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Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) makes sense for almost any investor.

Buying ETFs is the easiest way to put together a diversified portfolio of stocks without having to do the hard work of

With one month left to go in 2023, stocks seem set to finish the year with a big win.

Through the end of November, the S&P 500 index is up 19%, while the Nasdaq Composite has jumped a whopping 36%

Memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has been mired in one of the worst downturns in the industry's history. Demand for DRAM and NAND chips has fallen off a cliff, and pricing has

One of the biggest retirement planning decisions you'll ever make is when to claim Social Security.

Most people can claim their retirement benefits at any point after you reach 62 years old. While

Wall Street is already talking about two stocks that could reach $4 trillion market caps as soon as next year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the driving force behind these two companies in

Quarterly dividends are fine if you're simply reinvesting those payments in more shares of the stock dishing them out, or accumulating cash to invest later.

If you're using dividend income to pay

It's been an ugly couple of years for Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF).

Shares of the diversified pet products retailer are now down 90% from their peak (the 2021 initial public offering). A number of factors

The Nasdaq-100 technology index plunged into bear territory in 2022, ending the year with a 33% loss. However, historical data going back to its inception in 1986 suggests consecutive losing years

The window is closing fast on 2023. For some, a new year means a new lifestyle as they prepare to retire and enjoy what life offers beyond a nine-to-five.

It's a tremendous, life-altering change, so

Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) stock jumped 7% on Thursday after the cloud-based data warehouse provider posted its latest earnings report. For its fiscal 2024 third quarter, which ended on Oct. 31

Legendary investor Warren Buffett once said that someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. It's a great quote about long-term thinking, which translates

With a monster gain in 2023 that exceeds the Nasdaq Composite index, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is again showing that it's a favorite among the investment community. And this is much needed, particularly

While this year has been rewarding for shareholders in general, investors in Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) have been disappointed. Shares of the online marketplace have fallen 37% through November, and they

The database software market has seen plenty of disruption in recent years brought about by the rise of cloud computing. Newer players like MongoDB and Couchbase have emerged, and it's easier than

Bill Gross is one of Wall Street's most renowned bond investors. Nicknamed the "Bond King," Gross co-founded global fixed-income investment company PIMCO. Suffice it to say he knows something about

As the world's fourth-most valuable company with a market cap of nearly $1.7 trillion, it would be difficult to overlook Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock as a potential investment

Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) has a 5.7% dividend yield, well above the market average of around 1.5% and the average utility yield of 3.6%, using Vanguard Utilities ETF as a proxy. But there's a reason

The future of technology is being written in front of our eyes. At the forefront of this technological tipping point, three companies are making bold, strategic leaps.

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is

If you had to narrow it down to just one company that defined the stock market's performance in 2023, it would be hard to come up with a better pick than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company's

Many stocks in the S&P 500's industrial sector are viewed as stodgy, low-growth businesses with market-matching total returns at best. However, rising more than 2,700% since the turn of the

OpenAI launched ChatGPT about a year ago, sparking a massive boom across the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. These days, every business worth its salt is doing something important and/or

One critical part of artificial intelligence (AI) is the devices that bring the technology to our fingertips. It is through such machines and gadgets that users reap the benefits of AI.

From the

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has been an excellent stock for longtime investors. Since Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett took Berkshire's reins in 1965, Buffett and his team

Global shipments of PCs have been declining for the past two years following a pandemic-era splurge by consumers and businesses. Lower end-market demand coupled with excessive inventory levels

Once upon a time, SpaceX was the world's only unicorn space company -- a privately owned space company that would have a valuation well above $1 billion if it could only be convinced to IPO. Not