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Last year wasn't a good one for Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF), even though it started off on the right foot. After its shares surged 71% within the first six weeks, the multi-state operator's (MSO) stock

Financial planning is a highly personal process, and it looks slightly different for everyone. In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded on Dec. 22, Fool contributors Rachel Warren, Danny Vena

Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is a popular stock among growth investors. It's returned nearly 3,750% since its 2007 IPO, turning a $10K investment into close to $400K

Contributing money to a health savings account, or HSA, is one of the smartest moves you can make for your retirement. Even though an HSA isn't a retirement plan in the same sense as an IRA or

Over the past year, the S&P 500 generated a total return of 25%, significantly higher than its long-term average. Despite that impressive performance, certain Wall Street analysts still see plenty

After reaching record highs late last year, cryptocurrency prices have taken a beating over the last couple of months. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 37% since its peak in mid-November, and Ethereum

The vaccine success story of biotech companies Moderna and BioNTech continues -- but it truly took center stage last year. That's when they rolled out their coronavirus vaccines worldwide. Investors

Last Fall, the "metaverse" became a buzzword when Facebook changed its company name to Meta Platforms. While the ultimate shape and scope of the metaverse is yet to be determined, it seems likely

Investors usually call a stock "undervalued" when its market cap is less than the cash it is generating now plus the cash it will generate in future years discounted back to the present. It is a

The amount of data being produced today is already immense. Roughly 90% of the world's data has been created within just the past two years, yet this will double over the next two years. Every day

Crime is an unfortunate and unavoidable fact of life, and protecting yourself, your family, and your property from it is a high priority for many. The same is true in technology, and because hackers

Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is ripping another page from the Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) playbook as the company moves into its original content production. The first genuinely

When a whole market sector takes a dive, serious investors go to work. The recent retreat from exciting but risky growth stocks has opened up a lot of tempting buy-in windows. The three following

Cannabis stocks aren't typically high on my list of go-to durable wealth creators -- except when it comes to Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR). Between its highly repeatable business

The beating that life science stocks have taken lately is enough to make most investors think twice before risking another hard-earned dollar in this topsy-turvey corner of the stock market. If you

Dividends may not be the only path for an individual investor's success, but if there's a better one, I have yet to find it. -- Josh Peters 

As Mr. Peters suggested, there can certainly be other

The stock market has reached extremes several times during its long journey upward. And it has made a mockery of those who attempt to predict when it has reached a peak or valley. Still, it's hard

Investments in the electric vehicle (EV) sector should be made with a multi-year, if not decades, time horizon. Even in regions leading the world in EV adoption, penetration remains low. It will

Bank stocks have crushed it since the beginning of 2021, beating the S&P 500's overall returns. During this time, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF has gained 44% while the Financial Select Sector

Cryptocurrencies often are associated with the idea of storing money or trading assets. And they are the doorway to the world of decentralized finance. But cryptocurrencies also are making a name

In many ways, 2021 was a year like no other, with the stock market providing one such example. Over the course of last year, the S&P 500 gained 26.9% overall, hitting a new record high on 70

Both Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) gave investors something to smile about last week. On Wednesday, rumors of a potential listing on Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) sent Shiba Inu's

As has become a common theme in recent years, cryptocurrencies were practically unstoppable in 2021. The aggregate value of all digital currencies ended the year around $2.2 trillion, marking a

If we strictly looked at the performance of the major U.S. stock indexes, 2021 was a great year. For example, the benchmark S&P 500 logged nearly six dozen record-closing highs on its way to a 27%

Investing in the stock market is a fantastic way to build wealth, grow your savings, and prepare for retirement. But to earn as much as possible, it's important to have the right strategy.

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