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Stock Market

News, analysis, and real human stories about stocks

  • Money & the World

    Stocks Hit Fresh Highs. Is It a Bad Time to Invest?

  • Finance for Humans

    How Do I Diversify, Anyway?

  • Finance for Humans

    The Bond Market Fell, Hard. An Explainer for Normal Humans

Money & the World

What’s the Legacy of the $GME Mania? We Asked the “Dumb Money” Writers to Weigh In

Money & the World

How 2023 Cracked Wall Street’s Crystal Ball

Stocks have boomed this year. Yet many DIY investors have sprinted from markets — and missed out on big returns. What spooked them?

Money & the World

2023: The Year of FOMM (Fear of Making Money)

For a measly $10 a month, you can buy and sell all the U.S. stocks you want — with no commission charges and no foreign-exchange fees on trades.

News

Introducing USD Acccounts, a Better Way to Trade U.S. Stocks

Money & the World

End Times for Tech Stocks?

Money & the World

How Long is This Bear Market Going to Last?

Money & the World

2022: The Year We Said Farewell to FOMO

Money & the World

The World Is on Fire. Yet Life Is ... Getting Better?

Illustration by Melanie Lambrick

Finance for Humans

Why the Asset Bubble Popped, All at Once

Illustration by Melanie Lambrick

Money & the World

The Story of the Stock Market, Told by Five Companies

When the market dips, people start to wonder: is now the time to buy? Here's our answer.

Finance for Humans

Wealthsimple Explains: The Market Crashed! Should I Buy the Dip?

And oh, it’s been crappy. It's easy to feel like an investing genius when the markets are going up. But how do you stay smart when markets are... not up?

Finance for Humans

Our Four Step Plan to Investing in a Crappy Market

Some video-subscription services, like Netflix, are struggling — and finally facing real competition.

Money & the World

Is Netflix Still a Growth Stock Now? And Other Streaming Wars Questions Answered

Are you new to trading? Well, surprise! You have to pay taxes on all the stocks you sold last year. How nervous should you be about that? Not very — if you do a few simple things.

Finance for Humans

Oh Wait, Do I Need to Pay Taxes on My Stock Trades? A Guide

Money 2021: The Year of ‘Oh Wait, That’s Never Happened Before.’ GameStop, Shiba Inu, shipping containers, Twitter, a dollar sign, coins, Ethereum, a pie chart, and COVID-19 float around a large 2021 symbol.

Money & the World

Money 2021: The Year of ‘Oh Wait, That’s Never Happened Before’

Whenever the market tumbles, as it did this week, you can bet on one thing: news outlets start buying stock photos of anxious (probably male, middle-aged) traders to post with their stories. We investigated what these folks are actually concerned about.

Money & the World

The True Thoughts of the “Worried Stock Market Guys”

Finance for Humans

Five Simple Rules To Be the Absolute Worst Stock Picker

Finance for Humans

Stocks Are at Record Highs. Is It Time to Sell?

Money & the World

What Does China's Tech Crackdown Teach Us About Investing?

News

Introducing: Fractional Shares on Wealthsimple Trade

Finance for Humans

Everyone’s Trading Now. So I Tried It Too, Reluctantly

Money & the World

GME, Doge, Supreme: How Getting Rich Went Full Internet

News

How Wealthsimple Trade Didn’t Break During GameStop

Money & the World

Data: Who Really Traded GME? Why? And What Happened to Them?

Money & the World

Meme Stocks: How Old Regulations Kept Traders from Getting the Best Advice

Money & the World

We Fact-Check Theories About Meme Stocks and Online Brokerages

Money & the World

How the GameStop Phenomenon Happened. And Why the Losers May Not Be Who You Think

Why the Stock Market Is a Bad Economic Indicator

Money & the World

Why Are Stock Market Numbers So Wacko Right Now?

Money & the World

We All Went a Little Crazy on Tesla Stock. And That Tells Us a Lot

Finance for Humans

If Stocks Are So Great, Shouldn’t I Only Have Stocks?

Money & the World

Why Do We Think Stock Markets Will Go Up Over Time, Anyway?

Finance for Humans

I Find the Stock Market Scary—Can I Just Close My Eyes and Put My Money in a Savings Account?

Money & the World

Measuring the TSX Index: What the Data Tells Us About Canada

Finance for Humans

What You Really Need to Know About IPOs

Finance for Humans

What is Wealthsimple and How Does it Actually Work?

Money & the World

Dumb Questions for Smart People: How Hedge Funds Warp Our World

Money & the World

A Deep (But Not TOO Deep) Explanation of What We Mean by 'Diversification'

Finance for Humans

The Market Is at an All-Time High. Should I Double Down or Sell Everything?

Finance for Humans

What if I Missed the Entire Bull Market?

Money & the World

We Asked Our Resident Stock Market Genius About the Animal Crossing Economy

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