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Social Security benefits are a significant source of income for many retirees. Especially if your nest egg isn't as robust as you'd hoped it would be, those monthly Social Security checks can go a

It's a lot easier to buy stocks than sell them, but sometimes your portfolio needs some pruning. You need to sell stocks to buy different ones, and I've broken out the clipping shears this month.

It's easy to forget the importance of long-term behavioral trends when investing. These trends and habits develop over time and get ingrained in human nature and behavior over a generation. Aside

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the stock market, with retirement account balances falling across all age groups between Jan. 31 and March 31, 2020, according to new research. But not all

With the first round of coronavirus stimulus checks delivered to most Americans, families for whom the payment didn't go far enough are eagerly looking for signs from Washington that a second

The U.S. Commerce Department just reported disappointing housing starts for the month of May. Starts rose modestly, to 974,000, which was up only 4% compared to April and was down 23% compared to a

Losing your job or watching your investment portfolio plummet is frustrating, discouraging, and frankly, stressful. But most investors face these types of losses or something similar at least once

In April, the U.S. jobless rate hit 14.7% -- the highest it's been since the Great Depression. May's numbers initially seemed more encouraging, dipping to 13.3%. But a deeper dive into that May data

The coronavirus pandemic has caused economic havoc, driving the country into a recession and leading to a record number of people becoming unemployed in a very short time frame. Amid this chaos, it

I was absolutely shocked to hear the recent news that Eastern Bank, the nation's largest mutual savings bank, had filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission to commence what could

If you follow the market, you've been seeing some pretty crazy things going on lately. There was Hertz's share price jumping after the company declared bankruptcy. And then there was Nikola, a new

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are good defensive stocks for volatile markets. Verizon is the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. after AT&T (NYSE: T)

Retirement planning is a stressful process, but not all workers are equally concerned about preparing for their later years.

In fact, one particular group of Americans is far more fearful about

Nike (NYSE: NKE) scored a victory in its fiscal third quarter with a 5% increase in sales despite store closures in China. But that's not likely to happen in the fiscal fourth quarter when stores

The political controversy that's embroiled Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) in recent weeks isn't going away. In fact, it seems to be getting worse.

It's been weeks since Facebook employees began protesting

Though Social Security can help pay the bills in retirement, it's not designed to sustain seniors in the absence of other income. In fact, those benefits will generally replace about 40% of the

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, and that basket of short-term calls went fairly well. The three stocks declined by an average of 11%, a sharp contrast to the market's 2% climb. It

A recession and a national health crisis can be especially stressful if you're already retired, especially since interest rates have remained painfully low since the last economic downturn. There

At first glance, Luckin Coffee (NASDAQ: LK) might look like a great investment. It operates in the massive Chinese market, its sales are (allegedly) growing at a breakneck pace, and it trades at a

For a long time, cannabis investors could seemingly do no wrong. Prior to April 2019, the vast majority of pot stocks had rallied by a triple-digit or quadruple-digit percentage, with the

Although most taxpayers have received their coronavirus stimulus payments, a report to the House Ways and Means Committee indicated that around 35 million people are still waiting. And a significant

It's important to approach retirement with confidence in your ability to cover your expenses during your senior years. But a new survey by Principal reveals that confidence levels have taken a dive

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some businesses are not doing well. For example, banks are bracing for billions of dollars of losses as the elevated unemployment rate could cause a spike in

Robinhood and its users have been getting a lot of attention, as analysts and large investors point to the rise of retail investment now that people are stuck at home, and sports and gambling are

Legendary investor Warren Buffett said, "It's better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." You can read that to mean Buffett isn't buying cheap