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There have been numerous headlines about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) becoming the first company to cross the $3 trillion valuation threshold or speculation about which company will be the next to join the

Investors have been on a roller-coaster ride in recent years, as the end of the COVID-19 pandemic sent many stocks skyrocketing in 2021. Then, macroeconomic headwinds the following year triggered a

The fact that inflation has been cooling is no doubt a good thing for consumers. Since mid-2021, many people have been struggling with higher living costs and have had to result to credit card debt

In the short run, there's no telling what an individual stock will do. Shares of terrible companies can rally, and shares of great companies can crumble.

In the long run, a stock's performance is

After a long, discouraging crypto winter, prices have been slowly recovering so far this year.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is currently up by around 53% in 2023, but it's still down nearly 62% from its

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE: REXR) both reported very strong second-quarter financial results. However, there's an important difference between the two real estate

After the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration's plan to forgive as much as $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, the White House was quick to roll out several backup student loan

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) estimates that at least one of its products sits on the shelves of nearly every U.S. household -- a dominant market position if there ever was one for a consumer food

Investors recently got an updated look at Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) massive stock portfolio. Regulatory filings reveal that Warren Buffett and his team did some interesting

Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) had been quietly trouncing the market in 2023, nearly doubling the 17% return that investors have seen in the S&P 500 through early August. That all changed following its recent

After 2022 saw Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price crater 65% amid an aggressive rising rate environment, this year has been a turnaround story. The top digital asset's recent rally (up 76% as of Aug. 14)

Most investors are just trying to secure a nice, well-funded retirement. And, most people who adhere to sound investing principles will achieve this goal.

The date you reach this goal, however

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a big-time winner so far in 2023. Share prices are up 35% since January, largely on investor excitement over artificial intelligence and OpenAI's ChatGPT, which Microsoft

Today, I share the three best stocks to buy in August 2023, which I believe have significant upside for long-term investors. These stocks are attractive at today's prices and lower, and one is an

If you're planning to retire in around five years, congratulations! You're approaching an incredible milestone and about to enter a great next stage in your life's journey.

Yet as awesome as a

Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC) started the year off with a bang. Through mid-February, Polygon had doubled, from $0.75 to $1.50. But the last six months have been an entirely different story, with Polygon

Times are tough in the mortgage business. The Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening campaign has raised interest rates and choked off mortgage refinancing activity. Higher rates also have hurt the

Because investing is future-oriented, it is important that investors purchase businesses with ample growth potential in the years ahead. The best way to do this is to only consider investing in

We already knew that Warren Buffett wasn't a big buyer of stocks in the second quarter of 2023. Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Q2 update last week revealed the conglomerate was a

Want to know one of the great things about investing in an S&P 500 index fund? You don't have to know the names of all 500 companies in the index, but you can still profit from them. That's

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) was the talk of the crypto world a couple years ago, as it skyrocketed in 2021, hitting an all-time high price of $0.00008845 in October that year. But as of this writing,

When the pandemic eased, it seemed everyone wanted to travel. Hotel and airplane prices started to soar as consumers -- especially Americans with pent-up stimulus savings -- were free to spend their

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is a top pharmacy retailer that millions of Americans trust and rely on for groceries and prescriptions. It got a boost from COVID-19 vaccinations and the

Artificial intelligence (AI) captivated investors in 2023, and they rushed to buy shares of companies developing the technology. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the most popular because it's the

Comerica (NYSE: CMA) is not a big-name megabank, but it has a big-time dividend that pays out a rather large 5.7% yield. Like many small and mid-sized regional banks, it has endured a difficult