was 5 years old then. But the more I learn about the stock market, the more I think about how I might’ve behaved if I’d had ...

Five years ago, on October 14, I launched TKer, the newsletter that tells the story of how the stock market usually goes up. 📉 That first year was highlighted by a bear market as the Federal Reserve ...

Sure, the stock market is more like the economy than it’s like… a banana. But in the context of a nuanced discussion of finance and macroeconomics, the stock market is not the economy. Government: The ...

The world has changed in many ways over the years. This includes the makeup of the stock market and the macro environment in which its underlying companies operate. One thing that hasn’t changed is ...

The stock market falls almost every other day. Often, you’ll see the market slide a percent or two in a given week. Sometimes, those modest declines turn into 5% pullbacks. Occasionally, those ...

It remains tough to generate stock market returns that beat (or outperform) a passively managed fund tracking the S&P 500. According to new data from S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), just a third of U.S ...

Broadly speaking, rising long-term interest rates are a headwind for borrowers, including most households, businesses, and governments. So then why hasn’t this year’s interest rate rally led to job ...

All things considered, it’s been a pretty good year for the stock market. Year to date, the S&P 500 is up over 11%. Meanwhile, the index has experienced an intra-year max drawdown of 9%, below the ...

🗓️ PROGRAMMING NOTE: TKer’s free Sunday newsletter will be on hiatus until Sept. 13 as we enjoy a few summer Fridays. Paid subscribers will continue to receive newsletters covering timely topics as ...

Not only are profit margins high, but they’re rising. According to FactSet, the S&P 500’s net profit margin is on track to rise to 15.7% in Q2, the highest level since FactSet started tracking the ...

The S&P 500 gained an impressive 9.6% in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, the Magnificent 7 — Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla — were collectively in the red ...

s operating in an industry where the business economics are being slammed by the AI wrecking ball causing professional writers to question the value of their work. We each have different angles on the ...