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A lot is going on next week. The U.S. Presidential Election is on Nov. 5 and the Federal Reserve kicks off its November meeting a day later, which will end on Nov. 7 potentially with another

Shell companies -- companies that have no or nominal business operations or non-cash assets for an extended period of time -- can be used for legitimate purposes. However, they can also be used by

Millions of older adults lean on Social Security heavily in retirement, and if you're married, that could provide an extra boost in the form of spousal benefits.

You can collect up to 50% of your

Investing in growing companies with near-term catalysts for growth can put you on track to earn excellent returns. If you have some extra cash after paying off expenses or debt, here are two

Are you looking for a new all-around holding for your portfolio? Consider a stake in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) while the stock's trading down from its late-September high. Although it's such a commonly

If there were a "revelation of the year" award for each industry on the stock market, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) would be a leading contender for the biotech sector. The mid-cap drugmaker

Is it true that the higher the dividend yield, the riskier the dividend? Not always. Some companies with exceptionally high dividend yields can easily afford to keep the dividends flowing.

Pfizer

This year is a transitional period for W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC). The diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) opted to exit the office sector late last year. As a result, it had to reset its

You probably know that investing involves risk. Different investment products and strategies involve different degrees of risk. Generally, the higher the expected returns of a product or strategy

If you don't have many dividend-paying stocks in your portfolio, you might want to rethink your asset allocation because dividend payers can be surprisingly powerful long-term performers.

For

While its Dr Pepper soda brand has been taking market share, Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) stock nonetheless fell following its third-quarter results as weakness in its coffee segment continued

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) stock tanked after the company reported third-quarter results on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The report it issued before the opening bell was more than a little problematic. In

If you receive a stock award from an employer, you become a part-owner of the company and can benefit if its share price goes higher. Like any other investment, though, stock awards come with risks

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has minted a lot of millionaires since its public debut. If you had invested $10,000 in the future e-commerce and cloud leader when it went public on May 15, 1997, your

Thanks to the advent of the internet, information is no longer at a premium for everyday investors. Between earnings season -- the six weeks every quarter where a majority of S&P 500 companies

Stocks aren't like children. Some can be favored more than others without feeling guilty about it or causing family problems.

There's no doubt that Warren Buffett has some favorites among the 41

Macroeconomic growth has been better than SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) expected so far in 2024, and that has resulted in better loan performance.

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Smartphones have been a boon to productivity and convenience. Many consumers have shifted their banking and investment transactions to the time-saving apps on their phones. But along with

Visa (NYSE: V) shares an effective duopoly in the payment processing market with Mastercard (NYSE: MA). These two companies have been growing for years as consumers increasingly opt for cards over

The Russell 2000 is an index of approximately 2,000 of the smallest companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. It has delivered a gain of 10.1% in 2024 so far, which outpaces its average annual

Though it's been a bit bumpy at times, the bulls have been in the driver's seat on Wall Street for the last two years. Recently, we've witnessed the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, widely

The recent results from defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) led to a sharp sell-off in the stock, and it now trades sharply below the $615 level it was at before its release. Is this a

Social Security has a serious problem. The cost of paying benefits is rising faster than revenue from taxes and trust fund interest as the baby-boom generation enters retirement. Consequently, the

When Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago, some bullish investors believed the luxury electric vehicle maker could become the

Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) fell a little over 5% on Oct. 24 despite reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. The industrial conglomerate updated its full-year targets and