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Are you socking away enough money in your 401(k) every year? If you don't think you're doing enough, you're not alone.

In January, TD Ameritrade published the results of a survey of 2,000 Americans

It'd be inappropriate to say COVID-19 was good for anything, considering the damage it caused, but if we were to focus on something positive that came out of the past year, the shift to digital has

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. early last year, investors didn't know what to do. The major stock indices swung wildly for a while, with nearly 10% moves in either direction briefly

Faced with disruption from the pandemic last year and ongoing uncertainty about shifting consumer trends, many businesses are in need of help. Artificial intelligence can add a much-needed shot of

According to SEC filings, hedge funds were buying more shares in aviation-giant Boeing (NYSE: BA), heating ventilation and air conditioning company Carrier Global (NYSE: CARR), and elevator company

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) have worked together for years on the development of an osteoarthritis pain drug, tanezumab. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on March 24, 2021

The idea of investing a few dollars and seeing them grow into a fortune is simply too tempting to resist. And that is precisely the reason why most novice investors fall for penny stocks. But

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has risen more than tenfold in the past year and has been around for more than a decade, but it still has a long way to go before it gains mainstream acceptance. In this Fool

The coronavirus pandemic has certainly taken a financial toll on consumers over the past year. In the United States, unemployment reached 14.8% in April 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor

Since going public via SPAC merger, rare earth mining company MP Materials (NYSE: MP) has been an outstanding performer for its shareholders. With many applications in the fast-growing electric

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) recently announced overwhelmingly positive results from a late-stage study of its antibody cocktail therapy in treating individuals infected with COVID-19

The unique challenges wrought by the pandemic made it a boom or bust year for many stocks. As a result, the vaunted FAANG stocks -- Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Buying shares of a fast-growing company only to see its stock nearly cut in half can bring a lot of tears. But investors can overcome short-term fears by taking a closer look at the business. If

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is a bellwether midstream partnership, offering investors a generous 6.4% yield. Plains All American Pipeline (NASDAQ: PAA), meanwhile, has a huge 8% yield.

It's easy to

Over the past year, shares of Canadian marijuana grower OrganiGram (NASDAQ: OGI) have rallied close to 60% despite what's been a pretty lackluster business performance. To add fuel to the fire,

When new coronavirus variants emerged in Brazil, South Africa, and the U.K., vaccine developers wasted little time constructing plans to battle back. Now, companies including Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA)

The evolving marijuana industry offers investors huge room for growth. The U.S. legal cannabis market, in particular, is set to boom. It could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% to

There are two things I look for when investing in stocks: high gross margins and cheap valuations. If the cost of goods sold is eating up a good chunk of a company's revenue, it will be difficult

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett hasn't done anything flashy his entire life. But what he's done as an investor over five-plus decades has made him an absolute rock

Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) development of Comirnaty -- a vaccine against COVID-19 -- dominated conversations about the company last year. It continues to be what analysts and financial pundits talk about

The more widely a virus is circulating in a population and infecting individuals, the more likely it is that the virus will mutate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The great thing about investing in stocks is that there are always new opportunities popping up out of nowhere. If you invested $10,000 in Netflix stock 10 years ago just as streaming was taking

Most of us have used a service from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) at one point. Maybe you ordered something online or watched a movie through an Amazon Prime subscription. If you haven't, then perhaps you

Investors like to keep a close eye on the activity of fund managers and billionaires, looking for hints as to where to invest. While Warren Buffett is popular with value investors, Cathie Wood is

The pace of vaccination in the U.S. has picked up since the beginning of 2021, and we're currently in a race to inoculate the adult population before new variants spread widely. But as shots make it