The stock market is basically telling us:
“Everything is fine.”
Meanwhile individual stocks are getting absolutely destroyed or ripping 10%+ on earnings.
The S&P 500 can be flat while your portfolio feels like a casino.
2026 has been a stock picker’s market.
In a time where it feels parents are addicted to "privating" everything (school, sports, clubs) to "get their kids ahead," we often overlook the essential ingredient that actually does so.
And that's simply raising kids in a loving/disciplined (married) two-parent household.