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William Power

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Dad, husband, Wall Street Journal editor. Drummer in WSJ house band. Future Phillies tour guide.

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  • 1 month ago | wsj.com | William Power

    After a rough first quarter, large-cap growth funds were up 1.7% and gold funds soared. Plus: A Financial Flashback to the ‘flash crash’ in 2010. Can fund investors exhale a bit? After slogging to a 5.1% decline in the first quarter, April was a better month for U.S.-stock funds. The average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund was down 1.1%, according to LSEG data, but that relatively modest decline calmed some investors’ nerves. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

  • 1 month ago | finance.yahoo.com | William Power

    Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. William Power Sun, May 4, 2025, 8:00 AM 4 min read In This Article: After a rough first quarter, large-cap growth funds were up 1.7% and gold funds soared. Plus: A Financial Flashback to the “flash crash” in 2010. Your Privacy Choices

  • 2 months ago | wsj.com | William Power

    Foreign stocks and bond funds are winning the race so far in 2025. Plus: A Financial Flashback to 25 years ago, the AT&T Wireless IPO. Fund investors are paying their own kind of tariff so far this year. After hammering out a 17.4% average gain for all of 2024, the average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund fell 5.1% in the first quarter, according to LSEG.

  • Mar 10, 2025 | mdpi.com | William Power

  • Mar 9, 2025 | wsj.com | William Power

    Journal Reports: Investing MonthlyDoes Dollar-Cost Averaging Work? Here’s What the Numbers SayBy Derek HorstmeyerMarch 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM ETThe popular investing strategy performs well during rising markets, but it lags behind another strategy during down markets.

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Bill Power
Bill Power @BillPowerWSJ
11 Jun 25

“I’ve told a lot of people: don’t take psychedelic drugs,” Brian Wilson said in 2016. “It’s mentally dangerous to take. I regret having taken LSD. It’s a bad drug.” https://t.co/ZkRUcscOps via @WSJ

Bill Power
Bill Power @BillPowerWSJ
8 Jun 25

Your 401(k) can exhale, for now. My latest markets wrap for WSJ's Investing Monthly https://t.co/uwpY9Pb9eO

Bill Power
Bill Power @BillPowerWSJ
6 Jun 25

Many of us mispronounce Nvidia. And that leads to the wrong choice for a preposition before the company’s name. My latest WSJ stylebook bulletin https://t.co/4o7r5W1G7s via @WSJ🔓