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Kids have played "King of the Hill" for years. The game's goal is for one player to try to remain at the top of the hill while other players attempt to take their place.

Companies play this game

After a huge run-up in oil and gas prices following early pandemic lows in 2020, the market started to cool off in late 2022 and throughout 2023. 2023 ended up being a great year for the energy

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) isn't a stock that goes on sale often. The logistics real estate company has excellent asset quality, top-notch credit, and a tenant list that reads like a Who's Who of

I'm self-employed, so I hold my retirement destiny in my own hands. That's led me to take a very well-thought-out approach to my retirement accounts. I seek out investments that I believe have a ver

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM) and the Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF (NASDAQ: VYMI) are two of Vanguard's most popular dividend-focused

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), one of the world's largest banks, just reported its first-quarter 2024 results. Both of the headline figures, revenue of $25.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of

Ever since it went public almost exactly three years ago, Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) has been one of the most talked about, most analyzed, and most polarizing crypto stocks. On the one hand, its

Although the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in late 2021, it takes a long time for all those projects to get proposed, approved, and funded, and for shovels to

There's no denying Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) potent position in tech. The company's $1.9 trillion market cap makes it the fourth most-valuable company in the world, illustrating the

At this point, many of the biggest winners in artificial intelligence have been the world's most valuable companies.

However, if you're looking for stocks that can double this year, mega-cap names

Technology stocks have led general market gains, with chip companies and software giants soaring amid excitement about the new bull market. This sort of environment favors growth stocks, so it's not

It's that time again -- and I'm not talking about tax season. With many presidential primaries now in the rearview mirror, America is turning its attention to elections in November.

Though there are

Millions of seniors today collect monthly benefits from Social Security. And the reality is that the more generous those payments are, the more financial freedom you can enjoy as a retiree.

Now some

While it's not the hottest semiconductor stock out there, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been delivering solid gains so far in 2024. Year to date, it's up 14%, versus 10% for the iShares Semiconductor

Count me in as a fan of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A significant percentage of my investment portfolio is invested in several ETFs. I especially like Vanguard's funds because of their low costs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the hottest investment area right now, but the great news is you don't have to invest a fortune to potentially benefit down the road. Many promising players trade

Tax refund day is the most wonderful time of the year for some. It's not every day that cash appears in your bank account, seemingly by magic. According to the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, this

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is one of the most influential people in business. He's led the nation's No.1 bank by assets and market cap for nearly 20 years, famously steering JPMorgan

When it comes to billionaire investors, Bill Gates is pretty much a household name. He made his fortune as the CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the software company he co-founded. Gates is worth an

Once an investor darling, Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) has fallen from grace. A series of challenges, such as the crackdown by the Chinese government, slower growth, and a massive management shuffle

For most retirees, Social Security provides an indispensable source of income. Based on 22 consecutive years of surveys from national pollster Gallup, anywhere from 80% to 90% of then-current

As the surging popularity of AI stocks has lifted many of them to pricey valuations, some investors have begun looking at Chinese tech stocks to find bargains in this space. However, that approach

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA), a maker of electric semi-trucks, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in June 2020. Its shares opened at $37.55 and more than doubled to an

The market is off to a sizzling start so far in 2024, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading near record levels, and perhaps the biggest influence right now is artificial intelligence (AI).

Last year, chip design company Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: Arm) was one of Wall Street's hottest initial public offerings. Shares have corrected recently after soaring out of the gates on hype over its