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The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is highly successful at what it aims to achieve. But that's also a potential problem for investors.

This relatively simple exchange-traded fund (ETF) needs to be

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a popular stock pick among billionaire investors. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have owned Amazon for a long time, although they haven't added any more shares to

There's a lot to love about Social Security. For one thing, it lifts millions out of poverty and it's the main source of retirement income for many millions. A key benefit that lots of people

Five years ago, only four companies had market caps of $1 trillion or more. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) wasn't one of them. In fact, it wasn't even close: The GPU maker's market cap was a little over $300

The more an asset matures, the less it acts like a lottery ticket -- for better and for worse. For most investors, who prefer compounding to coin flips, it's a good change. The catch with Bitcoin

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been a fantastic investment opportunity for investors over the years. The company owns the world's No. 1 search engine, Google Search, and generates

C3.ai (NYSE: AI) was one of the world's first enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) companies when it was founded in 2009. Today, it offers over 130 turnkey applications, which help businesses in

Most investors understand that lottery-like windfall gains on stocks are relatively rare. Every now and then though, they do happen. Amazon and Nvidia are prime examples of what's possible, even if

AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP) will be added to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) before the U.S. stock market opens on Monday, Sept. 22. AppLovin stock has advanced 4,560% since January 2023, doubling

You have to be in it to win it, or so goes the pitch for many lotteries. And with the cost so low, often just a couple of bucks, why not go for it? You could turn that dollar bill into millions or

It used to be that most companies provided a pension plan, in which the employer took care of retirement savings for the employee. That's not as common today as it once was, with many pension plans

It's the end of an era on Wall Street. In less than four months, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) Warren Buffett will retire from the CEO role he's held for six decades. During his 60

With patent-protected market exclusivity for their products, pharmaceutical companies reliably produce profits that they aren't shy about distributing to shareholders. In an industry already known

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) may be in big trouble.

Its sales numbers have plummeted around the globe. Profitability is suffering. Its Cybertruck seems to be a dud. Its share price is more than 25% off its

The more you rely on Social Security for retirement income, the more squeezed your budget might be. The reality is that Social Security will only replace a modest portion of your pre-retirement

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) shares plunged following its fiscal Q2 earnings report, as a bad year just got worse for the stock. Its shares have now been more than cut in half in 2025.

Let's

When looking for a long-term investment, studies show that companies with consistent dividend payments often deliver stronger long-term returns while experiencing less volatility than the broader

Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), the top instant buyer (iBuyer) of homes in America, took its investors on a wild ride after it merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Dec. 21, 2020. Its

Data is the fuel that keeps Wall Street's engine running. The only problem for investors is that the amount of data they have to digest can be overwhelming, which allows important news to

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has grown into one of the most powerful brands in global travel. With more than 8 million listings across 220 countries and regions, the platform has redefined how people stay

Crowd-pleasing growth isn't new for Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). But the AI and graphics chip company's late-August update still managed to turn heads. Revenue rose sharply year over year, and the data

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) is my pick for dividend investors right now. The company, which is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., sells everyday needs for recreational farmers

Few tech giants have faced as sharp a reversal of fortune as Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA). Once the pride of China's internet economy and a global e-commerce leader, Alibaba has spent the last four

When people talk about Social Security benefits, they're usually talking about the checks available to retired workers. But that's not the only kind of benefit you could get. Spousal benefits are

Google parent Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) stock received a boost from an unexpected source: the courts. The stock rose 8% on Sept. 3 after a federal district judge ruled it would not