The Magnificent Seven represent 34.3% of the S&P 500 as of February 2026, up from 12.5% in 2016. From 2016 through 2025, these seven companies achieved an 875.5% return, outperforming the S&P 500. The ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

With the right metrics, you can increase the return on both. by Jim Stengel, Cait Lamberton and Ken Favaro Over the past 20 years, performance marketing has become the dominant approach companies use ...

The US stock market finished 2025 up more than 17% according to the Morningstar US Market Index. At the start of 2026, stocks were trading 4% below our fair value estimate. What might that mean for ...