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Just about all of us need regular income with which to survive. Most of us have that covered via our jobs, but retirees, by definition, are largely post-job. They still need income, though. Some

Millions of seniors rely heavily on Social Security to make ends meet. If you're planning to do the same, you should know the ins and outs of how the program works. If you don't, you may get caught

For the past 11 months, investors have been taken on a historically wild ride. The CBOE Volatility Index hit an all-time high in March 2020, with the broad-based S&P 500 setting records for both the

The Reddit group WallStreetBets had huge success in January, using its crowdsourcing power to send shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) into the stratosphere. Already, many investors are trying to figure

The stock market performed quite well in 2020, bouncing back from its worst levels in March to power ahead to strong gains. Many stocks more than doubled in price, sending their valuations to lofty

Would you pay 77 times forward earnings, or 80 times free cash flow for a publicly traded company? In some cases, what may seem like exorbitant multiples are justified by the strength and quality of

Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) have been on an astronomical rise recently as a short squeeze and a gamma squeeze combined to force a lot of buying of its shares. While those who bought in early in

Stocks lost significant ground last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shed over 3%. The declines put both indexes into negative

Investing in the stock market is a great way to generate wealth, but it can be expensive. Individual stocks can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars per share, and not everyone can afford to

The best stocks deliver life-changing returns that accumulate over many years or even decades. Yet some investors prefer to own dividend-paying stocks because they provide a balance between

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) wowed Wall Street with its fourth-quarter results, posting huge year-over-year growth in revenue and earnings thanks to solid demand for its products across

The global economy is in the midst of transitioning its power source from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It will take decades and trillions of dollars to make that switch. That makes it a

F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) posted better-than-expected fiscal 2021 first-quarter results last Tuesday, partly thanks to the accelerating trend toward the digitization of enterprises. More

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) just closed the books on a forgettable year for the business. COVID-19 continued to sink customer traffic across its global portfolio of stores through the end of 2020, the

Exchange-traded fund ("ETF") investing has become ubiquitous over the past two decades -- and for good reason. An ETF allows an investor to own many different stocks at once, thereby reducing risk

Last May -- when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares were trading for around $150 on a split-adjusted basis -- CEO Elon Musk opined on Twitter that Tesla's stock price was probably too high.

Tesla stock

Infrastructure is the backbone of the global economy. It's essential for supporting the movement of people, goods, energy, and data. Given its importance to the economy, infrastructure businesses

In a short space of time, marijuana companies sprouted like well-watered plants on the stock exchange. These days there are many choices for pot investors to make and at least a few sleepers in this

The 5G smartphone market is about to blow up in 2021. Apple supplier Murata estimates that sales of 5G smartphones could exceed 500 million units in the new year compared to 300 million units in

It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that a Roth IRA's benefits are limited to retirement. After all, you've probably been told that you can contribute money you've already paid taxes on

In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett noted that greed and fear are recurring phenomena in the financial markets. The investing legend continued:

[T]he market aberrations produced by

RH (NYSE: RH), the luxury home furnisher formerly known as Restoration Hardware, is a stock that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway currently owns. While it's always prudent to do your own research

Retirement isn't the sort of thing you should jump into blindly. Rather, you should plan for your senior years by:

But many seniors make one big mistake in the course of their retirement planning --

The energy sector was the worst-performing sector in 2020. Now, it's the best-performing sector so far in 2021.

Chock-full of volatility and value traps -- yet ripe with opportunity and growth --

2020 was a banner year for leading solar microinverter designer and manufacturer Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH). Its stock rose 570%, more than Zoom, Moderna, and just about every other growth stock