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It's a tricky time to be an investor.

The stock market still seems full of uncertainty and has been mostly at the mercy of interest rates, which are swinging every day. Consumer spending is expected

The government continues to go after the big technology companies. In September, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust case against Google's search engine monopoly began its trial, with

As investors grow older -- and wiser -- they increasingly accept that it's tough to consistently beat the market. Rather, investing veterans grow increasingly satisfied with merely mirroring the

The best type of stocks to own are those that can carry on compounding your wealth or dishing out rising dividends without you breaking a sweat. These businesses qualify to sit comfortably in your

In the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) investing, there are multiple ways to invest. However, my favorite way to capitalize on the AI trend is through application companies that utilize

Risks are ever-present in the stock market. But there are investments you can make today that can help to protect and build your wealth. Here are three relatively low-risk stocks that are

One of the most integral factors in artificial intelligence (AI) is advancements in semiconductor chips. The chip landscape is dense with competition, including Nvidia, with its trillion-dollar

There's no denying that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the king of Wall Street in 2023. The chip designer's hardware provides the computational power needed by the popular ChatGPT tool and its GPT-4

If retirement is on your near-term radar, then congratulations! You've worked hard during your working years; now, it's time to live life on your terms.

Before simply calling it quits and then

Although fractional shares are becoming more common, not everyone can access them. So, sometimes investors must be conscious of stock prices. Still, there are some incredible stocks that can be

There are few companies that better represent what a blue-chip stock is than Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The world's leading beverage company has been around since 1892 and has built one of the world's

The crypto market has produced some insane returns over the years. However, its tendency to unexpectedly rise and fall makes it a bigger risk than most stocks. The decentralized aspect of

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) hot stock performance has eased of late as shares of the high-flying chipmaker have pulled back 5% since the beginning of September, which might seem a tad surprising at

Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has historically been a growth machine, always on the hunt for acquisitions and ways to get bigger and better. But acquisitions have also been a bit of a necessity

During the 2008 recession, the video games market became a haven for investors as it proved less vulnerable to economic headwinds. Banks collapsed, and the housing market crashed, yet Nintendo

Retail investor trading website and app Robinhood Markets may not be delivering the juicy returns shareholders were hoping for in the current market, but the use case for the platform hasn't gone

If you like high-yield dividend stocks, you probably already own or have considered buying AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).

The telecom giants are among the best-known high-yield stocks and

It's a pretty common story: You make a New Year's resolution to max out your IRA -- and then life happens. Before you know it, you're a few weeks off of the holiday season and your IRA balance looks

The last few years have been tough sledding for shareholders of AT&T (NYSE: T). The telecommunications giant made some blunders last decade, none more impactful than its purchase of Time Warner. The

Social Security needs money to stay afloat and keep paying benefits. And it gets the bulk of its revenue from payroll taxes.

The reality is that people like to grumble about paying taxes, and that's

Since its launch in February 1971, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange has grown to include more than 3,000 companies on what is now the largest purely electronic global exchange in the world.

Nasdaq's own

When most investors think of investing in crypto, they probably think of popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. And for good reason -- these two cryptos account for a whopping 70% of

The trillion-dollar mark is now the new measuring stick for big companies. Giants like Apple and Microsoft are trading over the trillion-dollar mark, and it seems that more big names will follow. 

The S&P 500 index historically earns, on average, around 10% a year. But the year-to-year gains are usually much higher, or much lower, than 10%.

The volatility can be nerve-wracking if you're

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has delivered a strong performance over the past year. Units of the master limited partnership (MLP) are up over 19%. On top of that, the MLP has paid a high-yielding (and