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The dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) has minted more than a few winners, but perhaps the most controversial is Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). The company originally developed Gotham --

The stock market has been on an unstoppable run lately, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soaring by nearly 74% in the last five years, as of this writing. However, many investors are feeling

Medicare provides insurance coverage to seniors 65 and over. Unfortunately, there are problems with the coverage.

Medicare doesn't pay for many services that seniors need. It also leaves retirees

Some investors are in the market to achieve outsize returns. This might push them to earlier-stage and higher-risk companies. On the other end of the spectrum are investors who want the businesses

On Dec. 31, 2025, Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. For 60 years, the legendary investor ran the company, turning it from a floundering textile mill into one of the world's

The CRSP U.S. Total Market Index holds all 3,498 companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. The largest 65 companies account for a staggering 70% of the combined value, which highlights the extreme

If you want to win big in the market, you're sometimes going to have to take risks. And if you're looking for a stock with millionaire-making potential, often the best place to look is an emerging

One of the best ways to see your investments in the stock market grow is to buy and hold solid stocks for the long run. After all, this buy-and-hold strategy enables investors to capitalize on

We all love a winner, right? I used to pile into stocks already up 50%, 100%, or more. But real money gets made in stocks that Wall Street has already written off, the ones nobody wants to be caught

Investors in Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are all too aware that companies can sometimes be both right and wrong at the same time. In this instance, Ford and GM, along

The latest earnings season proved one thing with near certainty: the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is alive and well.

Two of the market's biggest tech companies -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and

Leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) initially sound like cheat codes to double your exposure to a publicly traded company without taking out margin. However, these same funds can decimate your

Although Warren Buffett has stepped down as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha remains chairman of the company's board of directors. Additionally, Buffett's legacy is likely to

Year to date, many of the market's most beloved software stocks have been slammed. 2025's market darling, Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), for example, is down about 22% already in 2026. And

CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) is the country's third-largest self-storage property company with over 1,500 locations. While self-storage REITs have historically been strong performers over multiple decades

AI-driven power demand is reshaping the entire utility sector. Two companies positioned to capitalize on what will be a years-long trend are NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) and The Southern Company

When you're retired, Social Security is undoubtedly going to help you pay the bills. Most retirees rely on the program for at least some income, and many depend on these benefits to be a major

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been witnessing bouts of volatility of late, primarily due to concerns about the significant increase in the capital expenses of tech giants. That's

Dispiriting news from the C-suite overshadowed an estimates-trouncing earnings report from energy company HF Sinclair (NYSE: DINO) on Wednesday. Concerned investors sold out of the company, leaving

For the last few decades, Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has been a laggard in the U.S. technology industry -- struggling to surpass the highs it achieved during the dot-com bubble in 2000. However,

Applovin (NASDAQ: APP) enjoyed a surge of investor interest on Wednesday, as one of its key subsidiaries published quite an encouraging report on developments in mobile apps. With that tailwind at

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ: BHF) is a relatively young company, but it has a rich history. That's because it's basically the former consumer life insurance arm of MetLife (NYSE: MET), from which

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