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The Magnificent Seven stocks now represent 35% to 40% of the S&P 500, creating historically high concentration risk. SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MDYG) offers a middle path, delivering growth exposure while sidestepping mega-cap tech dominance. Built for Diversified Growth Exposure MDYG takes a fundamentally different approach to growth investing than tech-heavy indexes.…

Drone makers Aerovironment (AVAV) and Kratos Defense (KTOS) certainly seem to have very bright futures ahead of them, as both have landed major deals from the Pentagon in the last year, both firms have integrated advanced technologies into their products, and drones have become a major part of warfare. Moreover, geopolitical tensions are generally high…

Choosing your first trading platform can be quite overwhelming. There are hundreds of options, and most of them can feel similar …

Different Types of Traders in Forex: A Complete Guide to Trading Styles | Image: Initiative The Forex market is one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world, attracting millions of traders daily. However, not all traders approach the market in the same way. Understanding the different types of traders in forex and their…

Katie Brockman, The Motley Fool January 15, 2026 at 10:50 AM Key Points Stock prices are continuing to surge, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) up by around 19% over the past 12 months, as of this writing. But no bull market can last forever, and we’re bound to face a downturn eventually. According to…

Adria Cimino, The Motley Fool January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM Key Points The Nasdaq has climbed in recent years thanks to excitement about game-changing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Investors have wanted to get in on potential winners earlier to maximize their gains once these technologies are fully developed and…

There’s a time-honored tradition of U.S. presidents, whose electoral fortunes tend to rise or fall with the state of the economy, grumbling about chairmen of the Federal Reserve Board. Famously, Paul Volcker, who as Fed chair dramatically raised interest rates in the early 1980s to combat inflation rates considerably higher than those that helped doom…

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Why Financial Advisors Quietly Come to Me to Learn Options For as long as I’ve been coming to you live with Masters in Trading, there’s one thing most people constantly get wrong about me. Most people …