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Both Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are fantastic companies with bright futures. They've already created a ton of wealth for investors, and both have tons of growth left in their

Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) investors saw their stock go on a good run in 2020. Shares of the identity management specialist have been boosted by the pandemic, nearly doubling in the last year alone.

Two coronavirus vaccines, one from Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and one from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), have already gained authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. There

The start of a new year is a great time to get your finances in order. This is especially important for seniors who may be living on a fixed income and whose decisions about money could have a

Credit has to be given where it's due. Clorox (NYSE: CLX) has carved out a nice piece of the competitive consumables market for itself, acquiring and divesting the right businesses while it

As the second-largest U.S. bank, with $2.6 trillion in assets, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) suffered along with the rest of the industry as the economy sputtered last year, and its stock fell almost

Through some of the biggest consumer demand shifts in living memory, few retailers performed as well as Target (NYSE: TGT) did in 2020. The company leaned on its consumer staples offerings through

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) just put a cap on a very strong 2020. It closed its merger with Sprint and added 5.5 million postpaid subscribers, including 2.2 million postpaid phone subscribers.

While

If you were offered a chance to invest in a company that would never make any money from operations, you'd probably give it a pass. But that might be a big mistake -- at least, if the company in

If you could pick one stock that embodied the unpredictable volatility, and unprecedented weirdness, of the year 2020, Hertz (OTC: HTZG.Q) would be near the top of the list. While Hertz's downfall

Investors need to rebalance periodically, and this is especially true following periods with high volatility. In 2020, the S&P 500 climbed more than 18%, but some subsectors did a lot better than

Three months ago, Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported its first quarterly increase in comparable store sales since fiscal 2016. Last week, the retail conglomerate announced that comp sales

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) operate very different dining establishments. People know Starbucks for its specialty, high-quality coffees, although it offers other

Not everyone can afford to part with hundreds or thousands of dollars a month to fund a brokerage account or retirement plan. Many people live on a tight budget with little wiggle room outside of

Nearly 15 years into its record as a publicly traded company, MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) continues to reward long-term investors. Shares of "Latin America's Amazon" are up 160% in the last year

There's no such thing as a completely recession-proof stock, but some weather economic turndowns better than others.

Think of reasonably valued companies with solid bottom lines that offer products

Earlier this week, Apple filed its 2021 proxy statement, including its 2020 executive compensation report. Considering the strong returns Apple stock produced last year, it's no surprise that

The new year has already been packed with challenges -- new and old. Top of mind is that thousands of people are dying of coronavirus-related causes every day. We're lucky to have a few drugs that

Plenty of stocks doubled in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic roiled the markets. Work from home, learn from home, shop from home, and exercise from home were the big trends. Stocks like Zoom, Shopify

Finding value in today's market can be difficult, as stocks commonly trade for price-to-sales ratios in the double digits and their earnings multiples seem to be increasingly meaningless. But that

With the medical community relentlessly focused on getting the world through the coronavirus pandemic, it comes as no surprise that 2020 was a boon for vaccine makers. While the attention these

Now that the first approved coronavirus vaccines are rolling out worldwide, investors everywhere are scanning the horizon for signs of which biotech stock will be the next to hit it big. You've

The Federal Reserve has made no secret of its plan to hold the benchmark Federal Funds Rate at near-zero levels for at least the next few years, but that doesn't mean all interest rates are going to

Between the market crash last March and the roaring rally that followed amidst the worst economic downturn since The Great Depression, 2020 was a particularly trying time to be an investor. Like

CEO Charlie Scharf and Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) leadership team have made some great strides toward a turnaround. They have overhauled the corporate culture that led to Wells Fargo's problems in