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Many retirees have lost money in the stock market this year, and despite the recent rally, the bad times may not be over for investors.

If you're worried about a dwindling portfolio balance during

Cathie Wood is the all-star stock picker in charge of the funds at ARK Invest, and she's a favorite among fans of high-growth stocks. Wood divides her funds into specific market verticals like

The energy sector has historically paid above-average dividends. The industry currently offers a dividend yield of around 4%. That's the highest in the S&P 500 and well above that index's 1.5%

Investors were happy to learn that Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) is still targeting solid sales and earnings growth this year. Wall Street had been worried about slowing demand, supply chain challenges

In favorable economic environments, even mediocre companies are able to grow their dividends. But when the going gets tough, it may be time to focus on Dividend Kings. These are the most proven

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) has made headlines on a near-weekly basis as its CEO David Zaslav restructures the company to prioritize profits and pay down a looming debt. Building on this

Patience can be a virtue. Thanks to the wonders of compound interest, anyone can grow a relatively modest investment into a million-dollar nest egg over time. For example, investing $300 a month

If you want to know why Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is upping its streaming prices, it's not difficult to figure out. These services are costing the company considerably more than the revenue they're

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) still stands above all the other streaming networks, with 220 million subscribers and $8 billion in revenue. However, it continues to take a beating from the many other

For medical genetics specialist Invitae's (NYSE: NVTA) downtrodden investors, there was a lot riding on the company's second-quarter earnings release. An 85% share decline year to date can impart a

Demand is slowing in the video game industry, but Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is finding ways to expand anyway. The company behind big global franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead

Meme stocks have been unpleasant investments in this bear market. Take live-TV streaming company fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), for example. The stock has fallen a whopping 93% from its high. But the stock

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) delivered another quarter of strong growth, finally reaching $1 billion in revenue on a trailing 12-month basis, but inflation is taking a toll on profit margins and on its

The biotech industry is a strange part of the stock market in that it is highly regulated by the federal government. So a pharmaceutical company has to first prove that its drug is safe and

In 2019, I gutted my bathroom in preparation of a remodel. But after completing the demolition, I made a last-minute change to my remodel plan. I needed a particular flooring product fast and tried

When pandemic-related business closures drove millions of consumers online to make their purchases, many shoppers quickly realized how easy it was to switch brands if they had a bad experience. As a

Aside from the movement of stock prices, investors may hesitate to take advantage of dividend stocks. With inflation currently around 6%, the average S&P 500 dividend yield of 1.5% may hold little

When you enter into retirement, you are going to have to start taking money out of your 401(k) or other investment accounts. This requires a huge mindset shift, since you've been building these

There's a great lineup of interviews coming this month on Rule Breaker Investing, and we're kicking it off with a list of beach-read suggestions.

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The market has become increasingly wary of a softening economy and the potential for a recession. It's becoming a central talking point among executives in nearly every earnings call this quarter

A lot of hope is being placed in Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Foundry Services business and for good reason. It's not just a pillar of chipzilla's plan to recapture semiconductor industry dominance, it's

At the time of writing, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are the only four U.S. companies with a market capitalization of $1 trillion or greater. Tesla is not far behind, with a market cap of

There are plenty of ways you can go wrong with retirement planning. You can wildly underestimate the length of your retirement or spend too quickly once you get there. You could also forget to

The stock market has just suffered its worst performance in the first half of a year in decades. The decline profoundly affected growth stocks, and some sell at more than a 75% discount from 52-week

Passive income is really an investor's dream. It allows you to sit back and earn money without having to go out and plug away at a job. And investing in real estate could be your ticket to earning