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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has only been around for a little less than 14 years. Yet in that amount of time, it has transformed from a speculative asset alleged to only be used by criminals to one held

You deserve Social Security benefits. You pay taxes to earn these benefits over the course of your career, and the program is designed to help seniors afford their later years. 

Although most

The stock market right now has more than its share of beaten-down companies of all sizes in all industries, but few have had as rough a 2022 as technology growth stocks.

After a lengthy bull run

Block (NYSE: SQ) has emerged as one of the more essential fintech companies. Through its Square ecosystem and Cash App, it has become one of the largest fintech companies in the world.

However, its

Most investors know just how great of a stock Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has been over the last five-plus decades. Led by legendary investor Warren Buffett, who at 92 years old

The stock market had a weak year in 2022. The S&P 500 was down by about 20% with just over a week to go. Growth stocks were generally hit the hardest thanks to rising interest rates, recession

As bad a year as the Nasdaq Composite is having (it's down 31.6%), that's still nothing compared to Cathie Wood's Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK), which has collapsed 65%. The fund is full of

Investors operate on incentives. And when the risk-free 10-year Treasury rate is 3.4%, it's natural for investors to demand a little extra yield from their income stock portfolio.

Investing in equal

General Mills' (NYSE: GIS) stock price dipped 5% on Dec. 20 after it posted its latest earnings report. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Nov. 27, the packaged food maker's

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have spent the better part of the past year in a bear market, weighed down by widespread fear about the economy. But smart investors know that a bear market is a

Legendary investor Peter Lynch once said, "When there's a war going on, don't buy the companies that are doing the fighting; buy the companies that sell the bullets." That advice can be applied to

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has brought investors extreme gains and extreme losses in just a few years. In 2020, the biotech company soared more than 2,700%. That was as investors bet on its coronavirus

If you're shopping for the gift-giving season, what's better than finding a bargain? Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) could be a cheap gift that keeps on giving in the form of monster returns over the long

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), trading at just $12.25, is down more than 93% for the year. That makes it one of the worst-performing cryptos of 2022. Making matters even worse, Solana was caught up in the

Humans only use 10% of their brains. George Washington's dentures were made of wood. The color red makes bulls angry. You might have heard all of those statements before. But they aren't true

What does Warren Buffett like in a stock? You could put a solid business moat high on the list. High returns on invested capital (ROIC) would be up there, too, as would an outstanding management

In general, an investor should be able to buy any stock they want at any time they wish. But what if the investor were limited to buying into only three tickers in a particular calendar year?

The

About 48 million Americans currently collect Social Security retirement benefits, while many millions more are still working -- and dreaming of the day when they, too, will be retirees. If you're

Fans of Westworld might find themselves in a dystopia after the series was suddenly canceled and removed from the HBO Max streaming service.

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) plans to license the

For investors with a focus on growth stocks, 2022 began full of promise, but inflation and rising interest rates let the air out of that balloon. Shares of the Vanguard Growth ETF have collapsed 34%

It has been a wild ride for the leader in coffee since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. From its March 2020 low to an all-time high in July 2021, Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock rose 117%.

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) investors had a forgettable 2022. Their stock shed 80% of its value through mid-December as Wall Street started worrying about slowing growth and ballooning net losses. That

Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) are leaders in the growing industries of software and athletic apparel, so it shouldn't come as a surprise when these stocks outperform

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) are early in their revenue stories. Moderna launched its first product -- the COVID-19 vaccine -- in 2020. Axsome started selling its

There are different stages to life and they all require different mindsets, with one of the biggest shifts arriving at retirement. When it comes to investing you are switching from building a nest