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May 27, 2026 Investor Insights

Investor Insights

Scams Increasing

May 27, 2026

Enjoy this week's "Investor Insights," a weekly newsletter that highlights the financial news you need and provides tips and tricks for making better investment decisions. 

 

  • Although Walmart and Amazon have done well, the average retail stock has struggled over the last decade, with the S&P Retail Select Industry Index returning -3.2% over the past five years versus a 95% gain for the S&P 500. *1
  • The FTC reported that fraud losses reached $15.9 billion in 2025, up 27% year over year, with impostor scams remaining the leading fraud category for the ninth consecutive year. Fake toll-collection texts in particular have increased rapidly. 1
  • Last week, the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.18%, a 19-year high, partly reflecting concerns about deficits, as U.S. deficits are expected to average 6.2% from 2023–2026, up from 4.8% in 2010–2019 and 2.3% in 2002–2007. *2
  • While 46% of trading days since 1950 have been negative, the S&P 500 has historically been positive 80% of the time over one-year periods and 93% of the time over rolling five-year periods. *3

Sources:

  1. MFS – “Beyond the News”
  2. Bloomberg – “The Dangerous Brew That’s Rattling Bond Markets”
  3. A Wealth of Common Sense – “Stories vs. Statistics”

*Past performance is not indicative of future performance

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