Stash Weekly - Money in 5

Here are 5 numbers worth knowing about your money this week. 11.5% of all Stash member buy dollars went to SpaceX (SPCX) this week, per Stash internal trading data. Two minutes, screenshot-ready. Each card stands on its own, with a link back, so any one is yours to send.

1. Top traded names: the top 5 buys and sells

Notice how much of both lists is diversified funds, not single bets.

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2. The $1 million bet on boring

{"kind": "stat", "stat": "7.1% vs 2.2%", "caption": "an index fund beat a basket of hedge funds over 10 years (Buffett's bet)", "source": "Berkshire Hathaway 2017 shareholder letter", "disclosures": ["investing_risk", "past_performance"], "url": "https://www.stash.com/learn/money-in-5/?utm_campaign=share&utm_content=money-in-5", "url_label": "stash.com/learn/money-in-5", "alt": "The $1 million bet on boring"}

3. The scariest day, and the comeback

Send this to anyone who panics every time the market dips.

{"kind": "stat", "stat": "1 day", "caption": "the market's worst day ever, 1987, was fully recovered within ~2 years", "source": "S&P Dow Jones Indices; Federal Reserve History", "disclosures": ["investing_risk", "past_performance"], "url": "https://www.stash.com/learn/money-in-5/?utm_campaign=share&utm_content=money-in-5", "url_label": "stash.com/learn/money-in-5", "alt": "The scariest day, and the comeback"}

4. Net, the crowd kept buying

Steady beats reactive. The crowd kept showing up.

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5. The number that explains all the others

Send this to someone who is doing the right thing already. Then keep going.

{"kind": "stat", "stat": "1.1%", "caption": "a year the average fund investor gives up to bad timing", "source": "Morningstar Mind the Gap 2024", "disclosures": ["investing_risk", "past_performance"], "url": "https://www.stash.com/learn/money-in-5/?utm_campaign=share&utm_content=money-in-5", "url_label": "stash.com/learn/money-in-5", "alt": "The number that explains all the others"}

Bottom line

The tickers and the headlines change every week. The pattern doesn't: invest small, spread it out, hold through the noise, and let time compound. Most Stash investors are already doing it, and market history backs them up.

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Sources

• Stash internal trading data: aggregate, anonymized Stash member trading activity over the 30 days ending June 26, 2026 (figures are each name's share of buy or sell dollars).

• Buffett's bet: a low-cost S&P 500 index fund returned 7.1% annualized vs 2.2% for the hedge fund basket over 2008-2017 (widely reported, including Berkshire Hathaway's 2017 shareholder letter).

• Black Monday: the S&P 500 fell roughly 20% on October 19, 1987 (its worst single day), recovering to its prior high within about two years (S&P Dow Jones Indices; Federal Reserve History).

• The investor return gap: Morningstar, "Mind the Gap" 2024.

Important disclosures

This article is for educational purposes only and is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. Figures attributed to Stash reflect aggregate, anonymized member trading activity over the stated window and are not a forecast. Hypothetical examples are for illustration only, assume a fixed average annual return that real markets do not deliver, and do not reflect fees or taxes. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Stash is a registered investment adviser; what is right for you depends on your specific situation.

• Educational only and does not constitute investment, legal, accounting, or tax advice. See full disclosures at www.stash.com/disclosures.