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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

When the stock market is falling, investors naturally gravitate toward companies perceived as safer than the rest -- frequently utilities, energy, and consumer staples. However, when the

Over the past 55 years, few if any investors have held a candle to the returns that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has generated for his investors. Aside from

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have called them "moats." Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter called them "barriers to entry" in his famous 1979 article "How Competitive Forces Shape

Let's get this out of the way right up front: Forever is a very long time and it almost seems disingenuous to suggest it. In all honesty, nobody knows what will happen tomorrow or a year from now

Citigroup (NYSE: C) has probably never had the best reputation among environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investors. It was the first "megabank" in the U.S., a concept that turns a lot of

Saving money on taxes is pretty much a universal goal. No matter your age, salary, and personal financial situation, it's safe to say you don't want to pay the IRS more money than necessary.

But

Earlier this year, Americans were thrown a lifeline in the midst of a pandemic that ultimately spurred a recession unlike any other: a round of direct stimulus payments. Under the CARES Act, those

The coronavirus pandemic has crimped the in-person festivities that come with successful initial public offerings, but it hasn't stopped new healthcare stocks from bursting out of the gates. Shares

Although marijuana was legalized nationwide in Canada in October 2018, Canadian cannabis companies have yet to reap the potential benefits of the newly licit market. Lagging profitability is partly

How much higher can Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) go? The answer depends on the answer to another question: How much can Tesla grow?

To be sure, the company has to deliver a tremendous amount of growth to

One year ago, no one saw the coronavirus coming. Sure, there are people who will claim clairvoyance. The truth: They're delusional. Want proof? Ask them why they didn't put their entire portfolio

It's almost like every investor on the planet simultaneously got a fortune cookie that read, "May you live in interesting times." In 2020 thus far, we've been through one of the fastest market

There's simply not a stock market index on the planet that has more history behind it than the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI). The Dow has been a mainstay on Wall Street for