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The hazy future of cannabis stocks in the U.S. is clearing, since the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order on Dec. 18 instructing the Attorney General to change marijuana from a Schedule 1

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Canadian-based pot producer Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) is coming off another tough year on the markets. In 2025, its share price collapsed by 58%, and the year before that, it was down a staggering

There are two big shifts taking place among consumers when it comes to consumer staples makers. First, cost pressures are forcing people to tighten their budgets. Second, there is a trend toward

With shares up 1,290% over the last five years, Nvidia is the undisputed winner in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend. The chipmaker has been the go-to supplier for cutting-edge

No matter how much you have saved for retirement, you probably still want an above-average Social Security benefit. Larger monthly checks mean you can stretch your savings out longer or enjoy a

Cathie Wood's aggressive growth investing style crushed the market in 2025. Can she keep it going in 2026? The founder, CEO, and stock-picking ace of the Ark Invest family of exchange-traded funds

The share price of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been on fire over the past year, rising by 65%. The stock's valuation has climbed to $4.06 trillion as it has hit a new all-time high

It was a wild week for rare-earth stocks, and the drama was led by USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR). Here's how the stock ended up down 10.9% by Friday morning.

The company started the week by announc

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is having one of those periods that make even its evangelists a bit tense. It's down by 17% over the last 12 months as I write this, and 22% over the last three months. It

Shares in Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) rose by 12.8% in the week to Friday morning. The move comes in a week when the price of copper briefly spiked to an all-time high of above $6.50

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), the largest healthcare company in the world, will report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings on Feb. 4. The drugmaker has delivered strong returns in recent years

Some investors are skeptical of companies with high dividend yields, since it sometimes signals that the dividend may be unsustainable. However, plenty of high-yield dividend stocks look solid

A store of value, which is to say, an asset that investors can count on to have at least roughly as much purchasing power in the future as it holds today, tends to be something that earns the title

Gold and silver just surpassed two closely watched thresholds, with prices of the yellow stuff surging past $5,000 per ounce and silver blowing past $100 per ounce. The price growth rate ofgold and

Tufton Capital Management disclosed a purchase of 23,304 shares of Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK) in a January 28 SEC filing, with the estimated transaction value at $3.07 million based on the

Experienced dividend investors know that the consumer-packaged goods industry is prime territory for above-average yields and, in many cases, steadily rising payouts. Those perks are necessary

Bitcoin rightly gets attention as the original cryptocurrency, but investors shouldn't forget Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). It may come as a surprise that the dog-themed digital asset was born as far

Mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT), AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) had a turnaround year in 2025. With dividends reinvested, the stock returned almost 35%, as the company benefited from a

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world's top manufacturer of x86 CPUs, was once a reliable tech stock. Yet over the past five years, its stock declined by 13% while the S&P 500 rose by 83%.

Intel lost its

Divorce is a stressful and often confusing time. You're trying to process a lot of different emotions, and you also have to figure out how to untangle your finances from your ex's.

In the midst of

On January 29, RMR Wealth Builders disclosed in an SEC filing that it sold 66,572 shares of the First Trust Managed Municipal ETF (NASDAQ:FMB) in the fourth quarter, an estimated $3.40 million trade

Since Warren Buffett stepped down as chief executive officer on Jan. 1, shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) are down about 4%, compared to the S&P 500's 2% rise. While not a dramatic gap, the

Hitting the million-dollar mark may be far-fetched by strictly saving money, but it's doable when you invest and rely on compound earnings to make it happen. It's the gift that keeps giving in

The two most popular cryptocurrencies -- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -- are trading well below their all-time highs from just a few months ago. Bitcoin is down about 30% from