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If the volatility most growth stocks have dished out in recent weeks has produced more personal anxiety than actual portfolio gains, it may be time to take a step back. That doesn't mean you should

Few companies generate as many column miles of media coverage and news as Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). That's especially true in the coronavirus-centered first half of 2020. Amazon's media buzz tends

Over the past decade, growth stocks have absolutely trounced value stocks by an unprecedented margin for an even more unprecedented amount of time. It's unclear how long that outperformance will

Social Security benefits are one of the most important sources of income for millions of retirees, but far too many end up costing themselves money because they claim benefits without understanding

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) was on shaky ground before the novel coronavirus pandemic struck thanks to a cyclical slowdown in cloud infrastructure spending and the U.S.-China trade war that led to

If your retirement plan has lost value in the wake of COVID-19, you're not alone. Fidelity reports that the average 401(k) balance took a $20,900 hit between late 2019 and the end of March. And IRAs

If you think the stock market has been taken on a wild ride over the past four months, then you haven't been keeping an eye on the cannabis industry.

Prior to April 2019, marijuana stocks were

Many people dream of going to space, and Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE: SPCE) wants to make that dream comes true for thousands of passengers. The company is looking to offer space tourists the

The longest bull market in history, which started from the nadir of the financial crisis in 2009, ended earlier this year as the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the global economy. The S&P 500 has

The market has continued rebounding sharply in recent weeks, recovering some of the losses incurred during the coronavirus market crash in February and March. The upward momentum has likely piqued

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) struggled to start the year, but in the last three months, the stock is up 18.56%. The company, founded in 2003, has grown into a company with more than $2.1

Drugmakers both big and small have jumped into the fray of developing therapies that could treat novel coronavirus disease COVID-19. Even a hint of success have lit a fire beneath the shares of

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has made a terrific comeback since the March stock market crash. The chipmaker has rallied thanks to an improvement in the memory market's dynamics as well as the

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) set the record for the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in biotech history on Dec. 6, 2018. The biotech raised over $600 million. But while Moderna's IPO was the biggest

Over the past few months, millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Businesses have been forced to close their doors, and approximately 45

Elon Musk, CEO of electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), said on Twitter over the weekend that the three-row version of the company's new Model Y may be released this year instead of next. The

Most Americans have already received their first COVID-19 stimulus check and are watching negotiations in Washington closely to see when or if a second one will be on the way. While it's far from

On June 9, the Nasdaq Composite briefly crossed the 10,000 mark for the first time in its history, an achievement few would have predicted just a few weeks ago, when the market was imploding amid

Dividend investors are a rare breed who are able to delay gratification and invest for the long-term. One of the ways many investors automate some of their dividend investing plans is to enroll in a

On Wall Street, few, if any, investors are revered as much as Warren Buffett. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been an absolute stock-picking dynamo since the mid-1960s

Social Security currently serves as a major income source for millions of older Americans. But younger folks refuse to let themselves fall back on it.

In fact, only 17% of millennials expect Social

Growth investing can make you rich. Well-chosen growth stocks can increase in value many times as they scale their revenue and profits, creating fortunes for their investors along the way.

The key

What a whirlwind of a year it's been for investors. The coronavirus pandemic pushed the broad-based S&P 500 to its fastest bear market decline in history, as well as the quickest 30%-plus drop on

Like many entertainment companies, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has been hit hard by the global pandemic. The good news is that the global company's diverse revenue dreams are showing signs

Shares of Livongo Health (NASDAQ: LVGO) jumped 6.4% higher on Monday, after KeyBanc analyst Donald Hooker raised his price target on the stock to $85 from $52. Hooker wrote to clients that KeyBanc