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Should You Really Invest in the Stock Market Right Now? History Offers a Clear Answer

Should you buy at the high? The answer might surprise you.

Should You Really Invest in the Stock Market Right Now? History Offers a Clear Answer

Published September 27, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have been hitting new highs this year, driven by developments in artificial intelligence and a buoyant feeling about future earnings. There has been a strong bull market for nearly four years, and both stock market indexes have demonstrated incredible growth during this time. If you'd done no investing except for in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks one of those two benchmark indexes, you'd have more than doubled your money in less than four years.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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