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I have a good amount of money invested for my retirement. Almost all of it -- somewhere around 90% -- is invested in one single asset. It's the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY)

It may seem

One of the most respected milestones a public company can reach is being added to the S&P 500. This stock index acts as an important barometer of the overall market -- and being included in this

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) once again demonstrated why it is a top semiconductor stock. Last week, it delivered the report for its fiscal 2025's first quarter (which ended April 30), revealing

The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving (also known as the halvening) event was, perhaps, grossly underappreciated this year. By pure happenstance, the April 19 halving took place while the cryptocurrency

The S&P 500 has been on a tear,  up 10.7% year to date, 27.1% over the last 12 months, and 37.6% since the end of 2022. And over the last five years, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) -- a

Nvidia has been a monster winner in the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) are the top pick for clients looking to outfit a server to train AI models

It's impossible to definitively label any stock as an easy wealth builder. All investments carry risk -- that's kind of the whole point of investing -- and past performance can't guarantee future

While the broad market is soaring to all-time highs, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock has been left behind.

Shares of the streaming distributor fell sharply on its fourth-quarter earnings report in

There is rising optimism that the U.S. government may soon enact marijuana reform, which could lead to eventual legalization down the road. If or when legalization will happen is still anyone's

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has been a divisive stock ever since it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. 1, 2021. The bulls saw it as a promising play on the

If there was any doubt about the strength of the AI boom in the stock market and the broader economy, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) just put those questions to rest.

For the first quarter of 2024, the AI

Fintech has become such a big deal that it doesn't even look like a trend anymore; it's just the new way to do finance. Every bank and financial services company has gone digital, and you can do all

Unusually high inflation and a rising-interest-rate environment have played critical roles in impacting the macroeconomy over the last couple of years. Yet despite these economic pressures, the

The Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) juggernaut is showing no signs of stopping as the semiconductor behemoth delivered another set of stunning results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (for the three

Since the initial public offering of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) in 2015, its shares have been a stunning success -- gaining 2,100% in value. The S&P 500 added just 200% over that time. Is it too late to

Realty Income has long been the gold standard when it comes to real estate investment trusts (REITs), but that standard has slowed, and other REITs look more intriguing from a growth perspective

Experienced investors understand that steering a portfolio is ultimately about trade-offs. For instance, the trade-off for above-average growth is often greater volatility; the trade-off for

Since its spinoff from Pfizer in 2013, animal healthcare behemoth Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) has seen its cash from operations nearly quintuple as a stand-alone company. Powered by a diverse array of animal

Many investors have soured on Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) over the past four years. The online insurer went public at $29 in July 2020, skyrocketed to an all-time high of $183.26 on Jan. 11, 2021, but now

The Nasdaq Composite index has climbed over 30% in the last 12 months, primarily driven by tech stocks. The industry has surged as interest in budding sectors like artificial intelligence (AI) and

Over the last few years, many large technology companies have chosen to split their stock. Notable examples include Amazon, Alphabet, Tesla, and Nvidia.

However, more recently, a number of consumer

The good thing about retirement is that there's no uniform way people should approach it. Some use it as a chance to travel the world, and others use it to rest and do as little as possible. Some

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VGT) has risen around 35% over the past year versus a roughly 27% gain for the S&P 500 index. The spread between the two gets even wider as

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) stands at the forefront of the aviation industry's transformation, pioneering the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

This innovative

Tracking what hedge funds are doing can be an excellent check when determining your investment strategy. If you see a couple of hedge funds loading up on a stock you own, you're probably on the