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Social Security is an important income source for the millions of seniors who collect benefits during retirement, and while there's nothing wrong with factoring those benefits into your long-term

5G is the new wireless standard that promises lightning-fast, low-latency wireless communications that will usher in a new era of futuristic technology applications. While 4G brought with it the

"You can get in a whole lot more trouble in investing with a sound premise than with a false premise."

Those words come from a 2010 interview with Warren Buffett regarding the origins of the housing

The tax-filing deadline is coming up quickly, and that means many filers will no doubt be scrambling in the next week or so to get their returns in order. But while you may be concerned with

There's been lots of volatility on the markets this year since the outbreak of COVID-19, a lot of which has come as a result of more retail investors getting involved in the markets. The pandemic is

There's been significant volatility in the cannabis industry over the past year, and there's a real danger that in the coming year many companies may not survive the pandemic. That's why it's

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Although the stock market is near all-time highs, there's still a lot of questions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when it comes to industrial stocks that depend on a growing global

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is at a crucial moment right now -- for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, its pipeline as a whole, and its investors. The company's investigational vaccine for COVID-19 is

Mark Cuban knows a thing or two about what businesses are likely to succeed. He made billions of dollars from the sale of Broadcast.com, a company he co-founded and led. Cuban owns the Dallas

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, and that basket of short-term calls was an absolute success -- but a failure on an absolute basis. The three stocks rose by an average of 3.7%, as a

The stock market has rallied sharply since the March lows, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq has never been higher. So it might seem that all of the great buying opportunities have passed us by.

However

For most Americans, it's a thrill to know we're on the downswing of 2020 -- and it only took what felt like five years to get to this point. That's because the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Why settle for an average dividend stock when you can hold a great one in your portfolio? A great dividend stock provides investors with a better yield than what they could typically earn from the

Most stocks aren't going to make you rich anytime soon. Many simply don't have sufficient growth opportunities. Others have the potential to generate tremendous wealth but are way too risky.

There

Wouldn't it be nice to invest in stocks and then simply sit back while the money flows in? You can do just that with dividend stocks. 

Sure, some companies pay only puny dividends. Others are on

COVID-19 has taken the world by storm, and although life has begun to return to normal in some areas, the pandemic may not be over just yet.

The number of new coronavirus cases peaked in late April

Warren Buffett ranks as one of the greatest investors of all time. But the billionaire's investments didn't fare well in the first half of 2020. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE:

Former Vice President Joe Biden appears to be well ahead of President Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House. RealClearPolitics' average of national polls shows Biden with a 9.6-point

Murphy's law just might be striking again. "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" seems to be 100% true in 2020.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in many U.S. states. Concerns are rising that the

Shares of Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE: EBS) and Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) have risen sharply in 2020 thanks to potential coronavirus drugs in development, but that's where their similarities end. Is

The U.S. is grappling with a full-blown recession spurred by COVID-19, and in April, the jobless rate reached 14.7% -- the highest it's been since the Great Depression. The news was better, however

There have been 14 recessions in the United States since 1935. This means our nation's most important social program, Social Security, has survived some of the darkest days in U.S. history. And

There's little doubt that 2020 will not soon be forgotten by the American public. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has left an indelible mark on society, with nonessential shutdowns

Skyrocketing more than 59% in December 2019, shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) extended their upward trajectory and climbed 42% through the first six months of 2020, according to data