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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock rose 48% in 2023 and helped the S&P 500 index surge back to its 2021 highs in December. The iPhone maker has one of the most loyal customer bases -- and an incredibly

2023 was a fantastic year for the S&P 500, and especially for the Nasdaq and the "Magnificent Seven" stocks. However, 2024 is shaping up to be very different, and I expect the year to be a tale of

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) had a tremendous year in 2023, soaring 154%. This gain matches what some "Magnificent Seven" stocks were able to do.

However, Bitcoin still remains 35% below its peak price. So

It's clear that 2023 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), an excitement over technology not seen since the internet's early years. That frenzy helped catapult such AI stocks as Nvidia some

Top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have delivered incredible returns and crushed the market over the last year -- and the trend looks poised to continue in 2024.

While some smaller companies

Each year, about 5.5 million people begin drawing Social Security benefits for the first time, meaning millions of us have made the decision that now's the time.

That's not always the easiest

The new year is here. While no one can predict exactly what will happen in 2024, it's a virtual certainty that artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to generate tons of excitement and shape big

While some trends from 2023 may disappear, one that likely won't is the growing percentage of the global automobile fleet converting to electric vehicles (EVs). In the U.S., less than 10% of total

The million-dollar mark has long been a benchmark for financial success in many people's eyes. Achieving this milestone isn't a walk in the park by any means, but it can be more accomplishable than

Investing has long been a game of risk-reward trade-offs. Lower-risk investments tend to provide more stability, but they typically provide lower returns as well. Investments with higher risk

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is a top pharmaceutical company with a broad mix of products in its portfolio. It also pays an attractive dividend, which yields 4% -- that's more than twice the S&P 500 average

Some companies tell you a lot about the state of the economy. Three of those companies -- industrial supplier MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM), banking giant Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), and appliance

The artificial intelligence (AI) market exploded last year, becoming one of the fastest-growing industries. Data from Grand View Research shows the AI market is projected to expand at a compound

It seems like every few years the capital markets become enamored with a new buzzword. A couple of years ago, the term "metaverse" captured the attention of investors looking to understand the

Investors should buy stocks with a long-term mindset. The stock market is irrational. It does silly things and can lift shares of poor businesses while punishing good ones, sometimes for reasons not

Nobody in modern history has had an investing career as long and lucrative as Warren Buffett, which makes him someone many investors look up to. His conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, has grown into

So you're looking for some additions to your portfolio that you can aim to hold for many years. Bravo -- aiming to buy and hold great companies over many years is a terrific way to build wealth.

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) bear many striking similarities. Alphabet's Google owns the world's largest search engine, the third largest cloud infrastructure

It might surprise investors that 47% of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is in one stock. For an investment manager who preaches the virtues of diversification, this decision seems

The list of trillion-dollar companies is fairly slim. Only six have achieved the mark, but four of those -- Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia -- are heavily involved in artificial intelligence

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), is one of the most successful investors of all time. Since taking over the once-struggling textile company in 1965, Buffett and

2023 was a comeback year for most growth stocks as they rebounded, led largely by big names in tech. Growth stocks can build you a fortune if chosen right, and a new year is a perfect time to

If you're worried that Social Security is in danger of disappearing completely, here's some reassuring news: The program is not on the verge of total collapse. In fact, Social Security gets the bulk

What does a gene therapy biotech like Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) have to do with a cryptocurrency like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), one of the hottest meme coins of yesteryear? If you said "they're

In stock investing, stock price growth or decline usually gets the most attention because it's fairly straightforward: You buy shares at A price, and now they're Z price. However, that doesn't paint