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Here's the one big worry a lot of investors have about Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) these days: revenue prospects beyond its main cystic fibrosis (CF) business. Right now, the company's

With the number of electric vehicles on the roads increasing, the need for EV charging infrastructure looks obvious. What isn't as clear, though, is which players are best suited to develop and

You'll probably need more money than your Social Security benefits to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement. Those benefits will only replace about 40% of your pre-retirement income if

Latin America's e-commerce and payments giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) is expected to report quarterly financial results on Aug. 9. As of this writing, the stock is down roughly 17% from its

For more than a year, volatility has been a big theme for Wall Street. We watched the quickest decline of at least 30% in history for the benchmark S&P 500 during the first quarter of 2020, and

It's an unpopular truth: Smart investors don't become millionaires overnight. They know that investing can grow wealth quickly, but it can also take it away just as fast if you don't follow some

Coronavirus vaccine stocks were the biggest investment theme of 2020. Some players soared more than 1,000% as investors bet on their abilities to bring a billion-dollar product to market. That's as

You won't find many of the best cannabis stocks listed on Robinhood's 100 most popular stocks list. Neither will you find many of these stocks becoming memes that are championed by online

Growth stocks are supposed to...grow. It's right there in the name. The problem is that growth can come in fits and starts. And sometimes, it comes with downturns in share prices.

Those downturns

The temperature isn't the only thing headed higher this August. Since bottoming out on March 23, 2020, the benchmark S&P 500 has been virtually unstoppable. Seemingly hitting one record high after

Your monthly Social Security benefit is calculated using your wages from your 35 highest-paid years in the workforce. From there, the age you file at will determine how much money you get.

You're

Shares of Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) surged nearly 13% last week, far outpacing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which actually ended the week slightly down, after the homebuilder reported

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Despite alarm

As the calendar flips to August, the summer doldrums are ready to hit the market in what is typically the worst month for stocks. A surge in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. also has many investors on

Want bigger Social Security checks? Who doesn't. These retirement benefits are a guaranteed source of income that will last for your entire life. 

But how can you actually make that happen?

The good

The COVID-19 pandemic hit at a bad time for General Electric (NYSE: GE). GE finally seemed to be gaining momentum in early 2020 after several tough years, but the pandemic disrupted its business

Merck (NYSE: MRK) recently won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its pneumococcal vaccine. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) currently dominates the pneumococcal vaccine market, with its Prevenar 13

You could end up working for 30, 40, or even 50 years of your life. At the end of that time span, you hope that you'll have a comfortable and enjoyable retirement. But not everyone plans adequately

When it comes to picking stocks to hold for the long term, it's wise to focus first on the underlying business. To earn your investment, a company should be able to display a strong track record of

Many things have morphed beyond the realm of what we originally designed them to do, such as the internet. When Satoshi Nakamoto first invented Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in 2008, they envisioned it as a

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) reported great earnings results recently, but upcoming catalysts indicate there's more growth ahead.  

Here's a review of key highlights

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and its partner BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) share the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine market right now. However, a much smaller

Claiming Social Security at the end of a long 40-year career is still possible, but might not pack the same punch as it did for our grandparents. Benefits were once responsible for covering the