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The dos and don'ts of life are rarely black and white. What's right for one person may not be right for another. That's certainly the case with borrowing from a 401(k). Ideally, no one would ever

The great Charlie Munger, who died in 2023 and formerly served as Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman, always gave blunt financial advice to investors seeking his wisdom.

One key piece of advice was

The United States is the world's leading economy, a position it has held for many years. That's probably not going to change anytime soon, but that doesn't mean things are rosy. Many American

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock rallied impressively in 2024 after it became evident that the software platforms and data analytics specialist benefits from the fast-growing demand for

As most experienced investors can attest, there's no such thing as a perfect investment. Everything is a trade-off. You're exchanging safety for bigger returns, for instance, or looking for strong

Since the beginning of 2023, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has added more than $2.2 trillion to its market capitalization on the back of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Demand is through the roof for

Investing in dividend stocks is a great way to make some extra cash. The top ones pay a lucrative income stream that steadily rises, enabling you to turn idle cash into a growing stream of passive

Believe it or not, retirees are less than six months away from finding out how much their Social Security benefits will increase next year. But you don't have to wait to learn what the annual

Uncertainty in the stock market has skyrocketed as 2025 progresses, all due to the trade war started by the United States against virtually every country in the world. Plenty of stocks have tanked

Share prices of ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) popped after the software company reported strong revenue growth to start the year and raised its guidance. While it's still trading down about 10% year to

Rising economic uncertainty and rising interest rates are a bad recipe for growth stocks.

Growth investors have been hit hard amid the current stock market sell off fueled by U.S. trade policies and

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been taking a beating so far this year. Shares have plunged nearly 30% year to date as of this writing. Yet the stock is still higher by more than 27% over the past 12

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) stock has underperformed the S&P 500 for years, except for some key moments when investors flocked to its stock amid market turmoil. Still, Warren Buffett has touted it as an

The markets have gotten turbulent, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) off by a touch more than 11% from its early-year peak. That means that this index is officially in

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has dipped more than 10% from its peak in 2025. That puts the market gauge into correction territory, which might entice some investors to buy an S&P 500 index

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is down over 10% from highs set earlier this year. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) dropped more than 20% from previous highs at one point and currently sits

There's a lot of uncertainty for the economy, but sticking with top artificial intelligence (AI) companies still seems like a good investment. The productivity gains from adopting this technology

The reports of Google's death have been greatly exaggerated. If you've recently spent any time on X (formerly Twitter), you've probably read that Google search is a dying business.

However

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported dismal financial results in the first quarter. Every metric of consequence -- deliveries, revenue, operating margin, and earnings -- declined as the company lost market

The stock market has gotten off to a rocky start this year, but market volatility is a small price to pay for the large gains of holding shares of a great business over many years. If you put your

For most Americans, Social Security isn't a program they could make do without. In each of the previous 23 years, pollster Gallup questioned retirees about their reliance on Social Security income

On April 2, President Donald Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs, which included a 10% tax on most imported goods and heavier country-specific duties dubbed reciprocal tariffs. The news

I ran into a person I know from the neighborhood last week who's fairly new to retirement, and we got to chatting about life. I explained that I was deep in the throes of sports season and busy as

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) operates nearly 900 club stores around the world. Realty Income (NYSE: O) leases out more than 15,600 single-tenant properties, largely to retailers, across North America and

For well over a century, Wall Street has been a wealth-creating machine. Though other asset classes have been successful in helping investors grow their nominal wealth, including real estate, bonds