So here we are, closing out 2025, and the stock market is basically doing its best impression of that friend who keeps winning at poker night. You know the one – they're up big, everyone's getting a little suspicious, but they just keep raking in the chips. The S&P 500 just hit another all-time high at 6,932 (because of course it did), marking a solid 18% gain for 2025. That's on top of 24% in 2023 and 23% in 2024. At this point, the market's three-year winning streak is starting to feel like that Tesla that somehow never needs maintenance – impressive, but you're waiting for the other shoe t...

Look, I know what you're thinking. "Defense stocks? Really? That's your hot take for 2026?" But hear me out – while everyone's obsessing over AI and crypto, there's a $60 billion investment firm quietly loading up on companies that make things that go boom. Scott Helfstein from Global X ETFs isn't just throwing darts at a board here. The guy's watching the world get increasingly... let's call it "spicy"... and he's betting that governments are about to open their wallets wide for some serious military hardware. "We're moving to a world of decentralized deterrence," Helfstein says, which is f...

Look, I get it. When someone starts talking about defense stocks, your eyes probably glaze over faster than a donut at a police convention. But hear me out – this might actually be interesting, and potentially profitable. Scott Helfstein, who manages money at Global X ETFs (they've got $60 billion under management, so they're not exactly running a lemonade stand), thinks defense stocks are about to have a moment. And by "moment," I mean potentially making you some serious cash in 2026. Here's the deal: The world is getting weird. Like, really weird. Between geopolitical tensions that make a ...

Look, we all love a good AI story. Who doesn't want to believe we're living in the future where robots do our taxes and cars drive themselves? But here's the thing about bubbles – they're really fun until they pop in your face. Right now, AI stocks are flying higher than a SpaceX rocket, and some very smart (and very rich) people are starting to get nervous. Michael Burry – yeah, the guy who called the 2008 housing crash – is literally betting against some of these companies. When the dude who predicted the last big bubble starts shorting your favorite stocks, maybe it's time to pay attention...

Look, I know what you're thinking. "Defense stocks? Really? That's your hot tip?" But hear me out – while everyone's obsessing over AI and crypto, there's a guy at Global X ETFs managing $60 billion who thinks the real money is in things that go boom. Scott Helfstein isn't your typical Wall Street suit spouting buzzwords. He's looking at the world map like a chess board and seeing some pretty obvious moves. With geopolitical tensions higher than your uncle's blood pressure at Thanksgiving dinner, defense spending is about to get a serious boost. "We're moving to a world of decentralized dete...

Well, well, well. Here we are at the end of 2025, and if you're anything like me, you're probably looking at your portfolio like it's that junk drawer in your kitchen – you know there's some good stuff in there, but also a lot of random crap that needs to go. Enter the January Effect, aka the market's version of New Year's resolutions. Every January, fresh money floods into the market faster than people abandon their gym memberships. Fund managers rebalance their portfolios, bonuses get deployed, and suddenly everyone's feeling optimistic about their financial future (until February reality h...

Okay, let's talk about the elephant in the room – or should I say the bear in the china shop? The market's been doing its classic "two steps forward, one dramatic stumble backward" dance lately, and everyone's acting like it's the financial apocalypse. Here's the thing: a 5% dip isn't even a "correction" in Wall Street speak. That requires a full 10% drop from the highs. What we're seeing right now is basically the market equivalent of stubbing your toe – annoying, but hardly life-threatening. The Numbers Don't Lie (Even When Fear Does) Since the 1950s, the S&P 500 has had about 38 correcti...

Look, we all love a good AI story. Robots doing our homework, cars driving themselves, and computers that can write better poetry than most humans (sorry, not sorry). But here's the thing about bubbles – they're really fun until they pop in your face. Right now, AI stocks are flying higher than Elon's rockets, and some very smart (and very rich) people are starting to get nervous. Michael Burry – yes, the guy who called the 2008 housing crash and got Christian Bale to play him in a movie – is betting big against the AI boom. When the guy who predicted the last major bubble starts shorting you...

So here's a fun holiday experiment: Business Insider asked 10 professional investors what single stock they'd stuff in someone's Christmas stocking. You know, because nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like unsolicited investment advice from your financially savvy relatives. The results? Well, let's just say Google's parent company Alphabet got more love than a golden retriever at a dog park. Three separate pros picked GOOGL as their gift-worthy stock, making it the clear crowd favorite. The Google Fan Club Ross Gerber from Gerber Kawasaki thinks Alphabet is basically the Swiss Army knife...

Okay, buckle up because this is one of those "only in the stock market" stories that'll make your head spin. Meet Regencell Bioscience (NASDAQ: RGC), a Hong Kong company that just pulled off what might be the most impressive magic trick of 2025: turning absolutely zero dollars in revenue into a 17,000% stock gain. Yes, you read that right. Seventeen. Thousand. Percent. So what does this company actually do? They're researching Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments for ADHD and autism. Noble cause, sure, but here's the kicker – they haven't sold a single product since going public in 2021. ...