With the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) hopping around like the Easter bunny, and 1,000-point moves in the Dow Jones Industrial Index ($DOWI) occurring seemingly daily, investors are looking for ways to reduce the excitement of investing for long-term goals.
Fortunately, 2025’s market drama, complete with tariffs, tech stock gyrations, and tumbling stock prices, has also ushered in a renewed desire for simplicity. Because the only thing that is worse than seeing your accounts losing digits off the end of their value is not being able to get back all the time spent accumulating “learning experiences” as markets keep taking more of your wealth.
