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The Roth IRA, for good reason, is widely praised for its tax-free nature. Once you've put money into a Roth and meet the requirements, you'll never have to worry about tax again -- ever.

However, as

The energy sector is in the doldrums thanks to COVID-19, with even some of the most reliable segments of the industry feeling the pinch. In recent years Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) has

Ten years may seem like a long time, but it's critical for investors to think about what companies could look like a decade, or longer, from now. After all, the value of any business is the present

Shares of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) exploded out of the gate Friday and are up 27.8% as of 10 a.m. EDT. The natural gas-fueled engine maker announced that its Weichai Westport Inc. joint

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) recently hosted its annual Baidu World Conference in Beijing to showcase its latest technologies. The theme of this year's conference was the "Intelligence of Everything," with

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped on Friday, rising about 6% at market open. As of 10:00 a.m. EDT, the stock was up about 4%.

The growth stock's gain followed an analyst's upgrade. In addition

Cruise lines were dealt a heavy blow during the initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis. Investors walked the plank the moment that Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and smaller rivals Royal Caribbean

You're feeling pretty good as a Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) bull these days. The stock has nearly tripled in 2020, moving higher again on Thursday when most of the market went the other way. 

It's usually a pretty intimidating prospect when the richest company in the world enters your market to compete. That's precisely what Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now doing as it prepares to challenge

If you're in the market for dividend-paying stocks for your portfolio, you're making a smart move. The power of dividends is often underappreciated, and that can be a costly mistake. Consider this

Guy Spier, a famous value investor, once said that one of the best ways to follow a company is by buying one share of it. After all, once you own a share, even one share, you have skin in the game

"If you don't cannibalize yourself, someone else will," Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs famously said. That philosophy has guided the Mac maker for years, initially referring to how the

Do you like to gamble on penny stocks? Tickers selling for less than $5 per share can deliver absolutely massive gains if you get lucky, but these companies are rarely proven performers, and many of

Video game creation company Unity Software (NYSE: U) is pricing its IPO at $52 a share, another increase a day after upping the price range from the original $34 to $42 range. The company -- which

How does leaving the workforce 20 to 30 years earlier than your peers sound? That's exactly what the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement is all about. It involves saving and

A number of banks recently presented at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, giving investors and analysts a chance to gauge how they're doing as the third quarter heads to a close

The two industrial giants General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Boeing (NYSE: BA) have a lot in common. Not only are they partners in aviation, but they have both seen better days. Both stocks require

With a lot of hype surrounding new IPO Snowflake, some investors may be wondering if they should buy the stock soon, even though Snowflake has already doubled over its IPO price. But are there other

Athleisure was a growing trend before the pandemic, and it's rate of growth is accelerating as people are staying home and working online. Activewear companies such as Nike and luluemon athletica

When you set retirement savings goals, it helps to figure out how much you'll need your investments to produce. This requires some assumptions about both the age when you'll retire and the amount of

There's really no way to put a positive spin on 2020 for Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) or its shareholders. But even a year filled with bad news can present an opportunity within your broader

The market's dramatic sell-off from early September has been contained, at least for the time being. But a renewal of that weakness isn't out of the question. Most of the rally between March and

President Trump has rejected the deal between ByteDance and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) to keep video-sharing app TikTok operational in the U.S., according to multiple reports Friday morning. 

The Commerce

It's no secret that the U.S. economy has been in a major slump since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold about six months ago. But while the stock market suffered a major decline back in March, things

E-commerce has been cemented as a necessity by the pandemic this year. As a result, many stocks in this realm have been off to the races. Even Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and its 10-figure valuation has