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Stocks & IPOs
How stocks and the market work, the biggest IPOs explained, and market news for everyday investors.
How IPOs Work: How Regular Investors Can Buy IPO Stock
How an IPO works from filing to first trade, the two ways everyday investors can buy IPO shares, what the risks are, and lessons from the giant 2026 IPOs like SpaceX.
What Is an IPO Lock-Up Period (and Why Stocks Often Drop When It Ends)
What an IPO lock-up period is, how long it lasts, why share prices often fall around the expiration date, and how SpaceX used a staged lock-up in 2026.
SpaceX Stock After the IPO: What Happened and What It Teaches Investors
A timeline of SpaceX stock since its record June 2026 IPO: the first-week surge, the summer slide below $135, the lock-up releases and the December 8 expiry.
What Happens to Stocks When the Fed Raises Interest Rates
Why stocks often wobble when the Federal Reserve raises rates, which sectors feel it most, what history shows, and what to do with your portfolio in 2026.
How to Read a Stock Quote: Price, P/E, Market Cap and Dividend Yield
Every number on a stock quote page explained in plain English: bid and ask, volume, market cap, P/E ratio, EPS, dividend yield, 52-week range and beta.
What Is the S&P 500? How It Works and How to Invest in It
The S&P 500 is the most-watched stock index in the world. Learn which companies are in it, how it’s weighted, its long-term track record, risks, and how to invest in it.
What Is the VIX? The Stock Market’s “Fear Gauge” Explained
What the VIX measures, what high and low readings mean, why it spikes during sell-offs, and what long-term investors should (and shouldn’t) do when volatility jumps.
The $25,000 Pattern Day Trader Rule Is Gone: What Changed in 2026
The SEC approved FINRA’s plan to scrap the $25,000 pattern day trader minimum. Here is what replaced it, what still applies to margin and cash accounts, and what it means for everyday investors.