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Timing your retirement right is crucial because your decision about when to leave the workforce is going to affect the amount of money available for the rest of your life.

To ensure you make the

Most people start taking their Social Security benefits too early. Just 4% of retirees begin their monthly payments at the optimal time, according to the Bipartisan Research Center.

For most

Despite the recent sell-off and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the broader economy, the stock market's rebound from its March lows has been a pleasant surprise for most investors

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) has done an exceptional job growing shareholder value over the years. Since 2004, the utility has expanded its adjusted earnings per share by an 8.4% compound annual rate.

Keen investor interest in Snowflake's initial public offering (IPO) has driven up the proposed stock price higher for the second time in just a week, according to multiple reports. The data

Interactive fitness has exploded over the last few years with Peloton Interactive doing a lot to popularize the concept. Last quarter, lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) got in the game with the

The potential for plant-based meat company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) is so great that I was persuaded to become a shareholder. And yet, I concede fast-food giant Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) may actually

ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC) has largely been cast off by the market. The legacy TV provider has been so out of favor that despite tripling off its March bottom, it still trades at a forward P/E ratio

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) both provide crucial chips for electronic devices. Micron is a leading producer of DRAM and NAND (flash) memory chips, and Qualcomm is the world's

When the coronavirus first escalated into a pandemic in the U.S., universities moved classes online. That left a significant void for students. They would no longer be receiving in-person

In early August, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that new cloud gaming platforms like Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Project xCloud and Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia wouldn't

For companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), measuring its valuation -- the relationship between stock price and earnings per share of stock issued -- is pretty straightforward. The company consistently

It's (more or less) official. Mall owners Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ: BPY) have agreed to acquire beleaguered department store chain J.C. Penney (OTC:

As of Sept. 15, there have been nearly 30 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, and over 930,000 deaths have been attributed to the virus. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are

Investing your money in the stock market is an essential part of building wealth for most people. But you have choices about how to get exposure to equities.

One option is to buy shares of stock in

General Electric (NYSE: GE) shareholders are certainly used to disappointment. GE stock plunged from around $30 at the beginning of 2017 to less than $7 by December 2018, due to a series of terrible

It's easy to understand the visceral temptation of investing in penny stocks. Because they trade for less than $5 a share -- and sometimes less than a buck -- relatively small increases in their

The coronavirus pandemic is causing sales to surge at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Still, reaching $100 billion in sales, in a single quarter, is quite the stretch goal. Even the largest company in the

Nucor (NYSE: NUE) is one of the largest steel companies in the United States. That fact alone, however, doesn't make it worth buying, since there are plenty of once-giant companies on the dust heap

Investors might not be very familiar with the stock of Albertson's (NYSE: ACI). Although the grocery store chain is 81 years young, it only recently became a public company after its initial public

The number of pets in the U.S. has grown at a healthy rate as more families have become inclined to bring cats, dogs, and other animals into their lives. Unfortunately, the cost of taking care of

If you're getting ready to retire, it's important to think about what your later years will look like.

One of the biggest decisions you'll make is where you'll spend that time. While many people

Your 50s are the time to really start taking retirement seriously. After all, at this stage of life, that milestone may be less than a decade away.

One of the things you'll need to do to prepare for

Retail giants Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and Target (NYSE: TGT) have a lot in common,  but they could hardly be more different from an investor's point of view. Both companies are navigating

As the world holds its breath in wait for a COVID-19 vaccine, other potential anti-viral treatment haven't garnered the same amount of press. But they should be: It will likely take multiple types