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Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) stock has been under tremendous pressure over the past year. Several headwinds have weighed on shares, including higher interest rates and financially challenged

After suffering painful declines in 2022, many tech stocks surged higher beginning late last year and into the first quarter of 2023. It is not yet clear whether this is the beginning of a recovery.

Cloud computing makes it possible to access infrastructure and software through the internet, which eliminates the cost and complexity of maintaining those solutions in private data centers. So

The shares of most cannabis stocks, already reeling from a difficult 2022, have continued to plummet in 2023. That drop is reflected in the decline of two cannabis ETFs: The AdvisorShares Pure

Investing in the financial services industry can be difficult given the often complex and opaque business models. This view was bolstered by the recent turmoil facing regional banks -- negative

During your working years, you may find that housing is your single largest monthly expense. In fact, a recent Ascent survey confirms this.

But once retirement rolls around, your greatest monthly

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) reported over a 50% year-over-year decline in revenue, yet why have investors decided to buy up the stock? Check out the short video to learn what semiconductor

First Republic (NYSE: FRC) has been in the news a lot lately because investors view the bank as having similar (although certainly not the same) qualities as SVB Financial and Signature Bank, which

Shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) are currently sitting about 32% below the all-time high they set in 2021. But the stock rallied in recent months after falling by more than 50% from its peak last year

The stock market became quite turbulent in March, fueled by the banking crisis and interest rate uncertainty. I recently decided to take advantage of the dip and add to some of my favorite stock

Real estate has long provided some shelter from economic storms, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be a powerful way to grow wealth. That's true even when share prices are being buffeted

The stock market dealt investors a volatile hand lately, but companies with durable underlying businesses and growth stories continue to make themselves known. Share prices of stocks can tell you

There are a lot of reasons to like 3M (NYSE: MMM) stock, including a historically high 5.9% dividend yield, a more than 60-year streak of annual dividend increases, and a broadly diversified

Social Security is synonymous with retirement to many people, but your relationship with the program starts long before you retire. You pay Social Security taxes on your income during your working

This is turning out to be a solid year for technology stocks following last year's forgettable performance -- as evidenced by the 21.7% gains clocked by the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index so far

Investing is all about risk versus reward. When you take on higher levels of risk, you typically have an opportunity to receive greater rewards. And vice versa.

But there's always a balancing act

The Nasdaq Composite dropped into a bear market in late 2021, and the tech-heavy index is still 27% off its high. Economic uncertainty brought on by high inflation and rising interest rates played a

I suspect if you asked Warren Buffett about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), he'd probably acknowledge that he admires the company's business. After all, Microsoft reigns as one of the biggest giants in

Investors are flocking to self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) Life Storage (NYSE: LSI). Talk of a potential buyout from its larger peer, Public Storage (NYSE: PSA), and super-strong

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the only cryptocurrency to ever hit a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion, has firmly established itself as the world's most widely used and accepted digital asset

Spring is in the air, and investors are looking forward to turning the page after a rocky March.

While stocks have recovered from a surprise banking crisis after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature

Chewy is a fast-growing e-commerce business focusing on pet supplies, but you wouldn't know that by looking at its recent stock performance. Shares of Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) have fallen 72% from their

Manufacturing is an age-old cycle of using past work to advance the precision and efficiency of the next generation of products. This circular iteration is on grand display right now in the

Investors don't know quite what to make of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock right now. The company targets a massive market that spans e-commerce and in-person retailing. Yet today it is losing money and

No one likes it when markets are down. But the good news is these times represent great times to put your money to work.

That's because many solid companies with long-term track records trade at a