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Real estate stocks haven't exactly been the best performers in the past year or so, and that's especially true when it comes to malls and other retail real estate. However, Simon Property Group's

The recent debt ceiling deal finally puts an end to the pause on student loan payments and interest that has been in effect for more than three years. However, there's quite a bit of confusion

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom in stocks is here. As companies roll out and announce new AI initiatives, investors appear to be jumping on them, expecting there to be significant growth

Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to build wealth, and one blue-chip stock that has delivered for investors for decades is Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). Caterpillar has established

When looking for bargains at a store, you might go to the sale rack. With the stock market, you might look to some of the stocks that have tumbled over the past several months. Even though the three

When you graduate from college, figuring out how to manage your money can feel overwhelming.

The good thing is, there are only a few decisions you need to make to set yourself up for success. You

When the next prolonged bull market will really take off is anyone's guess. One of the few predictable things about the stock market is that it is unpredictable. However, so far, the U.S. market has

The U.S. banking crisis in the early part of 2023 should have been a wake-up call to investors. More often than not, taking a safety-first approach with dividend stocks is a better plan than

The Beatles memorialized the line, "You say you want a revolution." Investors might not realize it, but they've experienced several revolutions in recent years with more to come.

Technological

ChatGPT is only the tip of the iceberg. And the iceberg is massive.

That's the view of McKinsey & Company. The influential consulting firm recently released a report titled "The Economic Potential

Benjamin Franklin said it well: "Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." We can't know for sure what's going to happen next.

That's especially true when it comes to stocks

Given the stock's massive meltdown during the first half of 2022, it would be easy to conclude Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is just another tech stock bust. Investors were stoked by the premise in the midst

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced its long-rumored mixed-reality headset at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, and Wall Street's reaction to the device hasn't quite been

Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting heaps of attention on Wall Street, but that doesn't mean it's the only innovative investment opportunity right now. Shares of plenty of companies that aren't

There are two broad types of real estate investment trusts (REITs), one that owns properties and one that owns mortgages or loans. They are very different types of companies, and most investors

The stock market has challenged investors over the past 18 months or so, but not so much that they should just sell and go away. Volatility is nothing new for the stock market, and it's something

Investors have noticed the market's sustained upward moves this year. The trend is increasingly difficult to ignore as some stocks reach valuations reminiscent of 2021.

If the recent increases

Imagine someone gives you $1,000 and says you can invest it in three stocks of your choice. Which ones would you go for? Right now, I would scoop up two that offer fantastic growth prospects -- and

Many e-commerce stocks slumped in 2022 as investors reacted to a surprise growth slowdown following pandemic demand spikes. The deceleration came at a terrible time for these businesses, many of

Companies like Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) are boldly taking on space travel. It is exciting stuff, as the world and Wall Street watch public companies launch rockets that were once largely only

As the past 17 months have shown, investing on Wall Street can be unpredictable. The major U.S. indexes followed up one of the steadiest years of gains in recent memory (2021) with an absolute

Being a successful investor doesn't mean you need to find the little-known companies that yield life-changing returns overnight or time the market in hopes of suddenly experiencing a portfolio

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been flirting with the $1 trillion valuation milestone, putting it in the rarefied company of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. 

All of these companies, Nvidia

Americans with student debt haven't had to worry about making payments for a while. Maybe, just maybe, some of them won't have to worry again.

There's still a possibility that many student loans

The main reason people invest is to ensure they have enough money when they retire. Getting an early start could mean several decades of investing before that money is needed to replace the income