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Millions of seniors today receive a monthly benefit from Social Security. And for many, that's their primary source of income.

Now ideally, you won't land in that boat, but rather will build

The 2022 bear market has been most unkind to growth stock investors. Many strong, competitively advantaged businesses have seen their stock prices cut in half or worse. And recent declines suggest

Like many stocks in 2022, shares of tobacco company Altria Group (NYSE: MO) haven't done well. Unlike many of those same stocks, Altria stock hasn't done well over the past five years. It's down 9%

Inflation rocketed to a four-decade high this year, so Social Security benefits will get an unusually large 8.7% COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) in 2023. That ranks as the largest raise for retired

While the crypto market is notoriously volatile, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have emerged as the two top options for crypto investors looking for relative safety. Bitcoin and

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) $36 billion advertising business could still get a lot bigger. While the overall advertising industry struggles, marketers are looking to the efficient spending opportunities

With shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) down 80% from their 52-week high, there are likely plenty of investors out there looking at the stock and thinking that it's a bargain at these

In 2022, there has been a massive paradigm shift. Due to rising interest rates and fears that the economy may eventually slow down, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has plunged 34% year to date. 

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Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock isn't just down nearly 60% from its all-time highs. Shares of the Magic Kingdom have recently sunk below where they were in early 2020 (when theme parks were completely

One way to earn outsized returns over the long run is to buy shares of companies that are leaders in an industry with solid growth prospects. It's even better to do so when said companies are going

On Sunday, Dec. 11, Artemis I returned to Earth.

Last week's splashdown off the California coast, after nearly a month in space, proved Artemis's Orion space capsule can carry astronauts to the moon

SoFi Technologies' (NASDAQ: SOFI) roots are largely in the student loan refinancing market. But the company's become much more than that since its 2011 founding. Personal and mortgage loans

There's a lot of interest surrounding electric vehicle (EV) stocks right now, thanks to the rapid adoption by consumers of EVs and expanding model lineups from manufacturers. In fact, nearly 60% of

If a bull market emerges in 2023, prospective investors in dividend stocks will be in a race against time to buy shares while prices are low and dividend yields are high. After a run-up, such

Value stocks have been in high demand throughout the market's drop this year. These companies typically generate a lot of cash and profits, making them more resilient to market and economic

A lot of people make financial resolutions around this time of year. This could include paying down debt or saving for a big financial goal like retirement. But here's another option to consider

After more than tripling in value since its initial public offering in September 2020, Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) stock has fallen on hard times, losing two-thirds of its market cap as investors

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) skyrocketed to all-time highs in 2021 amid the buying frenzy in higher-growth tech stocks. But both stocks collapsed over the past year as

Wall Street took a small step back last week. The "three stocks to avoid" in my column that I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- BlackBerry, Steelcase, and Blink Charging

Biotech company Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has been southbound for most of the year, but the vaccine maker seems to be ending 2022 on a high note. On Dec. 13, the company's shares soared by more than

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares have been battered over the last 12 months, with the stock plunging 50% year to date. The company has suffered from steep declines in the graphics card (GPU) market this

Healthcare stocks with dividends can be a good place to park funds during inflationary periods. That's especially true if those dividends have yields that are high enough, say above 2.5% at the

Long-term compounding can make you wealthy. There is a caveat, however. Your money can only grow effectively if it is invested in the right companies that can enjoy many years, or even decades, of

Since the start of the millennium, Starbucks stock is up an astounding 3,000%. In short, it's possible for coffee stocks to bring life-changing returns. And that's probably why investors are curious

It has been a rough year for semiconductor stocks, but all may not be lost. After all, semiconductors power all of today's big technology applications, from artificial intelligence, to the Internet