Blog

Stock markets pushed upward to their best levels of the year on Wednesday, reacting positively to news that the Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at its December meeting and largely sees

For a business that is the lifeblood for its customer base, Toast (NYSE: TOST) has made for a pretty lousy investment. In 2023, when the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have both posted

Two of the biggest names in healthcare today are Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO). These companies have the most popular weight loss drugs available in the market right now. And

With a trailing-10-year return of 2,420%, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been an outstanding stock for investors to own. A relatively small $1,000 investment in December 2013 would be worth a whopping

You shouldn't have to keep a close eye on your investments. If you find solid stocks to buy, you can leave them in your portfolio and simply wait for their operations to grow and become larger over

When dividend stocks crash in value, that sends their yields up in the opposite direction. But there can be danger for investors who load up on a stock just because its yield is high.

Before buying

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is one of the most followed stock pickers on Wall Street. Her appeal centers around the theme-based investing strategy of ARK Invest's family of exchange-traded funds

We think of Social Security as a program for retired or disabled workers, but it also pays benefits to spouses of those workers, some of whom have never paid a dime in Social Security taxes

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a solid, dependable stock to own. But investors don't often think of it as much of a growth stock. While it offers a good dividend, this is not the type of investment

Even if your New Year's resolution is to start investing in 2024, why not get off on the right foot and start investing now?

If you're a new investor, getting into the market has never been easier

After experiencing a riotous run-up during the meme stock mania of 2021, SNDL's (NASDAQ: SNDL) shares are now down about 70%. However, there's reason to believe that shareholders are on the brink of

The million-dollar mark has long been a stamp of financial success. It may not stretch as far as it used to a couple of decades ago, but it's still a significant milestone worth aiming for and

Advertising and tech giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has rallied Wall Street this year, with its stock up about 52% since Jan. 1. Along with the likes of Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses his Tesla Cybertruck predictions for 2024. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock investors might be surprised at what he has to say.

*Stock prices used were

Most investors gauge the health of the market by the action of an index like the S&P 500. That's appropriate, but it only provides a surface view of a vast market made up of individual stocks. You

The benchmark S&P 500 stock market index plunged into bear territory during 2022. But it has soared 29% from its low point set in October of that year, prompting some Wall Street analysts to call

Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) has become one of the more popular stocks in the oil patch, with its dividend a big reason it has grabbed investors' attention. The company's fixed-plus-variable dividend

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the top stocks to own in 2023, rising from $142 to around $480 now -- about a 230% gain. I don't think anyone is expecting Nvidia stock to repeat its

One of the best ways to round out a diversified portfolio is to allocate some positions toward dividend stocks. While many blue chip companies pay dividends, investors looking for substantial

Shares of several bank stocks rallied on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve officials signaled an end to the central bank's rate hikes. When all was said and done on Wednesday, SoFi Technologies

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been up and down in 2023, but right now the company looks well positioned to grow in search, the cloud, and even autonomous driving.

In this video, Travis

Saving for retirement isn't easy, and if you're falling behind, you're not alone. A 2023 report from Vanguard found that the median 401(k) balance among Vanguard participants was just $27,376

No doubt about it, artificial intelligence (AI) is this year's hottest trend. But its impact is still just starting to be felt. Investors are still at the outset of a revolutionary technology shift

Saving for retirement is something I'm pretty seriously committed to these days. Although I'm not particularly close to retirement age, I'm at an age where most of my friends' parents are retired or

If you've ever been to a Coach store, you know the brand is upscale. So, too, are Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, which are the other brands that Tapestry (NYSE: TPR) owns. The company is dedicated