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If you're an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investor, the good news is that Ripple Labs (the company behind the XRP token) is finally starting to put its legal and regulatory issues in the rearview mirror. As a

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) stands out among dividend stocks. The mortgage-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) currently yields more than 13%. That puts its payout 10 times higher than

While there is technically no such thing as a "bulletproof" stock, there are a select few businesses that seem almost unstoppable. Combining incredible historical total returns with robust returns

ChatGPT's arrival in late 2022 kicked off the artificial intelligence (AI) bull market. The group of prominent technology stocks called the "Magnificent Seven" -- Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)

Durable growth is a wonderful thing. It is the baseline for owning 10-bagger stocks. This is why Peter Lynch, the legendary investor who crushed the market when running his mutual fund, Fidelity

Millions of retired Americans collect a monthly Social Security benefit. And without a yearly cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), many seniors would no doubt fall behind financially from one year to

It finally happened. The Federal Reserve just lowered interest rates by 50 basis points (0.5% in percentage terms). Investors rejoiced, sending the S&P 500 to new, all-time highs. The stock market

It's no secret that Warren Buffett doesn't find many stocks attractive enough to buy these days. He's been a net seller of stocks for seven consecutive quarters.

However, Buffett has still been

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) were rockstars on the stock market a few years ago. Both companies developed successful coronavirus vaccines, efforts for which they were being

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is expected to unveil its highly anticipated Cybercab robotaxi at an event on Oct. 10. It's a big deal for investors, especially given the stock's weak performance since peaking

Next-generation cybersecurity specialist CrowdStrike's (NASDAQ: CRWD) stock infamously plunged from its highs earlier this summer after a software update snafu crashed millions of Microsoft-linked

Investors and analysts are excited about Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) these days. The leading designer of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator chips is one of the world's most valuable stocks today. At

Everyone likely knows that something is up with the U.S. economy -- it's a major talking point for the upcoming presidential election. That said, it's hard to say what exactly is happening. But

The S&P 500 index currently offers a scant 1.3% dividend yield. The average utility is yielding about 2.9%, using the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEMKT: XLU) as an industry proxy. That's

Right now, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is far and away the most valuable cryptocurrency, with a $1.2 trillion market cap. No other cryptocurrency even comes close, with Bitcoin accounting for a whopping

Stan Druckenmiller saw the potential for the next wave of artificial intelligence fairly early. That led him to take a big position in Nvidia in the fourth quarter of 2022. He added Microsoft in the

The Federal Reserve had an inflation problem to tackle in 2022 and 2023, and it raised interest rates numerous times to tame it. Since the start of 2024, inflation has moderated. And in August

What does a 30-year-old podcast star have in common with a 94-year-old investing legend? On the surface, not much.

Alex Cooper rose to fame through the creation of the Call Her Daddy podcast, which

Social Security spousal benefits are designed to provide additional retirement income, particularly in situations where one spouse was the primary earner or earned a comparatively high level of

One of the hottest stocks this year has been Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), which has risen over 228% in 2024. The online auto retailer looked like it was on the brink of bankruptcy a couple of years ago

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been an early winner of the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The company was an early investor in ChatGPT creator OpenAI and moved quickly to capitalize

Few if any money managers command the attention of professional and everyday investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since becoming CEO in the

It doesn't take an investing genius to know that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a huge winner from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The surging demand for graphics pressing units (GPUs) --

For much of the last two years, Wall Street and investors have been fixated on the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. But what they might not realize is how important stock-split euphoria has

The Labor Department will release September inflation data on Oct. 10, and shortly thereafter the Social Security Administration will announce the official cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025