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According to Google Trends, consumers' search interest in the term "metaverse" has grown 10 times over the past three months, and the term is now widely popular in nearly all 50 states. With so much

Ben Franklin became America's first postmaster general in the 1770s. More than two centuries later, Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL) is a stock to consider for investors interested in a new niche in

Investing in tech stocks doesn't need to be rocket science. Often, the product may be complicated, but the application is straightforward. Anyone can invest in tech stocks with basic investment

Has the internet's favorite stock picker lost her edge? Many of the high-growth tech stocks that made Cathie Wood famous tumbled in 2021.

The stock market is throwing a fit in response to the

ContextLogic (NASDAQ: WISH), the parent company of the e-commerce platform Wish, went public at $24 per share last December. But the stock is only worth about $3.50 today, due to ongoing concerns

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) had an incredible 2020, finishing the year up 193% and trouncing the S&P 500's 18% return. However, 2021 has been a different story. As of Dec. 27, shares of MercadoLibre

Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil (NYSE: JBL) looked like a top stock to buy going into its fiscal 2022 first-quarter results thanks to its attractive valuation and bright prospects. It wasn't

At the end of last month, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) informed shareholders that it had submitted its application for Skyrizi to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat patients aged 16 and older

Legendary investor Peter Lynch famously said people looking for stocks should buy what they know. Lynch said non-professional individual investors can outperform so-called Wall Street experts by

No matter what your investment portfolio looks like going into 2022, adding to it is a move that could serve you well financially. And when it comes loading up on investments, you have choices. You

The boom in mergers through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) might have died down, but some companies are still finding value in going public through these "blank check" companies as

With 2021 coming to a close, investors may already be thinking about what it will take to hit their 2022 financial goals.

The long-term return of the S&P 500 is somewhere between 7% and 9%

Cloud computing is a large, fast-growing industry that's expected to grow at a rate of nearly 18% annually to reach $791 billion by 2028. With such a big market opportunity, there have been lots of

When it comes to stability, large-cap healthcare stocks have a lot to offer. People will always need medical care, and to get it, they'll need major healthcare companies to keep doing what they do

In many ways, 2021 has been a year like no other. The pandemic has dragged on, introducing frightening new variants, resulting in many false starts and stops for the underlying economy. Even as the

There are thousands of cryptocurrencies out there, but a select few have offered enough promise to make their way up the market-value charts. And one of these popular players is Cardano (CRYPTO:

After reporting third-quarter results on Dec. 2, DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) saw a massive 40% drop the following day. While Q3 results were solid, the guidance given by management for the fourth

Mark Twain is commonly credited with saying, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." His actual wording was slightly different, but the quote reflects the famous writer's perspective when

Elon Musk isn't a fan of the metaverse. He told satirical website The Babylon Bee last week that he's "currently unable to see a compelling metaverse situation." 

What does the Tesla and SpaceX CEO

There's little question that one of the standout themes of 2021 was the rise of the retail investor. Even though John and Jane Q. Public have been putting their money to work on Wall Street for more

There are now believed to be more than 8,000 cryptocurrencies in existence since digital assets that trade on the distributed ledger blockchain technology have gained traction in recent years. With

Stock market followers will recognize the acronym FAANG, although name changes make it somewhat dated. Facebook recently changed its name to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB). The other companies are

Marriage makes life easier in some ways and more complicated in others. That's true for your retirement savings too. Being married means you have a partner to help you save for your future, but you

In just a few days we'll close the book on what's been another great year for the broad-market indexes. Through the holiday-shortened week, the benchmark S&P 500 had hit 68 record-closing highs for

Many people worry that once they retire, Social Security won't have the means of paying them the benefits they were hoping to get. That fear isn't exactly unfounded.

Earlier this year, the program's