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You'll no doubt feel a flood of emotions as your working days come to a close. These likely range from glee to trepidation. After all, you will no longer have a regular salary.

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If we're playing a game of word association -- and the name Cathie Wood comes up -- you're likely to respond with growth investing. Wood is the CEO, co-founder, and primary stock picker for the ARK

In this podcast, we discuss not one but two sleep apnea companies, worldwide sports franchises, and a Swiss company you may never have heard of.

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A common misconception with real estate investing is that you need to have a lot of money to get started. While it certainly can help kick-start your investing career, there are several ways to

When talk of the metaverse first went mainstream, it sounded to many like a game -- albeit a fancy one -- or an extension of social media. It certainly didn't sound like anything that could have a

DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) has revolutionized the lives of people suffering from diabetes. The company introduced the first real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system back in 2006, raising the

The stock market has bounced sharply from its lows last month, and the gains looked poised to continue on Tuesday morning. Even with rising interest rates, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has roiled fuel markets, and as a result, consumers have seen gas prices rise above $6 per gallon in some areas of the U.S. Now, some politicians are working on plans

For some, retirement is a lofty goal many years away where for others it's an almost-daily thought. Regardless of what camp you fall into, retirement is something everyone should be saving for. Just

Time may be running out for investors who haven't taken advantage of the slide in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price in 2022 to buy more shares of the smartphone giant.

That's because the 16% rally

How long can Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) continue to float serenely above its peers?

Innovative, the leading real estate investment trust (REIT) in the marijuana industry, seems to

Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI) was once a high-growth darling of the Chinese tech sector. The online gaming, digital media, and e-commerce company initially dazzled investors with its robust growth rates

Waves (CRYPTO: WAVES) has been one of the best-performing tokens of 2022 so far. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), on the other hand, is a blockchain protocol whose token, Ether, is the second most popular

Dividend stocks have plenty of great qualities, but they aren't the best investment for every purpose. Different assets are optimized for different roles. When investors put together a financial

Investing in real estate stocks is generally considered a good way to balance a portfolio, since their value often moves independently of what's happening in the broader stock market. And when it

The value of the global gaming industry topped $180 billion in 2021, inclusive of the three major segments: mobile, console, and PC. Smartphones and tablets have catapulted the mobile gaming segment

Ever since the end of the financial crisis 13 years ago, the stock market has been on an amazing bull run. The primary driver of those gains has been the tech sector, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq

The decision to buy or rent your home is a complicated one.

In addition to the financial implications of the decision, there are also lifestyle factors to consider. Owning a home comes with certain

It's no secret that e-commerce spending has seen a meteoric rise over the last decade. In fact, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, total e-commerce sales in the U.S. have risen more than fourfold

Twilio's (NYSE:TWLO) stock price has been slashed in half over the past six months as macro headwinds battered high-growth tech stocks. Yet over the past five years, shares of the cloud-based

Making the jump from general stock investing to real estate stocks is straightforward. You need to learn some new lingo and understand that the focus is on income more than growth.

Making the jump

Many years ago, there was a brilliant mathematician named Jim Simons. He taught math at MIT and Harvard and spent some years working for the National Security Agency (NSA) using math to break codes

Trends guide us as a society, often influencing where our interest goes and money flows. Following them can lead to superior results for investors, but not every trend is here to stay. Knowing which

DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) was a prime beneficiary of the +coronavirus pandemic. The company that electronically facilitates contract agreements seemed ready-built for a pandemic. Businesses looking to

C3.ai (NYSE: AI) was one of the hottest tech initial public offerings (IPOs) of 2020. The enterprise AI software company was founded and led by Thomas Siebel, who previously founded and sold Siebel