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Retirement savings are meant to be used when you retire, so the government created rules to discourage people from withdrawing their money early. You could lose 10% of your withdrawal back to the

For the past 12 years, growth stocks have been all the rage on Wall Street. This shouldn't surprise anyone given that historically low lending rates and ongoing quantitative easing measures from the

Investors might think of several attributes when Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) are mentioned. The longevity and stability of the two companies could come to mind. So could

Two decades ago, commerce looked much different than it does today. Jeff Bezos had already founded Amazon, but the inventory was relatively limited and e-commerce was still a novel concept. In fact

For the past 17 months, investors have enjoyed a historic rally. Since bottoming out on March 23, 2020, the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has doubled in value. While we've witnessed some

When we think about the most successful investors of our time, it's easy to land on Warren Buffett as an obvious candidate. With a fortune in the ballpark of $100 billion, Buffett has managed to

No matter how much money you make, you need to save some of it for retirement. Social Security alone replaces only around 40% of pre-retirement earnings, which isn't sufficient when experts

Tens of millions of Americans count on Social Security to help them make ends meet in retirement. Something Social Security offers that just about no other income source can match is an annual

Stocks have been under pressure for much of the week, but Friday brought a silver lining to those who've had to endure declines over the past several days. Some encouraging earnings reports and a

Vaccine stocks rallied on Friday after health officials said the U.S. would expand coronavirus vaccine manufacturing. By the close of trading, shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), BioNTech (NASDAQ:

Sesen Bio (NASDAQ: SESN) had a tumultuous Friday. On a generally fine day for stocks, the company's shares fell by almost 10%. A clutch of law firms are coming for it, and investors are stepping

Shares of PBF Energy (NYSE: PBF) soared Friday, snapping its recent losing streak and closing the day up 12.5%. The downstream oil stock's peers barely budged, though, so what's brewing? 

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I have to admit: When I took a look at the declining share prices of marijuana stocks earlier this week, and concluded investors in the cannabis sector might be getting worried about the

Shares of tech-enhanced real estate brokerage firm Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) fell 11% over the last five trading days ended Friday, Aug. 20. The trend builds on losses the stock has been experiencing

Shares of Naked Brand Group (NASDAQ: NAKD) jumped 10.1% on Friday after the swimwear and intimate-apparel company announced that it reached a preliminary agreement on a potential acquisition. 

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Most publicly traded weed companies saw their share prices wilt this week. Among the more significant decliners were Charlotte's Web Holdings (OTC: CWBHF) and Organigram (NASDAQ: OGI), both of which

The Trade Desk's (NASDAQ: TTD) second-quarter revenue doubled, but shares fell. Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) second quarter featured share buybacks (again). In this episode of Ma

Chegg (NYSE: CHGG), Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT), and The RealReal (NASDAQ: REAL) have all issued second-quarter reports. In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill welcomes Motley Fool

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Shares of Amyris (NASDAQ: AMRS) were jumping 14.8% as of 3:43 p.m. EDT on Friday. The big gain came after the synthetic biology company announced encouraging in vivo (in the body) results from a

Investing in growth stocks is one of the most effective ways to build wealth. The only problem is that they can be volatile when earnings results don't quite satisfy the high expectations that are

Shares of virtual cable television service provider fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO) are down 12.5% for the week heading into Friday's market close. The loss extends selling that materialized in the middle of

It's turning out to be a nerve-wracking week for metals and mining stocks, with many breaking their winning streak that started this year and falling precipitously. Here's how some of the largest

Cisco Systems' (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock hit a two-year high after the networking giant posted its fourth-quarter earnings report on Aug. 18. Investors seemed impressed by Cisco's second straight quarter

The stocks of some electric vehicle makers reversed recent declines on Friday with sharp jumps. Shares of hydrogen fuel cell electric truck makers Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) and Hyzon Motors (NASDAQ: