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For many Americans, 2020 is a year they won't soon forget. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacted a huge physical and financial toll on our country, with well over 137,000

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has certainly delivered strong returns for its investors. As the U.S. and the rest of the world has gradually become more cashless, it's been a huge catalyst for payment

With the COVID-19 outbreak on a lot of people's minds, it's easy to see how taxes may have fallen by the wayside. But if you missed the recent July 15 filing deadline, you may need to take action

Energy drink veteran Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) is trading 14% higher year to date. That's a 49% rebound from the lows in March and the stock comes with pricey valuation ratios such as 35 times

When stocks are trading near their all-time highs, especially amid a recession, it can be risky to hang on to them. If there's a market crash, investors typically shed their portfolios of their most

You could play it safe. Put your money in assets that aren't likely to lose their value. Maybe you might opt to buy shares of utility companies that enjoy monopolies. 

But not every investor wants

If you're focused only on the short term, the stock market might look pretty scary right now. Stock valuations are frothy. COVID-19 doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. U.S. job numbers

Michael Jordan is to basketball as Warren Buffett is to investing. The Nebraska native is closer to celebrity status than anyone else in the investing world and for good reason. When Buffett buys a

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is going through major disruptions to its business because of COVID-19. Many of its operations had to be shut down to help slow the spread of the virus. The effects of the

The Robinhood trading app has stoked the interest of young investors. Although these traders have found some potentially lucrative stocks, some of those stocks could become potential investor

Yes, the stock market will crash again. That's a 100% certainty. What isn't so certain is when it will happen. But you can bet on another market crash coming down the road, perhaps even this year.

When you invest in a stock while taking a long-term buying perspective, you naturally expect that it could be five or 10 years before you start to see a reasonable return on your investment. By

It's been a harrowing year for hospitals around the world. While some have dealt with an onslaught of COVID-19 patients, other facilities prepared for an influx only to see visits dry up altogether.

Will there be a second stimulus check? It's the question on everyone's mind as lawmakers have been debating the issue since May. Under the CARES Act, Americans were eligible for up to $1,200 per

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has been dominating recent headlines. On July 7, the company announced that it had secured $1.6 billion from the White House's Operation Warp Speed program to fund late-stage

As many of you are probably aware, our nation's most storied social program is facing its biggest challenge in its nearly 85-year history.

According to the annually released report from the Social

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the models of many businesses that were once thought to be boringly stable. Retail-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) like STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR)

The U, the V, the W -- no, this is not your kid's homeschooling agenda, it's all the various scenarios analysts say could transpire with the markets and the economy during this COVID-19-fueled

Put plainly, there's nothing that could have prepared folks for what we've experienced in 2020. Putting the murder hornet jokes aside, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been quite

For many of us, Social Security will provide much, if not most, of our retirement income. It's rather critical to understand how it works, then, so that you can make smart decisions about it.

For

Quick, which company has a longer streak of annual dividend increases, PepsiCo or Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT)? This is an article about the latter, so you could pretty much guess

Jamf has filed an amended S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, detailing more of its plans to go public, and the initial public offering (IPO) could happen as early as

All but one of the country's cruise-line stocks took on a little water this week. Shares of Carnival, (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) declined 3% and 7%, respectively

Investors had been hoping for good news from Domino's Pizza's (NYSE: DPZ) second-quarter results. The official accounting of growth through the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.S. was bound

Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) new co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, might feel a little weird these days. The video-streaming pioneer is producing hundreds of millions in positive free cash flow after its second