2026/02/28
It has been the best of times for stock market indexes. The S&P 500 Index rose 16.4 percent in 2025 because the Magnificent 7 -- Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet Class A (Google Class A & C), Tesla, Meta Platforms Class A, and Broadcom – did very well and comprised 37.7 percent of the S&P 500 Index due to their heavy capitalization weighting.
Growth of $100,000 invested in 2000
This chart shows the growth Of $100,000 invested In the S&P 500 (In gray) since 2000 would have grown to $400,231, versus $772,409 if it was invested in the Sound Advice recommendations (in blue) for 2.4 times more capital.
Mr. Cardiff has been the editor of Sound Advice since its inception in 1988. Since the beginning of 2000 through the end of 2023, the Sound Advice Model Portfolio has produced an average annual return of 8.9 percent, which compounded to 1.9 times the return from the traditional S&P 500 Index.
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2026/02/28
It has been the best of times for stock market indexes. The S&P 500 Index rose 16.4 percent in 2025 because the Magnificent 7 -- Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet Class A (Google Class A & C), Tesla, Meta Platforms Class A, and Broadcom – did very well and comprised 37.7 percent of the S&P 500 Index due to their heavy capitalization weighting.
2026/02/01
At the end of January, the so-called Magnificent 7 reported earnings that were good, but not good enough in view of the growth expected by sky-high price earnings ratios averaging 78.5. The reactions were mixed and the group has been flat so far this year. In 2025, the Magnificent 7 -- Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet Class A (Google Class A & C), Tesla, Meta Platforms Class A, and Broadcom – did very well and comprised 37.7 percent of the S&P 500 Index because of the heavy capitalization weighting.
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| Growth with Income | Symbol | Price | Yield (%) | Action | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLE | AAPL | 269.48 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |
| Netflix | NFLX | 79.94 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |
| Growth | Symbol | Price | Yield (%) | Action | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | INTC | 49.25 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 411.21 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |
| Hedges | Symbol | Price | Yield (%) | Action | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | NVDA | 180.34 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |
| Sandisk | SNDK | 695.51 | 0.00 | Buy | 0.00 |