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A new generation of semiconductors will begin cooking in 2024. Ultraviolet lithography specialist ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), a crucial provider of equipment used to manufacture chips, began

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has had a terrible year. As of Dec. 28, the stock is down 11% in 2023, a huge disappointment compared with the impressive gains of the major market indexes.

Since its spin-off

For investors looking at the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year. So it's high time to set your portfolio up for the new year, and you don't have to do it

Investors have a lot to celebrate. The stock market will end 2023 near all-time highs after a fierce rebound that saw the Nasdaq Composite surge more than 40% this year, one of its best performances

The Dow Jones Industrial Average delivered a bounce-back year in 2023. The iconic stock market benchmark rallied roughly 14% (recovering from a nearly 11% slide in 2022).

However, not all Dow Jones

Technology stocks roared back in 2023 thanks to multiple tailwinds such as cooling inflation and the booming popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), which explains why the tech-laden Nasdaq 100

Quantum computing expert IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is on a roll. The stock has gained a market-thumping 324% over the last year for reasons of mixed long-term importance. Quantum computers are starting to

If you're looking at stocks with dividend yields in excess of 10%, you know there's going to be some risk. However, there's also the possibility the markets haven't adjusted and aren't correctly

Unlike some past tech trends that investors believed to be the next big thing (I'm looking at you, 3D printing), artificial intelligence (AI) is living up to the hype, and its presence is

Some investors gravitate toward growth stocks because the results can be impressive and the returns can be rewarding. However, not all growth stocks have what it takes to be long-term winners that

Long-term investors will face numerous bear markets, during which they should generally take a defensive posture, avoiding the fast-growing but often money-losing stocks that are the performance

Investing in crypto has made many people rich in recent years, even millionaires. Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) took off in popularity in 2021 as meme stocks and coins rocked the markets.

With crypto

The vast majority of Social Security benefits are paid for by taxes on current workers. Every year, 12.4% of people's salaries -- up to a limit -- gets paid toward that program. If you're a standard

It's a big myth that taxes are something retirees don't have to worry about. Quite the contrary -- taxes can be a huge burden for seniors, especially since retirees are often limited to a fixed

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) stock capped off yet another bad year in 2023, with its shares falling by more than 45%. But this isn't new for investors; Aurora has consistently been a bad buy. This

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution appears to be the real deal rather than hype. After all, ChatGPT was by far the quickest application to reach 100 million users -- in just two months! In

Financial industry disrupter SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a rare bright spot among the hundreds of companies that went public via reverse mergers with special purpose acquisition companies during

The S&P 500 could be hovering near record highs, but 2023 wasn't kind to some stocks. While some stocks crumbled on reasonable concerns, others were punished despite deserving better. Two such

Comparing your retirement income to other peoples' income in retirement isn't always a fruitful exercise. After all, there's little that can be done about the numbers at that point. You may only end

Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett is arguably the most successful investor in modern history. When he purchased a controlling stake in the company in 1965, the stock was

The benchmark S&P 500 stock market index is approaching an all-time high. Around 12 months ago, it was almost inconceivable we would be in this position today, given the index was wrapping up 2022

Bill Ackman ranks as one of the most successful investors in the world. His net worth stands at roughly $4 billion. Ackman made this fortune with smart trades through his Pershing Square Capital

There's something to be said about ending with a bang. The S&P 500 finished 2023 with a big gain, and much of it was generated in the last 10 weeks of the year.

Even better, though, is starting the

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are a common source of income among retired workers, and a recent survey from MassMutual suggests that IRAs are even more popular among current workers. In

2023 was a great year to have money working for you in the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 index rose about 25%, and some of its components did a whole lot better.

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