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2023 has been a fun year for companies in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). As a leading maker of current and future AI-engine microchips, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has seen its

The S&P 500 index is up 12.6% year to date, as of this writing. This puts the index on pace to beat its long-term average annual return of around 10%, making 2023 a great year so far for stock

Inflation reached a four-decade high in 2022 and the Federal Reserve responded by raising its benchmark interest rate at its fastest pace since the 1980s. Initially, many experts cried recession as

Investing in growth stocks has become more common among investors in recent years thanks to its potential to provide significant capital appreciation.

These companies are typically in the earlier

Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) might seem like another humdrum marijuana stock, but there are actually a few nuances and recent developments that mean that there's a bit more than meets the eye. And

In July, Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) went public and within days soared to a $5 billion valuation. Two weeks later, while Cava was still basking in the limelight, another

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) posted its latest earnings report on Sept. 28. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Aug. 31, the IT service provider's revenue rose 4% year over year (in both

The best way to build wealth is to stay focused for the long term. When investing, that means identifying strong businesses that have carved out lasting competitive advantages and holding their

On April 27, image-browsing platform Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) announced a partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Since then, shares of Pinterest have dropped 3% in value -- the

Well-chosen stocks can help you safeguard and grow your wealth over the course of your entire life. That's because the best stocks can be bought and held for many years as they deliver fortunes to

Stock splits tend to get a lot of attention in the news. They can be fun and create a lot of buzz around a stock. But why do companies do them? Are they beneficial to investors?

They can be

Sometimes a stock is cheap for all the right reasons. Sure, Wall Street is often too focused on the short term, and that pessimism can create attractive buying opportunities for patient investors

The past few weeks haven't been particularly great ones for the stock market. All told, the S&P 500 currently sits 7% below its late-July peak. And lower lows are still a possibility.

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Imagine this: You walk out to the mailbox expecting the usual deluge of bills and junk mail -- only to be greeted with a lovely surprise: an actual check for $10,000!

So, let's take this daydream a

We're not quite in an official bull market, but the S&P 500 did gain more than 20% at one point this summer from its bottom last October, causing some observers to declare the bull has begun. Others

The specter of high and rising interest rates is upon us, and in its wake, astute investors should consider stocks with a robust financial backbone. The narrative of higher interest rates

Workday's (NASDAQ: WDAY) stock price has risen 35% over the past 12 months as the cloud-based human capital management (HCM) services provider impressed investors with its stable growth and rising

Insurance company stocks have performed quite well over the past couple of years despite market volatility driven by macroeconomic issues, inflation, and tightening monetary policy. Insurance

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has more than half of its portfolio invested in technology stocks, and a very small sliver of that total is allocated to Snowflake

Who said you must be a Wall Street pro to find great investments? Don't tell that to the users of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD), a stock trading platform popular with retail investors. The

Rising interest rates make turning idle cash into passive income much easier. Even low-risk options like bank CDs and government bonds are paying over 5% these days. That can enable investors to

Perhaps the hottest question in technology investing circles today is whether Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) eye-popping growth and margins displayed over the course of the past two quarters is

When my daughter was young, I needed to make sure that nothing bad would happen to her or my family, and the dividend income from my portfolio provided an important financial backstop. Though I

Investors looking for smart ways to bump up their stream of passive income want to push their shopping carts toward the healthcare aisle. A handful of dividend-paying stocks have been beaten down

Many people associate the month of October with changing leaves and pumpkin spice. But there's an important event that kicks off in October that seniors on Medicare should know about. It's open