Blog

Even after the recent sell-offs for tech stocks, it might still seem challenging to find safer, value-oriented investments in the sector. Many technology stocks still trade at highly

The market swooned in the second half of February and early March, with rising bond yields sparking a volatile rotation from growth stocks to value stocks. Rising vaccination rates and the market's

There's nothing wrong with accepting average stock market returns. If you invested $5,000 a year, earning fairly typical average returns of 10% a year, you'd have about $1.35 million at the end of

Have you heard? The number of banks in the U.S. is dropping. 

You may already know that, since everyone from the Richmond Fed to Barron's has been writing about it for years. 

According to the

After an epic year in 2020, high-flying tech stocks continue to trade down to kick off 2021. Rising interest rates are to blame. However, this situation doesn't reduce the actual growth prospects

Investing in rapidly growing industries is a no-brainer. And if technology stocks aren't your thing, don't worry: There's a (more laid back) alternative. Over the next decade, Cowen Equity Research

Most people who have been following the stock market over the past year know the name Cathie Wood. The founder of asset management firm ARK Invest has parlayed her strategy of investing in

Roughly one year ago, amid unprecedented volatility, the broad-based S&P 500 hit its bear market bottom. Since that point, investors have sat back and enjoyed a historically strong gain of 77% in

Does the thought of investing your money send you into an all-out panic? Don't worry -- you're not alone.

I used to be terrified to invest myself, until I eventually managed to train my brain to be

Recessions are often the best times to buy positions in long-term stocks, but the present can seem awfully scary. The market tends to look about six months to a year ahead, but if you can look

Shares of Alzheimer's disease drug developer Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ: SAVA) have soared this year thanks to progress with a potential new drug called sumifilam. This is a big deal, because there

Brain health-focused biotech Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE) has been on a wild ride over the past five years. Long-term investors saw its share price rise from $31 in July 2016 to an eye-popping

If there's one constant in the stock market, it's that there's always something new to see.

Last year, investors navigated their way through a once-in-a-century pandemic, which led to one of the

Is Robinhood saying "gimme your stimmy"?

The trading platform recently launched a cash rewards program for some users that gives tiered rewards of up to $250 based on net deposits over the next few

You'd think that investors would be willing to pay more for stocks that pay them back every quarter with a juicy dividend. However, that's not always the case.

There are plenty of dividend stocks

On Monday, March 15, both the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 hit new all-time highs. But the reality is that these indexes might just be getting started. Under the Joe

Who wants to become a millionaire? Why, everyone, of course! Did you know that there are currently 12 million millionaires in the U.S.? That's quite a lot -- and there's no reason you can't be one

For most of us, just getting by these days is tough enough, having to pay off a mortgage, cars, kids' educations, and everything else while trying to stay employed during the worst pandemic in 100

Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs (OTC: CRLBF) has quickly become one of the biggest marijuana companies in the U.S. It now operates 19 dispensaries across nine states, has 16 cultivation and production

A potential competitor is barreling toward Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), it seems. Reuters, citing "people familiar with the matter," wrote in a story published Friday that China-based carmaker Geely (OTC:

Investors have modest expectations heading into General Mills' (NYSE: GIS) earnings report on March 24. While the breakfast and snack food specialist has seen surging demand throughout the pandemic

Things are changing, again, at Angi (NASDAQ: ANGI). Less than a month after a bringing in a new CEO, the home-services company announced a rebranding, casting the entire business under a new

Last week, the government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made an announcement that has mortgage originators buzzing. The companies announced that they have been given a 7% cap on

Many of my favorite stocks are soaring so high that I hesitate to buy them at today's overheated prices. At the same time, some fantastic companies have seen their stock prices plunge in recent

It was just a few months ago that Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) surprised investors by announcing a sharp jump in demand for its recreational vehicle products. Sales spiked in the fiscal first