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A decade from now, when we look back at what COVID-19 did to the business world, we may well remember it as a "cloud catalyst" more than anything. By that, I mean 10 years' worth of migration to the

Following the Great Recession, the Federal Reserve dropped rates close to zero in 2010 to jump-start the economy. Rates stayed around this level for another roughly seven years, and in that time

Despite its share-price slide earlier this week, Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has been on a tear this year. The electric-vehicle maker has seen its share price climb an impressive 340% year to date,

By 2030, all baby boomers will be at least 65 years old, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As members of this influential generation enter retirement (if they haven't already), they'll be making

Consumer discretionary stocks are found wherever ordinary people spend money on items that aren't basic necessities of life. These companies don't make paper towels, soap, and frozen vegetables, but

With the market indexes having erased virtually all of their losses for the year, finding bargains may not seem an easy task. Yet we're really back to where we started, so we can give stocks a

Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) surprised investors last week by posting a quick return to sales growth following plummeting results during the various statewide COVID-19 shutdowns. The retailer enjoyed

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has become a huge success story for its long-term investors. Founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank pioneered the hardware superstore concept that offers a vast selection

Fidelity is the brokerage home to 32 million individual investors, holds $8.3 trillion in customer assets, and performs 2.3 million trades each day. Not only does it serve U.S. investors, but it

ExxonMobil's (NYSE: XOM) troubles don't seem to be ending. Rising debt levels and mega capital spending plans in an unfavorable oil price environment led to a steep fall in the stock's price over

Over the past six months, many companies have cut or suspended their dividends to conserve cash throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As those streams of passive income dried up, investors likely

The COVID-19 crisis has been tough on financials for the most part, with the exception of the mortgage bankers. Banks have reported big credit writedowns, while the real estate investment trust

Growth stocks generally describe companies that grow revenue and earnings faster than the industry average, and they can be a good way for investors to beat the market. These stocks are hugely

Retirement is becoming more and more expensive, with the average American estimating it will cost nearly $2 million to retire comfortably, according to a survey from Charles Schwab. That means it's

Millions of Americans are struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, and if you're having a hard time making ends meet, you may be thinking of turning to your retirement savings for help

The stock market's recent, sudden shellacking would make an easy excuse to step away for a while, and let whatever is in the cards for this month just run its course.

That may not be the best move

Most investors wish they had bought a consumer discretionary stock like Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) on the ground floor. They have good reason to think that. Investors who discover new lines of

As most people with even a passing interest in investing know by now, Robinhood is an online brokerage firm catering to young and novice investors. Its flashy app claims to make trading easier and

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was already a growth stock when the novel coronavirus started to spread early this year. But as the lockdown to halt the advance of COVID-19 took hold, a brief drop in the

To say that the stock market's rally has been impressive over the past few months would be a huge understatement. That's especially true when it comes to some of the most popular tech stocks in the

Over the past six months, the stock market and overall economy have seemed to be on completely different pages. Despite a high unemployment rate and grim economic outlook, stocks have rallied since

As the youngest of the pharma juggernauts, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is an exciting company because of its impressive size and lineup of popular pharmaceutical and biological products. Since its spinoff

You'll often hear that retirement is a less expensive period of life than your working years, and there may be some truth to that. Once you retire, you won't have to pay to commute to a job, and you

Banking is one of the most heavily regulated of all industries. Banks that can store deposits and issue loans must hold a certain amount of regulatory capital, they are subject to anti-money

Will the stock market soon crash again as it did earlier this year? Or is the recent pullback only a temporary pause in an uptrend that will keep going for a long time to come? The correct answer