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One of the best ways you can build wealth in the stock market is by investing in dividend-paying stocks. Companies that pay dividends tend to be higher-quality, with strong balance sheets, which is

It's been a rough year for the stock market as a whole, but it's been especially rough for tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index -- which tracks the tech-heavy Nasdaq -- is down close to 30% YTD

The pandemic certainly threw a curveball no executive team could've been prepared for. While some businesses struggled just to survive, many companies benefited from a major tailwind thanks to the

Inflation is running amok in the U.S., and that's likely prompting a few fully justified questions about what to do with your portfolio. With so much uncertainty in the air, it's hard to feel

The great thing about 401(k) plans is that they come with higher annual contribution limits than IRAs. But new data reveals that most savers aren't taking advantage of them.

In 2021, only 14% of

The market downtrend started with a pullback in high-growth stocks, but it has spread to most industries and sectors in the market. Even some of the most rock-solid businesses in the world haven't

The market sell-off in 2022 has not been a walk in the park for investors. But those with a long horizon know that times like the present are when you can buy some great growth stocks at steep

For a long while, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been guaranteeing us more than just fast delivery. The stock also has brought investors gains over time. Investors could pretty much count on Amazon as a

The 2022 market downturn has affected nearly all sectors of the stock market, and bank stocks certainly haven't been an exception. Recession fears have led to investor concerns that loan demand

It can be difficult to identify winning stocks early. More important, it takes a lot of conviction to stay invested through thick and thin as a company grows and establishes itself. Even then, some

Last month, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the compound ABBV-951 to treat motor fluctuations in patients with advanced

A market sell-off can be a hard reminder to investors in growth stocks about how volatile such stocks can be. To be sure, investing in growth stocks can help you earn a fortune, but the journey is

It's hard to sit idly by and watch your investment portfolio decline. But the best course of action in a bear market is often taking no action, paired with dollar-cost averaging at lower prices over

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has probably been the biggest success story on the stock market in the last few years. Even after a pullback this year, the stock is up 1,500% over the past three years

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) waited a long time to reach this important moment: the authorization of its vaccine in infants and children. Initially, the company aimed to win the regulatory nod for use in

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced its annual Prime Day event will be held on July 12 and 13, the seventh consecutive year the e-commerce giant has run the sales extravaganza.

Last year it sold an

Stocks are sort of like plants: Different plants grow best in different seasons. Likewise, different types of stocks perform better in different "seasons" of the market.

We're in a largely barren

Your odds of making $10,000 by snagging a lottery ticket are slim. The same is true with going to the nearest casino.

But earning that amount of money without having to work for it isn't a futile

Among the several electric vehicle (EV) start-ups that took the markets by storm last year, Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) was the most hyped EV stock, with its initial public offering (IPO) turning out to

This has been an especially challenging year for investors of all stripes. The benchmark S&P 500 index has fallen 19% from the peak it set in January. The Nasdaq Composite, which contains more

This has been one of the roughest starts to a year for investors in decades. On a year-to-date basis, through Thursday, June 23, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and

Many experts would argue that the hardest aspect of investing is selecting the right stocks. I don't believe that to be true. Great businesses are all around us, but the real challenge is in

For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been a money machine for his shareholders. Since taking the helm as CEO in 1965, he's created more than

Millions of seniors today collect Social Security, and for many, those benefits serve as their sole or primary income source. Unfortunately, it's those same people who tend to wind up cash-strapped

Even when matched against the encouraging gains of fellow cryptocurrencies, ApeCoin (CRYPTO: APE) was a chest-pounding success this weekend; as of late Sunday afternoon, the token had gained over