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If you're looking to get richer over time (and who isn't?), healthcare stocks are often a good choice. That's because they usually sell products people can't go without. As a result, these

It's hard to believe we're already in the fourth quarter of this year. As we cruise toward the end of 2022, we can expect many companies to declare dividend raises. That's because quite a few like

For years, seniors on Social Security have been sorely let down by their annual cost-of-living adjustments, or COLAs. In fact, the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League has found that seniors have been

If you're like most investors, 2022 has been a difficult year that you would rather forget. A war in Europe and the subsequent energy crisis it's causing would be enough to tank global stock markets

Wall Street doesn't always get things right. In fact, most analysts have been slashing their price targets left, right, and center on some of the most popular stocks this year because the broad

The bear market is a dark cloud. But it does have a silver lining. And that's the fact that it's giving us the opportunity to buy fabulous companies at bargain prices. These are companies that have

If news about market downturns and an imminent recession is making your head spin, you may be wondering how to hedge your portfolio against losses. One option may be an inverse ETF. 

An inverse ETF

Dow Inc.'s (NYSE: DOW) stock price is down 34.2% from its high. The commodity chemicals company now has a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.2, which suggests that investors think earnings will decline

Unlike other major market indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has stayed out of bear market territory throughout most of 2022. But the situation changed last week. The Dow briefly entered a

Semiconductor companies like Nvidia and other technologists have said that Moore's Law is dead -- the prediction originally made nearly 60 years ago that the number of transistors on a chip would

The stock market has been on a downhill slide since the beginning of the year, and if you're feeling nervous about investing right now, you're not alone.

It can be an unsettling time to invest, and

It has been a rough past few weeks for the market. Despite a handful of firmly bullish days, the S&P 500 is currently sitting 14% below its August peak, and is still down more than 21% year to date

Cloud computing marks the next stage in business analytics, computing resources, and information storage. It will be one of the most significant business innovations over the next decade, which is

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) investors have endured a difficult year thus far as shares of the chipmaker declined 54% Source: YCharts amid the broader stock market sell-off. But this could

Rocket Companies' (NYSE: RKT) stock hit the market in 2020, going public as the U.S.'s largest residential home mortgage lender. Its share price subsequently rocketed as it had a record year for

So far, this year has been a lousy one for investors who hold a lot of tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite has tumbled a frightening 31% since the beginning of 2022, and nobody knows when the carnage

It might seem difficult to get started in the stock market with just $3,000. But given enough time, even a modest $3,000 investment in the right growth stock can blossom into enough cash to buy a

Cloud-based communications software provider Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) has seen its stock battered badly in 2022. Shares have lost more than 71% of their value as investors haven't bought into the

When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett buys or sells a stock, everyone from Wall Street professionals to everyday investors pays close attention. That's because

Stocks trading at low prices are easily accessible to a wide pool of investors (i.e., no need to buy fractional shares), which can lead to more liquidity and a faster-moving stock. That can be both

Medicare eligibility begins at 65, and seniors' initial enrollment window begins three months before the month of their 65th birthday and ends three months after that month. Signing up for Medicare

The market presented long-term investors with a gift in 2022. It doesn't feel like it right now with stock prices falling precipitously month after month, but if you're planning to be in the market

While the crypto market is still plunging, right now could be one of the most affordable times to invest.

Crypto prices are down significantly this year, which means now is the time to invest at a

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) both took big hits as countries locked down shores and travelers hunkered down during the early days of the pandemic. As the

It's official, folks: All three of the major U.S. stock indexes have plunged firmly into a bear market, as of last week's close. But where's there's peril on Wall Street, there's often opportunity