Stocks
How S&P 500 Index Additions and Deletions Actually Work
There is no fixed date when stocks rotate into the S&P 500 — a committee decides case by case, and decades of research show the price bump that once followed an…
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Tomás Ferreira
Tomás Ferreira came to crypto through payments infrastructure, and still finds the plumbing more interesting than the price.
Articles by Tomás Ferreira
Finance News
How Stock Buybacks Work, and Why They Move Earnings Per Share
A plain-language look at how companies repurchase their own shares, the disclosure rules and federal tax now attached to that practice, and what the current…
Finance News
How to Read Your Brokerage 1099 Forms Correctly
One envelope, three forms — 1099-DIV, 1099-B, 1099-INT — and a February habit of checking corrections before filing anything.
Stocks
How to Read Insider Trading Form 4 Filings
Form 4 shows what corporate insiders bought and sold within two business days — small signals that earn attention only in patterns and in purchases.
Finance News
First Half 2026: Broad Stock Gains, Flat Bonds
The S&P 500 returned 9.6% through June while core bonds gained 0.6% — a rebound quarter erased a rough first, and leadership widened beyond mega-caps.