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Amidst the calamity, the COVID-19 crisis has brought moments of opportunity.

The coronavirus has damaged huge swaths of the economy. But there are some companies that have seen growth in the time of

The latest $900 billion coronavirus relief bill – the one with those much anticipated $600 stimulus checks -- includes a second round of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) could be one of the biggest winners of the banking sector in the post-pandemic world. The company's near-exclusive focus on commercial banking could help it rebound sharply

When it comes to e-commerce, the first company that comes to mind is Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). While the company may not have invented the concept of online retail, it certainly has become the biggest

Even if you have zero interest in the stock market, you can still reap the rewards of investing. For the vast majority of Americans, investing isn't optional; it's the only way to amass enough money

The investment community has been taken on one heck of a ride over the past year. The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic rocked equities over a five-week period, which has since been followed by one

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett has now been dumping bank stocks for three straight quarters. But I was still surprised to see the Oracle of Omaha virtually

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc over the past year -- but that doesn't make this a bad time to start investing. Since last January, the S&P 500 is up nearly 17.6% to breach new all-time

What makes you confident that a given stock has a great chance of delivering strong gains? Maybe it's the stock's previous performance. Perhaps it's a huge market opportunity. The company might have

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. It's not Superman -- it's the stock market, which continues to power to all-time record highs following the coronavirus disease 2019

When it comes to signing up for Social Security, you have choices. You can claim your benefits at the earliest possible age of 62, sign up at full retirement age (which is somewhere between 66 and

Think about all that happened in 2020. A global pandemic that caused the first U.S. recession in more than a decade. Massive unemployment. A contentious presidential election. Control of the U.S

It's one of the oldest debates in the investment world: Should I buy growth stocks or value stocks?

According to a study from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch that examined the returns of both

Initial public offerings and cryptocurrency can be risky investments. Yet put them together, and you may just have the blockbuster IPO of 2021.

Cryptocurrency exchange titan Coinbase is preparing to

Bed Bath & Beyond's (NASDAQ: BBBY) latest results, issued last week on Thursday, illustrate continuing progress in the retailer's turnaround effort. The housewares chain was able to report modest

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have both been resilient retailers over the past decade. Amazon, often cited as a root cause of the retail apocalypse, expanded its e-commerce

In the past year, digital payments have become such a massive secular trend that revenue from the payments segment has overtaken e-commerce to become MercadoLibre's (NASDAQ: MELI) biggest growth

The stock market will crash again. When exactly it will happen is beyond my powers of prognostication, but the fact that it will happen at some point is about as close to a certainty as you can get

An environment of rapid and excessive price increases within an economy has been a death knell for many successful businesses. The rising cost of living and the general erosion in the value of

Last week, Macy's (NYSE: M) announced that it will close about 30 more full-line stores over the next few months. This marks the second major round of closings under a three-year plan to shrink the

Forget about picking which stocks, mutual funds, or ETFs you might want to invest in. Figuring out which types of retirement accounts you should be funding, and in what order, can prompt a severe

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) unveiled its new ET7 luxury sedan at the 2021 "NIO Day" over the weekend, making it clear that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will have more competition

Some surprises can be fun, like an unexpected birthday gift or a bonus from your work. But of course, there are nasty surprises, too, some of which that could end up costing you valuable dollars.

Arguably no single factor can impact a company's success or failure as much as its management. A visionary founder and CEO, for example, not only charts the course forward, but also helps navigate

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appreciated a terrific 82.3% in 2020, with dividends included. Miraculously, even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, Apple's financial results showed amazing resilience. As