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Want to be a rich retiree? There are three ways to do that: Win the lottery, save an absolute fortune, or invest in stocks. And for most people, only one of those three techniques is viable

For years, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has traded at a premium to the rest of the retail sector.

The warehouse giant has avoided many of the challenges plaguing its brick-and-mortar peers as the company's

While still unconfirmed by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), the rumor makes enough sense. The e-commerce giant is spending a fortune making deliveries to customers' homes. Taking the cost of a delivery driver

If you think investors have had a tough time staying the course in the stock market over the past three-plus months, take a gander at the cannabis industry. Following a blazing-hot first quarter in

COVID-19 has been hammering the U.S. economy since cases started multiplying in March. Not only have millions of Americans lost their jobs in the past two months, but the stock market has lost a

It's been a roller coaster ride in the stock markets in 2020. After reaching new all-time highs in February, the market rapidly plunged by nearly 40% by late March as the COVID-19 pandemic brought

EnWave (TSXV: ENW) (OTC: NWVCF) reported fiscal second-quarter 2020 results on Friday, May 29, before the market open. The cannabis player's revenue declined 15% year over year, driven by the

Stocks moved higher in May, but the same can't be said for most of the publicly traded cruise line stocks. Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE: NCLH)

When it comes to high-yield but stable dividend payments, AT&T (NYSE: T) is a solid option. The company's acquisition of Time Warner (now the company's Warner Media group) was a high price tag that

Typically, the old adage "sell in May and go away" is pretty smart. The tumultuous downturn through early 2020 has changed that. June will be a month to sit and watch. A prolonged economic slump

Over the past couple of months, investors have been taken on the wildest roller-coaster ride in the stock market's history. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created uncertainty

Millions of seniors today count on Social Security to pay their bills. In fact, 64% of retirees consider it a major source of income, according to a new survey by the Society of Actuaries. But 50%

For more than three months, investors have had their resolve tested like never before. This isn't to say that we haven't seen stock market corrections or recessions in the U.S. economy before, so

Insulet (NASDAQ: PODD) earlier this month reported first-quarter 2020 results. The tubeless insulin pump specialist's results were quite strong, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In

Earlier this month, Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR), a cannabis-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), reported strong first-quarter 2020 results.

Revenue soared 210% year over

This year has been a tough one for dividend investors. More than 175 public companies have reduced their dividend by at least 50%, with many of them suspending their payout. They made these moves to

The roughly $125 billion-asset M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) is a large regional bank headquartered in Buffalo, New York that mainly operates in the mid-Atlantic region. The bank has performed

On Feb. 11, 2020, I bought some investment-grade bonds that were scheduled to mature in August 2026. With that purchase, I extended a bond ladder that then stretched from March 2020 through August

Theme parks will begin opening across central Florida this week, but Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is going to sit this round out. Disney World is waiting until July 11 to start a phased restart of its

Stocks jumped last week, as investors celebrated the resumption of more normal activity across big parts of the economy. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500

Statistics on the average American's retirement plan are usually pretty dire. Many people struggle to save as much as they'd like to, and an alarming number of people haven't begun saving for

The ongoing pandemic is wreaking havoc with our personal and financial lives. In Detroit, for example, a recent survey found that 43% of those who were employed pre-COVID-19 subsequently became

Before its stock exploded, Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) was mostly known to the world of DIYers (like me) who loved the ability to get supplies easily and purchase custom gifts while supporting other

From a timeline perspective, Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) are close rivals in the race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Moderna was the first to start human

The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in internet traffic thanks to the shift toward telecommuting and online education, as well as a bump in video gaming and streaming video demand on