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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

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) restructured the company several years ago to separate its early stage businesses and moonshot investments -- or "other bets" -- from its well-established

Healthcare stocks have lagged behind the overall market so far in 2019. Don't expect that to be the new normal, though. Over the long run, healthcare stocks hold the potential to deliver

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

Marijuana stock HEXO (NYSE: HEXO) will ring in the New Year with a bit more money in its coffers. The company announced Friday that it has closed a previously announced round of funding totaling $70

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors are in store for a fun holiday season.

Citigroup (NYSE: C) says blockbuster sales of the tech titan's AirPods and Apple Watch products are likely to fuel

Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) shareholders have trailed the market through most of 2019 despite generally strong results from the global ski resort giant. Revenue and profits each set new records in the

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) is slated to report its first-quarter fiscal 2020 results after the market closes on Monday, Dec. 9. 

Investors are probably feeling more uncertainty than usual about the