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AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) are two titans of the telecommunications industry, and each company's respective stocks have long been go-to vehicles for income-focused investors. Which of

There's no nice way to say it. The market is getting absolutely hammered this year.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is down about 27% in 2022. It's tough all over, but growth stocks are

Many retirees use the 4% rule to plan for their retirement spending. The 4% rule, based on a study by Bill Bengen, suggests you can safely withdraw 4% of your starting portfolio value for 30 years

It has been a tumultuous year in crypto, with prices falling dramatically since the start of the year but rallying this summer. Massive catalysts that will bring permanent changes to the

There's little question that 2022 is set to go down as once of the most challenging years for investors on record. Through the first six months of the year, the benchmark S&P 500 produced its worst

When your hard-earned money is on the line, it's easy to overcomplicate an investment decision. But often, the simplest course of action can be effective while also letting you sleep well at night.

It's been a year to remember, but in all the wrong ways. The S&P 500, which is often viewed as the best barometer of stock market health, delivered its worst first-half return since Richard Nixon

What will Social Security's upcoming cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) look like? Will it be 8%? 10%? Somewhere in between?

For months, experts have been trying to guess at next year's COLA using

New August inflation data sent the market tumbling earlier this week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average giving up an astonishing 1,250 points on Tuesday as inflation came in hotter than expected

Despite falling 58% in 2022, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has produced a stellar return of over 600% over the past five years (as of this writing), easily crushing the broader S&P 500 index during this

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is spending billions to transition into a metaverse company. Does that make it an excellent time to buy the stock now? This video answers that question using my

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There are many different ways to invest during a recession. So let's discuss three different ways and suggest three stocks, along with some alternatives for investors. The three stocks, Watsco

In mid-October, retirees are going to get some important news from the Social Security Administration. It is news many people have been waiting for, and it will have a profound impact on the

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) and Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) are both electric vehicle makers that went public by merging with SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies). Both EV makers initially painted rosy

If you bought shares of e-commerce company Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) in November 2021, you probably wish you'd bought an index fund instead. Etsy stock has plummeted 63% since then, whereas the market is

While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) have both played significant roles in developing streaming into what it is today, their overall businesses vary considerably. Netflix derives

Economists may have been surprised by the jump in August inflation because they were looking primarily at the cost of energy sharply declining. But consumers knew it was still costing them more to

It's easy to get sucked into the anxiety that can build from a volatile stock market. It's harder to focus on the tremendous wealth-building machine the stock market has been for decades. And I'm

If you are looking to create generational wealth, or a nest egg that you can pass on to your kin, you need to focus on companies that have survived the tests of time. You should also pay close

Biotech companies with few products on the market and red ink on the bottom line may not look like the most attractive investments right now. Equity markets are still down substantially

Some companies beat the market; some companies get in trouble with the law. So it's important for us to come back every year and check the score for our five-stock samplers -- warts and all.

To

The world of retail is getting beat up this year by inflation and shifting consumer spending habits in response. But Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) customers are apparently asking: What

Forever may seem like a long time, but if you park your money in the right places, you'll get solid returns much sooner than you suspect, and that's why it pays to always be packing your portfolio

E-commerce company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) was a big winner during COVID-19, but the stock has fallen from grace, down a whopping 80% from its peak. Wall Street can be irrational in the short term, but