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Looking to add to your basket of stocks before the year is out? Even a relatively modest amount of investment capital like $1,500 can help you build a meaningful starter position in stocks you love

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood made a name for herself by delivering robust returns for investors over the years. She focused on innovative growth companies that are disrupting both existing and

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 64% this year, and that sell-off could make now an enticing time to buy the cryptocurrency. The only problem: Where its value goes next year and beyond remains a huge

Passive income investors frequently fall prey to the mistake of picking stocks because they have big dividend yields. That one metric alone doesn't tell you nearly enough about a company to make a

To build a profitable portfolio, you don't need to find a needle in a haystack. Instead, building a consistent pattern of investing in high-quality companies in both up and down markets and

No one said investing was easy -- a consideration that comes to mind if you're thinking about buying stock in Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK). There's no doubt the company faces significant

In this video, I will talk about Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and explain why I'm choosing the former going into 2023, especially now that the stock has become cheaper than Apple's

Some stock crashes hurt worse than others. Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has been one of this year's worst-performing investments. The stock has plummeted 82.8% in 2022, and we still have three more trading

Dividend investors don't like risk. Instead, they focus on companies that can continue to pay them well, in good years and bad, for years into the future. That's exactly what you'll find with

If you're building your list of stocks to buy before year's end, there's certainly no shortage of great companies to pick from, even in the current market. Despite what the broad share price decline

High-speed internet has a long way to go in the U.S., especially in rural and suburban areas. According to various sources, the U.S. (the very birthplace of the internet) doesn't even make it on the

While cryptocurrencies have historically been very short-term, speculative investment plays, there is now growing interest in crypto as a long-term retirement option. In April, for example, Fidelity

Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is in the middle of a turnaround effort that aims to shed the theme park operator's reputation as a low-rent destination. Crowds have been culled by raising ticket prices and

Software company Asana (NYSE: ASAN) has fallen 92% from its all-time high as the market punishes companies that aren't generating any income. High growth is no longer enough; there has to be a plan

The last week of the year is traditionally a relatively quiet one, although investors haven't gotten the Santa Claus rally they had hoped to see. Even so, stock markets were in a reasonably good

Investors on Main Street and Wall Street frequently have clashing ideas on which stocks are the most likely to be good growth investments.

Even if they aren't always right, it's usually a smart idea

E-commerce received a shot in the arm during the pandemic, and it rapidly captured market share from traditional retailers. Now that the one-time boost is over, the e-commerce adoption trendline has

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which tracks the 500 largest public U.S. companies by market cap, is one of three major stock market indexes. It's generally viewed as the primary benchmark for the

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) and Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) were both red-hot growth stocks in 2021. Airbnb's stock closed at a record high of $216.84 last February, but it now trades at about $85. Roku's stock

It has been almost a year since I wondered aloud whether the XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) token, commonly known as Ripple, could reach the $5 price point in 2022. This turned out to be one of my most popular

While the past decade or so has been generally positive for the memory chip industry, with muted downturns and periods of soaring prices, the fundamental nature of the industry is once again rearing

Cruise ship operator Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) keeps sailing from one storm into another. While most people want to put the pandemic behind them, the cruise line must still contend with the

By nearly any yardstick, 2022 was a disaster for cryptocurrencies. It's not only that the crypto market lost nearly $2 trillion in overall market capitalization or that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and

Having come off an extremely challenging year, there are some signs that 2023 will be a lot better for investors, particularly for shareholders of stocks like Boeing (NYSE: BA), Raytheon

There's a lot of uncertainty as we enter 2023. Many investors believe higher interest rates to combat inflation will cause a significant economic slowdown in the new year. Recessions tend to cause