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A year ago, the markets were just beginning their recovery from bear times. Growth stocks started to take off, and investors wondered when we could officially call a bull market. Well, that time is

For the past six years, savvy retirement planners have benefited from an incredible opportunity to boost their long-term savings, but that opportunity may be closing at the end of 2025.

One of the

Many companies have a long history of increasing their dividends. A few of them have already boosted their payouts in 2024. Many more will likely do so in the coming months. Here are seven stocks

The big attraction of Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) today is probably its huge 7.4% distribution yield. But a high yield alone isn't enough to make this midstream giant a buy in the

More than a year after it started rising from its bear-market lows, we can finally say the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is in a bull market. It became official when the index reached a new all-time

The stock market has started off 2024 with a bang, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) officially entered a bull market on Jan. 19 by reaching a new all-time high.

Many investors, feeling optimistic

Does a rising tide lift all boats? Not always. The S&P 500 is now officially in a new bull market, but not every stock has benefited.

Just because a stock is down doesn't mean it's not a good pick

The saga of Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) continues to play out against the backdrop of high interest rates and investor enthusiasm. It has been a highly volatile stock, with fans excited about

One of the biggest concerns for prospective crypto investors is whether it's too risky to invest in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other digital currencies. It's a fair question to ask given how volatile

Index funds are a great option for investors who prefer to spend very little time managing their savings. Think of them as prebuilt portfolios that can reduce risk by spreading money across a broad

Putting money to work in the cryptocurrency market is back in style. The industry saw its value double in 2023, so some investors are trying to buy digital tokens that can supercharge their

It's hardly a secret that some retirees experience a fair amount of financial stress. It's not easy going from a steady paycheck to a fixed income that may be more limited. Throw in the potential

Most investors have limited funds to put to work in the stock market. How limited those funds are will depend on each person's circumstances, but almost everyone has some limit. The result is that

It's been a wild four years for Wall Street. Since the decade began, all three major stock indexes have oscillated between bear and bull markets in successive years. These swings have been

The S&P 500 recently reached a new record high, signaling a bull market is here, and that means it's a fantastic time to bet on growth. Bull markets tend to favor growth stocks, and history shows us

Saving for retirement is tough, and Social Security can go a long way toward making ends meet -- especially if your nest egg isn't as robust as you'd hoped. Retirement benefits are the most common

Nearly every parent has heard the question from a child on a long road trip: "Are we there yet?" Similarly, many investors have wondered over the last year or so if the S&P 500 was in a new bull

Investors bought shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) hand over fist last year, as excitement about artificial intelligence (AI) percolated the stock market. In fact, the AI chipmaker saw its share price

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) growth thesis hinges on generative artificial intelligence (AI) -- a tech megatrend sending demand for its advanced hardware through the roof. And according to analyst

There's arguably no social program more vital to the financial well-being of our nation's seniors than Social Security. Every year, Social Security pulls more than 21.7 million people out of

Although we're only a few weeks into the new year, for Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID), it's already shaping up to be a continuation from 2023. That was a rough year for the young electric vehicle (EV) maker

I subscribe to a plethora of stock market information services. It comes with the job, you know. Earlier this week, several of these tools sent me a whole lot of news announcements, nearly buzzing

Although there were some signs of revival at the end of this week for the altcoin market, many of the more popular assets in the space continued to trade down. For example, according to data

Financial services congolmerate Financial Institutions (NASDAQ: FISI) wasn't making its shareholders wealthier at the end of the week. The company's stock plunged by almost 8% following the release

Semiconductor stocks have been in fine form on the market, which is evident from the impressive 56% gains recorded by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index over the past year. Graphics specialist