The week began with the stock market picking up where it left off the previous week.

While the types of businesses most prominent in the market vary through time, the fact that a small subset of companies’ stocks account for an outsized portion of the stock market is not new.

Equities began the week edging higher following the Federal Reserve's announcement that it would buy corporate bonds under an emergency lending program.

The U.S. stock market may offer the comfort of familiarity, but investing in both U.S. and international markets can benefit those with long-term perspectives.

Last week began with a bang for stocks as each of the indexes gained well over 1.0% for the day. The S&P 500, after climbing 1.2%, has picked up nearly 45.0% since its 2020 low, pushing it into the black for the year.

Historically, an increase in the money supply leads to higher levels of inflation, but investors should remember that supply is only one driver of overall prices.

Dimensional’s annual survey of investment performance draws on historical data to look beyond short-term market fluctuations and shed light on the dimensions that explain differences in returns.

Despite nationwide protests and U.S.-China tensions, stocks rose to start the week.

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With the stock market closed last Monday in observance of Memorial Day, Tuesday's trading led to solid returns for each of the benchmark indexes listed here. 

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The major benchmarks opened the week on a high note, led by the Russell 2000, which gained more than 6.0%.

Over the 10-year period ending March 31, 2020, the Fama/French US Value Research Index returned an annualized 5.06%, well behind the 13.04% achieved by the Fama/French US Growth Research Index.

Stocks opened the week with mixed returns. The S&P 500 stayed level, the Dow fell by almost half a point, and the Nasdaq finished the day up three-quarters of a percent.

The dramatic plunge below zero highlighted a fundamental problem for the oil industry in the face of evaporating demand due to COVID-19.

Investors continue to move toward stocks despite unfavorable economic data.

Investors were guardedly optimistic last Monday as several countries and some states began to reopen their economies.

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The week started with stock indexes falling sharply on the heels of an historic plunge of crude oil into negative territory.

Data covering the past century’s 15 US recessions show that investors tended to be rewarded for sticking with stocks.