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Recently, Medicare enrollees got some good news about their Part B premiums. After years of increases, the cost of the standard monthly Part B premium is going down in 2023. It will shrink from

Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) stock price sank 20% to its lowest levels in nearly seven years after it posted its third-quarter earnings report. The social media giant's revenue fell 4% year over

Invitae (NYSE: NVTA) shares have plummeted more than 80% this year. The genetic testing company has grown revenue over the years, but it hasn't been able to turn that revenue into profit. Instead

Paycom (NYSE: PAYC), a human capital management and payroll company, rode the tailwinds of a strong labor market to become one of the best-performing cloud stocks during this terrible economic

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 26, giving the bears everything they needed to prove their point. It's not like Meta was performing well to date, either

When it comes to semiconductor companies, few are as well run as Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN). The company's capital allocation strategies are second to none, and the company continues to post

Inflation is responsible for the highest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in decades. But there are quite a few other inflation-related changes coming in 2023, as Certified

Honeywell International (NASDAQ: HON) is a relatively new member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (it was added in 2020). It sports a 2.2% dividend yield, which seems modest given the broader

During the 2022 market decline, you've probably seen advice to the effect of "don't sell your stocks just because they're down." And that's a great principle to incorporate into a long-term

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is one of the biggest names in crypto, which can be a blessing and a curse. Because of its popularity, it's one of the safer investment options. While there are no guarantees

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock rarely goes on sale. The leading warehouse retailer is prized by investors for its steady market-share gains and its ability to boost earnings through a wide range of

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock price dropped 8% on Wednesday, Oct. 26, after the tech giant posted its latest quarterly numbers. In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended on Sept. 30

Here's some good news to ponder as you near the end of your working life. You have some control over the income you receive from Social Security. There are a few levers you can pull, but one of the

For years now, Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google and Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) Facebook have reigned supreme as the leaders in digital advertising. Estimates differ, but as

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are two of the largest companies in the world. Both stocks have put up phenomenal returns for investors since going public, with the electric carmaker

Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) has delivered plenty of news that's been difficult for investors to digest. The telemedicine company reported two billion-dollar non-cash goodwill impairment charges

The stock market has had a tough year, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq has been hit particularly hard. The index is currently down roughly 30% from its peak in January, well into bear market territory.

Every investor's dream is to make enough passive income to achieve financial independence. One excellent source of passive income is dividend-paying stocks.

Not any dividend stock will do. The best

You don't have to be an economics expert to suspect that a recession could be on the way. However, there are more than a few such experts making that prediction these days.

Warren Buffett has

Investors have a natural tendency to gravitate toward the most commonly owned stocks. This is understandable as investors tend to think familiar names like Microsoft and Amazon should perform well

Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) crushed Wall Street's expectations handsomely when it released its fiscal 2023 first-quarter results (for the three months ending Sept. 25, 2022) on Oct. 19, but there

Nowadays, you'd be hard-pressed to find any conversation about the economy that didn't center around a looming recession. On a basic level, a recession is a large decline in economic activity that

The finance sector can be simple or it can be complicated. I prefer simple, which is why Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) has been in my portfolio for a long time. And today, with the stock selling

It's easy to overlook Roth IRAs as one of the most important elements of a successful financial plan for retirement. Most people prefer to use traditional IRAs because you can get an immediate tax

The market sell-off of 2022 has been challenging for all, but for investors with a long time horizon, it has created the opportunity to buy some blue chip stocks at significant discounts to where