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On Dec. 31, 2019, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) joined the New England Patriots and New York Yankees in an exclusive club of back-to-back champions. AMD was the top-performing stock in the

Investing in small new companies is always a gut-wrenching endeavor requiring discipline and patience -- 2019 was proof of that. In a tale of two markets, IPOs could seemingly do no wrong through

401(k) plans can be great ways to save for retirement, and their biggest advantage is how much they let you save each year. The limit for 2020 contributions to 401(k) plans is $19,500 for those

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) and Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) are two cheap stocks for healthcare investors to consider today. Neither stock has performed particularly well over the past few years, and

Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) investors have been in awe of the company's ability to grow since its IPO. Revenue was up 250% in the third quarter of 2019 to $92.0 million, an incredible pace for

Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer became one of Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) most optimistic bulls on the Street on Thursday. The analyst boosted his 12-month price target on the stock from $375 to

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) started sharing more information about what's popular on its streaming service in 2019. Subscribers in the UK and Mexico can see the top 10 titles their fellow subscribers are

Your Social Security benefits are calculated by applying a special formula to your average indexed monthly earnings over your 35 highest-paid years in the workforce. But you'll need to wait until

It has never been easier to get started investing with a small amount of money. The brokerage industry is quickly transitioning to free stock trades and fractional shares. This is a game-changer for

There's no denying that last year was ugly for marijuana stocks, with a capital "U." It was supposed to be the year that the pot industry demonstrated its ability to turn a profit on a broad scale

January ranks as the No. 1 month to buy stocks. But it's in a 12-way tie for first place with all of the other months.

My point, of course, is that anytime is a great time to invest. Starting off

A relatively new technology called CRISPR/Cas9, or CRISPR for short, has the potential to change the way doctors treat genetic diseases, and may even lead to cures. That would be wonderful news for

After a catastrophic end to 2018 that sent shares tumbling 40% that year, Skechers (NYSE: SKX) rallied 85% in 2019. The value-oriented shoemaker has overcome trade wars, disgruntled rumblings from

One of the biggest changes that taxpayers faced last year as a result of tax reform was a new 1040 tax form. The IRS eliminated the popular 1040-EZ and 1040A short forms, requiring everyone to use

Pipeline stocks delivered decent performances overall in 2019. The average one in the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF -- an exchange-traded fund that holds 36 of North America's largest pipeline

2019 was a rough year for ridesharing stocks.

Though Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) and Uber (NYSE: UBER) both made big splashes on the public market with their IPOs last spring, the two ride-hailing stocks

Going into the office and working your 40-plus hours a week isn't likely to lead to any significant wealth for you -- at least, not on its own. However, if you invest a good chunk of that money into

Retirement should be an exciting period of life -- not a stressful one. But if you fall victim to these blunders, you could end up hating your golden years rather than cherishing them.

Though Social

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) didn't have a great year in 2019. Sure, the stock was up 13%. However, that wasn't even half the gain that the S&P 500 index delivered last year. J&J was bogged down by

NASA wants to return to the moon by 2024, employing a multistep process that will see the space agency first 1) build a "Lunar Gateway" space station, then 2) put astronauts on it, then 3) build a

You might think high-yield dividend stocks would be boring. Think again. Quite a few stocks with mouthwatering dividends were downright exciting in 2019, delivering sizzling gains.

Three high-yield

Saving money isn't always fun or easy -- but it's a necessary thing to do if you want to get your financial house in order. We all need near-term savings for emergency expenses, and we all need a

This past Wednesday, Jan. 1, marked the 80th anniversary of the first retired worker payouts from Social Security. Over the past eight decade, we've watched Social Security grow to be the most

Shares of Huazhu Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) rose 17.1% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . The hotel company's stock posted big gains as the broader Chinese stock market

Shares of Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) slipped 12.8% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . The Chinese e-commerce stock has been under pressure after after the company