My 2026 YTD performance is lower than the S&P — and here’s why. At first glance, this didn’t make sense to me. About 70% of my portfolio is in S&P 500 and QQQ, so logically, my returns should be very close to the index, or even slightly higher. But my 2026 YTD performance is still trai

People always seem surprised when women talk about investing. I never really understood that.🤷‍♀️ Quick reality check first. My portfolio is up 53% this year, but I deposited 42.5k in 2025, so my actual profit is about 40k. Am I happy? 🙃 Not really. I only beat the S&P 500 by a bit, wh