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Are you currently 73 years old (or older), and have any money in an IRA? If the answer to both of these questions is yes, you've got just a few days left to make a move that will sidestep a

To say that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a successful investment over the years would be a major understatement. Since it went public in 1997, Amazon has delivered a 233,100% gain for

2024 has been an excellent year for the broader market, with all the major indexes hovering around all-time highs.

After increasing by just 9% between 2021 and the end of 2023, gold has had a

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are an excellent way to grow your wealth. They offer investors a treasure trove of choices, often with little in the way of fees. Here, I'll review some of the best ETF

Every investor dreams of striking it big with a well-timed investment in a fast-growing company in a red-hot industry. Those who bought Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) shares soon after it went public in

It's no secret that inflation has caused prices of goods and services to rise in the last few years. The need to spend more just to maintain your current standard of living is a constant worry for

With December ticking toward its end, 2024 is just about ready to fall off the calendar. It's been an absolutely wonderful performance stretch for the broader market, and hot tech companies

Every investor has heard the phrase "buy low, sell high." It's a simple enough piece of advice that's less simple to apply. What exactly qualifies as "low"? One possible answer is when a company's

The U.S. stock market has demonstrated a strong performance in 2024, with the benchmark S&P 500 posting a total return of about 25% as the year nears its end. Not surprisingly, the technology

Two of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks heading into 2025 are Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). Both stocks had a phenomenal 2024, with Palantir's

There are thousands of dividend-paying stocks in the market, and it can seem overwhelming to many investors to figure out which are the best income investments for their portfolios. If you're

While a company's past performance is no guarantee of its future results, history is one of the few reasonable things we can use to guide our predictions. Particularly for cyclical companies, it can

During the past three years, Ares Capital's (NASDAQ: ARCC) stock has risen about 6%. That gain might seem tepid, but it delivered a much bigger total return of 42% after including its reinvested

The S&P 500 had another solid run in 2024, up 25% year to date at the time of this writing. However, there are solid businesses selling at reasonable valuations relative to their long-term growth

Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns casinos and entertainment properties across the U.S. and Canada, is often considered a reliable stock for income

With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hitting new all-time highs and breaking through the $100,000 price level in December, it's perhaps no surprise that many investors are exploring the pros and cons of

This past year has been a relatively quiet one for the oil market. After a brief bounce, crude prices are on track to end 2024 in the low $70s -- right around where they began the year. There

The past two years have been absolutely incredible for investors in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as shares of the semiconductor giant more than doubled in both 2023 and 2024, rising 860% since the

Social Security is best known for providing monthly income to retirees based on their earnings over the course of their working lives, but there's more to the program than that. One important aspect

If you're too busy to keep monitoring your stock portfolio every other day, then investing in stocks that won't cause you a lot of headache down the road is a necessity. In order to do so, it's

Looking to the past to predict the future in the stock market isn't always accurate, as companies are constantly changing alongside the broader market. However, it can be useful to see how a stock

Has any S&P 500 stock had a better year this year than Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR)? The stock is up a staggering 360% since the beginning of 2024 as I write this, producing outsize

If you crave exciting investments, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) probably isn't for you. Selling groceries in bulk is far from world-changing, and single-digit growth is the norm for this

The transition to lower-carbon energy will require a massive investment. According to Goldman Sachs, the world needs to invest an estimated $3 trillion annually through the end of the decade to

Technology stocks have helped power the current bull market, which is now a little over two years old. With the average bull market lasting approximately five and a half years, this group should