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2025 will be a pivotal year for chip-giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) as it navigates an industry that it no longer dominates. A multiyear turnaround effort led by former CEO Pat Gelsinger, which aimed to

Turning 62 is a big milestone. For many, it marks the end of a decades-long career. It also signals eligibility for Social Security benefits, a primary source of income for a lot of retirees.

The biggest winners of the current bull market have been companies closely tied to the advancements in artificial intelligence. After zooming significantly higher over the last two years, many

Virtually every investor wants to build wealth, but there are countless roads to this destination. When discussing potential millionaire-making investments, it often boils down to how likely they

The dawn of a new year brings opportunities, and streaming company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) could use some of that right now. It ended the year down 18% when the S&P 500 gained 26% -- a pretty terrible

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock has dramatically improved over the last two years. During that time frame, its stock was up more than 400% as it moved on from its misstep into the metaverse and

Hot telehealth stock Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) has been a roller coaster in 2024. After a recent decline, the stock is down more than 25% from its high. Yet Hims & Hers is still up nearly 200%

Each year, tens of millions of retirees collecting Social Security benefits anxiously await the upcoming COLA, or cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA). The COLA is a pivotal part of the Social Security

E-commerce leader Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) trounced the market in 2024, with its share price climbing 45% compared to the S&P 500's (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) 24% gains (as of this writing). Meanwhile, Home

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is coming off an incredibly strong 2024. Its share price rose by more than 70%, easily outperforming the S&P 500 and its 24% returns. And with the increase in value, that has

Last year was remarkable for cryptocurrency. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) broke the $100,000 barrier, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology took center stage, and

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) stock closed at its all-time high of $169.06 on Nov. 19, 2021. That 9,845% gain from its initial public offering (IPO) on May 21, 2015 would have turned a $1,000 investment

Artificial intelligence (AI) has created huge opportunities for technology companies as they use it to offer new products and services. Goldman Sachs estimates that companies will pour $1 trillion

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years. Businesses are starting to see tangible savings from implementing this technology in their operations, which is triggering massive

Most of the hype in the dividend stock investing community focuses on stocks that already offer lofty dividend payments. However, where these high-yield dividend stocks pay out more to investors

Stepping into a new year, investors have a lot to be thankful for. In 2024, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and technology-driven

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) just had an incredible year. The company was not only added to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in 2024, but its 345% return made it the index's best-performing

A big reason MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) was such a hot stock in 2024 is its bullish position on Bitcoin. The company is such a big believer in crypto that it's planning to raise $42 billion in

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely regarded as the single best gauge for the overall U.S. stock market. That's because its 500 member companies cover approximately 80% of domestic equities by

I would say there are more ways to generate passive income than you can shake a stick at. However, that expression might not be true, depending on how big your stick is and how committed you are to

The S&P 500 set more than 50 record highs during 2024, extending the bull market that began when the index bottomed in October 2022.

Tech stocks have led the market higher for the last couple of

If you've ever faced the frustration of finding the ice cream machine out of order at McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), you'll understand the headache investors holding the company's stock faced in 2024

When it comes to the major U.S. stock market indexes, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) tends to get most of the attention. It's highly diversified, but its top eight holdings are the

Growth investors are always looking for the next big thing. These days, most of those ideas involve companies doing something new or interesting with artificial intelligence (AI).

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Growth stocks can help you build lasting wealth. But it's important to stay focused on the company's performance and not necessarily the stock's. Even the best companies will see their share prices