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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

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Investing is tough enough in normal times. When volatility spikes, inflation is high, and the economic future looks incredibly uncertain, investing becomes substantially more difficult for most of

The market has hit a rough patch this year, with the S&P 500 down by about 20% in 2022. However, even when challenges arise, certain stocks do well. One such stock is Kroger (NYSE: KR), which has

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is busy these days. Even as a recent decision could effectively hand the electronic cigarette market to British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) by banning chief

Creating passive income, even at the most basic level, should be a part of every investor's portfolio goals. Dividend stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and bonds are what a lot of investors

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is officially in a bear market after dropping 26% year to date, but some investors are on the hunt for bargains that could spike in value once more optimism

Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) is an elite dividend stock. The utility has grown its dividend for 48 straight years, the best growth streak of any utility in the S&P 500. That has it well into

Aside from the Great Recession, the last major housing crash was in the 1930s and 1940s during World War II. Crashes are far less common than many think, but the recent scar of the Great Recession

The technology-focused Nasdaq 100 index has spent the majority of 2022 trading in bear market territory, but it has staged a convincing rebound over the past week and a half with a 9.7% gain from

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) posted its third-quarter earnings results on June 23. The IT services giant's revenue rose 22% year over year (27% in local currency terms) to $16.2 billion, which beat

New investor? Welcome to the market.

Of course, even if you've only been ready and able to take the plunge for a short time, you probably already realize there's no shortage of advice out there

It's very possible 2022 will go down in history -- among equity investors, anyway -- as The Year of the Stock Split. With share prices pumped by a bull market that was running along briskly until

Warren Buffett has become a North Star for many investors. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders saw annualized returns of 20.1% between 1965 and 2021, nearly double the returns of

The stock market has been on shaky ground in 2022 as investors adjust to a major shift in economic conditions. Interest rates are on the rise after two years at record lows, and U.S. government

During the first half of 2021, meme stocks like GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) took the financial world by storm. Individual investors piled into shares of a handful of

The stock market has gotten crushed in 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index has plunged 28% year to date, even after the largely positive week of trading on July 20-24.

This drop has brought

This month, the stock market entered bear market territory for the first time since March 2020. And it doesn't feel like it will recover nearly as quickly as the last bear market, which lasted only