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It's tempting to avoid stocks whose prices have gone up a lot. After all, you may feel you've missed the boat.

But if a company has bright growth prospects, it's a sound money-making strategy to

A lot of people choose to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan over original Medicare. And it's easy to see why.

With Medicare Advantage, you often get supplemental benefits that original Medicare

Building wealth in the stock market is fairly simple if you maintain a long-term mindset and focus on stocks of competitively positioned businesses. Investing in innovative companies with

The world's first nuclear power plant opened in 1951. But despite the potential of the technology to deliver large quantities of clean energy, it remained less popular than oil, natural gas, and

When it rains, it pours. Investors already had plenty to worry about, with rising prices, political dysfunction, and now, the Strait of Hormuz is entering the popular vocabulary. People face this

Every fintech is not the same. Even if you narrow your focus to Latin America, MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), and Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) are three very different companies. There

Brian Busse, General Counsel of Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO), reported the sale of 25,525 direct shares for approximately $352K following the addition of shares on March 12, 2026, according to a

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the most controversial stocks of the past few years. The company developed data mining infused with Palantir's proprietary artificial

Alkami Technology (NASDAQ: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking platform, has seen its share price plummet since the end of 2024. A combination of factors, including three earnings misses last year

The S&P 500 soared over the past three years -- but since the start of this year, the benchmark has lost some of the positive momentum. This is for a variety of reasons. The possibility that the

Shares in Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) and Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) have risen strongly in 2026, partly in response to hostilities in the Gulf and the resulting increase in oil prices.

James S. Mahan III, Chief Executive Officer of Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB), reported the indirect sale of 20,000 shares of Common Stock for a transaction value of approximately $653,000 across

U.S. equities have seen some volatility in 2026, but they've mostly been able to hold up relatively well. The conflict in Iran is adding a layer of uncertainty to the markets, but that could also

In many ways, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has faced limited competition over the last decade. Limited competition is a big reason why the company still commands a U.S. market share of more than 50%.

Sure

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the hottest stocks over the past three years, as the company has seen its revenue growth accelerate for 10 straight quarters. The question on

The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT: GLD) exchange-traded fund (ETF) is up by 60% in the last 12 months, putting most other major assets to shame. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the asset that some

Despite the volatility we've seen in the equity markets this year, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has mostly traded sideways. Its year-to-date return has only varied between up 2% to 3% and down

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Perhaps no stock has symbolized the artificial intelligence (AI) era more than Nvidia. Thanks to AI, it became the first company to reach a $4 trillion market cap, then beat its own record a few

Mark Romaine, Chief Operating Officer of Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP), reported the direct sale of 15,611 common units across multiple transactions between March 16 and March 18, 2026, as disclosed

Signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act represents one of the most significant changes to America's retirement system in recent history. At its core, the legislation

Cryptocurrency has been having a rough year. Since peaking at over $122,000 late last year, Bitcoin has tumbled to $73,986. Year to date, it's down 15.3% and dipped below $64,000 last month.

Now

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) has been on one heck of a run since its spinoff from Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) last year. The flash-memory maker's stock has climbed nearly 2,000% since its market debut

If you spend your workdays in front of a computer, there's a solid chance you're required to keep your company safe from bad actors through either Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) or Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS). Both

On March 10, 2026, Harold Bernstein, President, R&D & Chief Medical Officer of Maze Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MAZE), reported the exercise of 30,000 stock options and immediate sale of the underlying