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Some of the best investors of all time have cemented their places in the upper echelons by sticking to a simple observation: Undervalued assets become fairly valued, eventually. Simple as it seems

You may not put a lot of thought into taxes until you sit down to file a return. But the truth is that the more strategic you are on the tax front, the more money you stand to save yourself. Here

While buying top-quality stocks and holding them for at least three to five years is a sound core investment strategy, it's undeniable that the entry point -- the price at which one buys a stock --

When I started investing 15 years ago, I was a little lost; I wasn't really confident in whether I was taking the right actions. If I could go back in time, here are the ten things I would have told

When Canada launched recreational marijuana sales a little over a year ago, hopes (and valuations for pot stocks) were incredibly high. Canada was the first industrialized country in the modern era

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside pre-tax funds to cover healthcare costs, and there are dependent-care FSAs, too. That untaxed money can help to defray the costs of medical

Over the past couple of years, the marijuana industry has been breaking down barriers with regular frequency. In 2018, we saw Canada become the first industrialized country in the modern era to

Retirement is an exciting milestone to look forward to -- but also a potentially stressful one, at least from a financial perspective. And if you're not careful about how you manage your money, you

Nobody has a crystal ball that lets them predict the future of the stock market, and I'm no an exception. However, it can be fun to think about some of the what-if scenarios.

With that in mind, here

With the holiday season in full swing, many of us are more interested in our Amazon wish lists than our stock watch lists, but the end of the year can still be a great time to invest. It's

Social Security provides income to millions of retired seniors today, and chances are, you'll depend on it once your career comes to an end. The more you know about how the program works, the easier

At a time when computers and algorithms dominate trading activity, it should come as no surprise that the average holding period for stocks is near an all-time low. According to independent research

Shares of financial data provider MSCI (NYSE: MSCI) rose 10.5% in November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors continued to back the company's shares following an Oct

Owning dividend stocks can be an incredibly lucrative way to invest. In good times, many companies tend to raise their dividends, providing an increasing stream of cash flows to their owners. In not

China's gaming market could grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 14% from 2019 to 2024, according to Research and Markets. The research firm notes that esports will be "one of the

Shares of Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP), Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), and Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) soared 20%, 47%, and 113%, respectively, in November, according to data from S&P Global Market

Over the past several years, artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly become part of our daily lives. The smart replies generated by your email or smartphone, the tagging of photos on social media

Social Security benefits are one of the most important sources of retirement income for most Americans. Because these benefits are guaranteed to last for life and to increase as costs rise, they're

It is no secret the cannabis industry has tanked lately, and even Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC), the largest pot company in the world by market cap, has not escaped this apocalypse. There are several

Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) investments in its sales channels brought down numbers in its third-quarter earnings report, but building up these channels will pay off in the long run. At least that's what

Shares of cloud software services suite salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) were off mid-single-digits shortly after management reported its fiscal 2020 third quarter. The problem wasn't the report card

With major stock market benchmarks up over 20% in 2019, there isn't much challenge for investors in finding robust sales growth these days. The harder part is identifying which of these successful

In November, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced the $4 billion acquisition of Honey Science, an e-commerce tool that helps shoppers find deals. The move puzzled many observers, as it is not

Energy Transfer's (NYSE: ET) performance this year has been a real head-scratcher. The energy-focused master limited partnership (MLP) is on track to generate record earnings, which it anticipates

If you only picked which stocks to buy based on performance in recent years, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) would be the hands-down winner over Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB). Amgen has delivered higher gains than