The Nasdaq is a stock exchange based in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, it is the world's first electronic stock market and operates primarily within the U.S. financial system, with its main market located in Times Square. It is one of the largest, most-watched exchanges in the country, heavily weighted towards technology companies.
Nasdaq, Inc. is an American company that owns and operates multiple securities exchanges in the United States—including the Nasdaq Stock Market, four U.S. options exchanges, and several equity markets—as well as venues in Canada, the Nordic countries, and the Baltics.
Nasdaq, Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation providing data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and advisory services to corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators across the global financial system.
The wealthiest 10% of U.S. households own approximately 93% of the stock market's value, a record concentration of wealth, with the top 1% holding over half of all stocks. This ownership is concentrated among the richest Americans, while the bottom half of households own a very small fraction, illustrating significant wealth inequality in stock market participation.
That wasn't enough to keep up with any of the major market indexes, though. But Buffett's portfolio includes six Nasdaq-100 stocks. Here they are -- and which one is the best pick to buy right now. Warren Buffett.
The exchange platform is owned by Nasdaq, Inc., which also owns the Nasdaq Nordic stock market network and several U.S.-based stock and options exchanges.
In a comparative study between the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 outperformed the S&P 500 every year from 2007 to 2025 posting a total average return of +17.1% compared to the S&P 500 return of +12.2%. A notable exception is 2022 when the Nasdaq 100 underperformed relative to the S&P 500 by -14.3%.
New York Stock Exchange in New York City, US, is the largest stock exchange in the world. Nasdaq in New York City, US, is the second-largest stock exchange in the world. Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, is the third-largest stock exchange in the world.
NYSE Euronext was created from a merger between the NYSE and Euronext in 2007. Nasdaq, a fully electronic exchange, hosts major tech companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon. The American Stock Exchange (AMEX) was known for focusing on exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia.
What if I invested $10,000 in S&P 500 20 years ago?
Think About This: $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 2000 would have grown to $32,527 over 20 years — an average return of 6.07% per year.
A 2019 study by Harvard Business Review found either Vanguard, BlackRock or State Street is the largest listed owner of 88% of S&P 500 companies. There is a perception that a few select companies own a vast majority of the stock market.
It is also the namesake and formerly the company that created the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is now owned by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a joint venture between McGraw Hill Financial, CME Group and News Corp, Dow Jones' parent company.
The "Buffett Rule 70/30" isn't one single rule but refers to different concepts: it can mean investing 70% in stocks and 30% in "workouts" (special situations like mergers) as he did in 1957, or it's a popular guideline for personal finance to save 70% and spend 30% for rapid wealth building. It's also confused with the general guideline of 100 minus your age for stock/bond allocation (e.g., 70% stocks if 30 years old).
Billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have been close friends for decades. Unsurprisingly, the Gates Foundation Trust owns more than 21 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK. A)(NYSE: BRK.B) -- a stake worth around $11 billion.
