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Long-term investing is a lot easier than timing the stock market. You just have to pick growth stocks with good fundamentals and wait patiently for the catalysts to play out. Not every investor

The new year is underway, and in a few weeks some of America's largest technology giants will report their operating results for the recent quarter ended Dec. 31. This will give investors an

Last year was a mixed bag for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors. The good news is that shares of the country's leading producer of electric vehicles (EVs) rose 11% in 2025. That follows a 63% jump in

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may have finished 2025 slightly in the red, but that didn't stop it from being a breakout year for the lead cryptocurrency. It rallied to new highs, buoyed by optimism about a

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the gold standard of artificial intelligence (AI) investing. It has led the way since 2023, rising to become the world's largest company. However, other, more explosive AI

Most investors who buy stocks with plans to own them "forever" do so with the assumption that their underlying companies will thrive just as long. As the slow demise of outfits like General

The success of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has drawn competitors and more than that, it has inspired companies trying to run similar businesses in other parts of the world. One of these is Sea Limited

Artificial intelligence (AI) has propelled the S&P 500 to new highs, but maximizing your returns in this hot industry involves picking individual stocks and AI exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Funds

The 10 largest companies in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) currently account for about 40% of the index's weight. That is well above the long-term average of approximately 20%. In fact, the U.S

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have driven the S&P 500 higher over the past three years and helped the bull market roar to multiple new record highs. You may recognize the names of some of the

The third year of Wall Street's bull market rally was nothing short of exceptional. Despite a short-lived, tariff-induced crash in early April, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) ended 2025

Things are not looking good for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) right now. While it's up a modest 5% in 2026, it's still more than 25% below its all-time high of $126,000 from October. And Bitcoin has yet to

The Medicare Advantage plan is a popular alternative to original Medicare, as it often includes more services bundled together into a single plan.

They can be subject to more changes, however, and

The good news for Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) investors is that people love their pets in both good and bad economies. The bad news for Chewy investors is that, despite having a profitable business with low

Even if you're entitled to a pretty generous monthly benefit from Social Security, that check may not be enough to cover all of your retirement expenses.

Social Security will replace about 40% of

Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping up to be the most revolutionary technology in at least a decade. Barron's estimates that AI spending accounted for over a third of U.S. economic growth during

The Nasdaq Composite is one of the widely followed stock market indexes in the U.S. The expansive tech-centric index tracks the performance of roughly 3,000 stocks listed on the exchange. The

Top technology companies that are meeting the demand for chips and other artificial intelligence compute requirements have delivered excellent returns to investors over the past few years.

Leading

Artificial intelligence (AI) investing isn't going anywhere in 2026. Although this is the fourth year of massive AI investment, many projections expect it to last until 2030, and maybe beyond that.

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) reported its third-quarter results in November, demonstrating the effectiveness of its off-price retail model. TJX isn't just benefiting from higher-income customers

Legendary investor Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) as of Jan. 1, as planned. And with 13-F filings for the fourth quarter of 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a frenzy well beyond the technology sector. While the intersection of hardware and software remains largely dominated by semiconductor stocks, a

For some reason, Wall Street analysts aren't excited about Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The consensus 12-month price target for the stock reflects a minuscule potential

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) stands out for its ultra-low costs and massive size, while Fidelity Total Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:FBND) offers broader bond exposure, a slightly

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has had a rough 2025. But so has the entire electric vehicle (EV) industry -- in the U.S., at least. Business Insider reports that global EV sales for 2025 through Nov. 30