If There's Just 1 Move All Investors Should Make Right Now, History Says It's This

Key Points If the market keeps up its performance, this will be its fourth year in a row with double-digit gains. That last happened ahead of the dot-com crash in 2000, and the market didn't reach a new high until 2007. A defensive portfolio includes large, established AI stocks as well as value and dividend stocks. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › With just over three months left in the year, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up 11% year to date. If it manages to stay there, it will end 2026 with four consecutive years of double-digit gains, a feat not accomplished since 1999 -- incidentally, right before it crashed and lost nearly 50% of its value. It lost that over three years, and it didn't reach a new high until mid-2007.