The S&P 500 Is Around Its All-Time High. Is It Too Late to Invest in the Index?

It was only a few months ago that investors were worried about a bear market and a wide-scale sell-off. Those fears are long gone, and with June wrapped up and the first six months of 2025 in the books, the stock market has been looking solid. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), an index that tracks the 500 leading stocks on U.S. exchanges, is up 5.5% through the first six months of the year. In doing so, it has hit a new all-time high.That is great news, but it also might have you thinking about whether this is still a good time to invest in the stock market. There is, after all, still the threat of tariffs and trade wars out there. Some analysts also worry about a possible recession. In light of all these things, has the stock market become overheated, and is it too late to invest in the S&P 500? Should you wait for a pullback?Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool