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The maximum possible Social Security benefit for someone claiming in 2022 is $4,194 per month, or $50,328 per year. However, the average monthly retirement benefit is $1,668, and very few retirees

The S&P 500 remains in bear market territory, with the benchmark index down more than 20% so far in 2022, and few areas of the market have been spared. Even some of the most rock-solid dividend

The bear market has hit investors hard, and it appears that no major index reflects this pain more than the Nasdaq-100 Technology index (down nearly 33% from all-time highs). The tech-heavy nature

Although the stock market has been struggling for most of the year, some companies have performed very well. Biotech giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is an excellent example. The

Maintaining a portfolio of 25 stocks or more provides enough diversification for investors looking to buy individual stocks, so before you bet the farm on one or two companies, you might want to

With stock prices down this year, there are some really high-yielding dividends out there, which is why investors may find stocks that pay passive income a good option over growth stocks right now

Technology stocks have taken a shellacking in 2022. The Federal Reserve has started raising interest rates, which lowers stock prices because future cash flows are discounted at higher rates. 

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Typical retirement advice is that you should try to replace 70% to 80% of your pre-retirement income with your investments and other income in retirement. An important piece of that equation is

The bear market has sent plenty of great companies into the doldrums. Most of us know that just by looking at our portfolios. And that's OK. We're in this for the long term. Once economic pressures

There have been only two decades since 1930 when the stock market produced negative returns: the 1930s itself, when the S&P 500 lost 0.2% because of the Great Depression, and the 2000s, when the

DoorDash's (NYSE: DASH) stock closed at an all-time high of $245.97 last November. But today, the food delivery company's shares trade at about $70 -- more than 30% below its IPO price of $102 in

Cryptocurrencies don't have anywhere close to the allure that they had in the past. But that doesn't negate the fact that several of them have made some investors wealthy in recent years.

While

Shares of Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), a leading streaming platform, have been absolutely hammered over the past 12 months. That sharp decline may make some investors automatically assume there must be

E-commerce stocks have had a difficult 2022, with names that led the market over the last few years like Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) plummeting 70% or more from their 52-week highs

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is scheduled to report fiscal 2022 second-quarter earnings after the markets close on Tuesday, July 19. The streaming pioneer's stock has been down 69% in 2022 as it grapples

In golf, there's something called a mulligan. If you hit a bad tee shot, sometimes a playing partner might say, "Don't worry about it, hit another one." A minute later, with your second ball in the

While most readers are already very familiar with how the stock market can help build wealth for investors over the long term,  cryptocurrencies have caught the attention of many in recent years.

As cryptocurrency prices continue to sink, many investors are concerned about the future of the sector. While it's normal to feel worried when the market is in a slump, downturns are also one of the

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) recent stock split put the retail giant in the spotlight. After years of trading higher than $1,000 a share, the stock was about to settle at a price of $124.

Stock splits

At one point, Sofi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) was little more than just another run-of-the-mill fintech, or digital-only bank similar to privately held Chime or Current. However, SoFi made a big

Many seniors today depend heavily on Social Security to cover their expenses. But if you're not expecting to do the same, you're probably in good company.

A lot of people think that Social Security

For the week, shares of Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) traded roughly 15% higher as of market close Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock and assigned it a bullish rating.

Wells Fargo analyst

Shares of the Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) tumbled by an eye-popping 39.5% over the course of June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Through the

On Thursday, Veru (NASDAQ: VERU) stock was getting a lot of love from analysts impressed by the latest news from the company. This translated to further gains for the share price, which saw a second

Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose 1.8% on Thursday, as excitement for the e-commerce juggernaut's Prime offerings grew among shoppers and investors alike. 

Amazon Prime offers members a host of