Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In a lecture at Columbia Business School, finance columnist Jason Zweig polled students on their investment returns for 2025, emphasizing the importance of evaluating personal investment performance against the market as it approaches record highs.
Some are living close to the economic edge; others are spending freely and seeing their wealth rise. But Americans of all stripes can’t stop talking about prices.
The share of people ages 18 to 39 transferring funds to investment accounts every month has more than tripled over a decade.
Plus, it’s a big investing world out there
The brokerage finished 2025 on a strong note, though its stock is down roughly 24% this year.
