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Meme coins aren't the place to keep your hard-earned cash when it looks like the market is about to get (potentially extremely) turbulent due to a toxic cocktail of geopolitical factors.

If you hold

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is one of the largest and most popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on dividend stocks. The fund currently has over $75 billion in assets

SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT:GLD) and abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (NYSEMKT:PPLT) differ most in their metal focus, with PPLT charging a higher fee, showing greater five-year risk, and offering

One of the most important tech companies in the world is semiconductor (chip) producer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), or TSMC. It's the world's largest semiconductor foundry and one

Over the past decade, Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC) is up an impressive 557%. That might sound like a good reason to add it to your crypto portfolio immediately.

However, if you dig a bit deeper

Right now in your device, whether it's a laptop, smartphone, or tablet, there's a high-performance magnet made of rare-earth metals and critical minerals. Odds are that magnet was manufactured in

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:VOO) and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:IVV) both deliver low-cost exposure to the S&P 500, with matching expense ratios, similar performance, and only minor

There are millions of older Americans today who collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. For many of those people, those benefits spell the difference between being able to pay for basic

Some investors believe the market is currently overvalued. Hype and optimistic expectations, especially for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, are baked into equity prices, or so the argument

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:VEA) keeps costs dramatically lower and holds a wider basket of developed-market stocks, while iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) has a slightly

It's still early in 2026, but so far, one of the market's biggest stories has been improved market breadth. Tech stocks are lagging the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), while industrials, energy, and

Social Security recipients just got a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026, and we've just received new data from the Social Security Administration. In this video, I'll break down the

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT) and the iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:AGG) both offer low costs, but differ in yield, risk, and the breadth of their

OpenAI recently announced on its website that it plans to start testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the U.S. The company plans to run ads only on its free and low-cost subscription accounts, while

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) can no longer be ignored by the investment community. The innovative digital banking platform sports a sizable market cap of $32 billion. This has come thanks to the

The iShares MSCI World ETF (NYSEMKT:URTH) and the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) differ in both cost and composition: ACWX is more expensive but yields more, and it excludes U.S. stocks

VanEck Bitcoin ETF (NYSEMKT:HODL) and CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF (NASDAQ:WGMI) both tap into Bitcoin's growth, but HODL offers direct exposure to the cryptocurrency while WGMI targets the broader

When it comes to the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) secular trend, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) are probably two companies that investors think

Lithium materials company Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) received four analyst price target upgrades this week, ranging from $180 to $210. A cynic would argue that Wall Street is merely catching up with the

We've already seen a much different market in 2026 than the one we experienced from 2023 to 2025. No longer is tech dominating the discussion. Cyclicals are broadly outperforming the S&P 500, small

The iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:MUB) and the iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:AGG) differ most in market exposure, with AGG’s broader U.S. investment-grade bond coverage, a

On January 23, Connecticut-based Iridian Asset Management disclosed a buy of 190,909 Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) shares, with an estimated transaction value of $8.11 million based on quarterly

Investing in high-yielding dividend stocks can be a great way to generate passive income. While the S&P 500's dividend yield of around 1.2% is near its record low, many companies offer much

The State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:SLYG) and the iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:ISCG) differ in cost, portfolio breadth, and historical drawdowns, with

There's a famous quote, often attributed to Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin: "There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen."

The past few months have been