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The so-called FAANG stocks flopped in 2022. It wasn't pretty.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock (the "F" in FAANG because it was previously named Facebook) plunged 64%. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)

Spoiler alert: General Electric's (NYSE: GE) stock is worth buying.

I'm giving away the ending now because the same investors I'm saying are safe to buy the stock also need to understand that, after

Value-oriented retailer Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) will soon have a new chief executive. Rick Dreiling, who is currently the chain's executive chairman, will officially take the day-to-day helm from

As the world attempts a return to normal, pent-up demand for travel continues to snowball. Cruise line stocks are showing signs of recovery, but operators still face inflation, recession fears, and

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), more commonly known by the acronym RBC, has a dividend yield of 3.8%. The yield has been higher in the past, notably during recessions, but it's still toward the

Individual investors who want help picking stocks have more than a few options to choose from, including the recommendations of Wall Street analysts.

Right now, InMode (NASDAQ: INMD) is a medical

The stock market got pummeled last year. In fact, the broad-based S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite produced their worst returns since the financial crisis in 2008, as economic uncertainty

Sweet, beautiful cash. We all need it to pay our bills. And we all want it, whether to buy the things that bring us joy or give to the people and charities that are most important to us.

These are

Perhaps the most lucrative advice to investors is that there are no grand and convoluted secrets to becoming a successful investor. On the contrary, becoming wealthy isn't complicated; investors

Last year, the three major indexes dipped into bear territory. Some of the world's strongest companies saw their share prices plummet. And today, investors' biggest question is this: When will the

Making $1 million out of $50,000 isn't easy, but if you have $50,000 to invest, you could make yourself a millionaire with the right combination of stocks.

You'll want to find stocks that have a

The 2022 market correction was a wake-up call for investors that stocks can fall quite sharply. As frustrating as corrections and bear markets can be, it's worth remembering that the S&P 500 index

Over the trailing-10-year period, few S&P 500 components have delivered for shareholders quite like electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Even after a pullback that's seen Tesla

In the current bear market, growth stocks across a range of sectors are trading down, some of them significantly so. For some of these companies, the stock price drops are justified as market hype

The Nasdaq Composite is heavily weighted toward the technology sector, and that tends to make the index volatile. For instance, the Nasdaq is currently 31% off its high, while the broad-based S&P

Investing in great companies and sticking with them is the tried-and-true way to build wealth, and they don't have to be go-go growth stocks.

A great example is Agree Realty (NYSE: ADC), a real

Altria (NYSE: MO) has long been regarded as a top dividend stock and it's easy to see why.

The domestic Marlboro maker has raised its quarterly dividends 57 times over the last 53 years, making it a

One of the more notable investments in acclaimed investor Warren Buffett's career was Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Buffett is a longtime fan of its signature drink, a factor that likely helped inspire the

When it comes to semiconductor stocks, investors tend to focus on growth, and the Rich Templeton era at Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) shows this well. Templeton, who became CEO in May 2004

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been a money machine for his shareholders since taking the reins in 1965. Through this past weekend, he's presided over a nearly

If you are looking for dividend stocks, you'll probably be interested in Pioneer Natural Resources' (NYSE: PXD) 10.6% yield. Before you jump on that, however, you'll want to understand a lot more

After its initial public offering in Sept. 2017, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) shares skyrocketed 1,940% to hit their all-time high in July 2021. The new streaming ecosystem was booming, riding the broad

Sadly, the war in Ukraine has been good for Raytheon (NYSE: RTX). Defense contractors have been a bright spot for investors over the past year, too. But there's a lot more to understand about

There's a good chance Social Security will end up being an important source of income for you once you retire. Even if you manage to accumulate a nice nest egg, you never know if your savings might

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) have been in red-hot form over the past three months, with the chipmaker's stock rising 50% as investors seem to have regained confidence in semiconductor stocks