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Up 10% to start the year, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is starting to look like it could have a big year in 2026. In fact, the growing narrative is that Ethereum could be on pace to outperform Bitcoin

Social Security is an interesting program in that its rules tend to change from one year to the next. And while certain rules can change for the worse, others can change for the better.

In 2026

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) is offering investors a dividend yield that is triple that of the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). And the Canadian asset manager is targeting annual earnings

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has a potential powerhouse on its hands with Google Cloud. The cloud computing segment of Alphabet's hugely profitable company generated $15.15 billion in

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investors are no strangers to hype, buzz, and speculation. So they're probably not at all surprised by a new investment thesis from a crypto industry insider that positions XRP as

The S&P 500 continues to soar as 2026 gets started, but not all of your favorite stocks are driving it forward. Consider Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD), which more than tripled last year but has

Once upon a time, I frequently traded in and out of stocks. However, I began to notice that the stocks I held onto tended to deliver greater gains than the ones I sold quickly. I switched to a

For older folks, deciding when to take your required minimum distributions (RMDs) begins with asking yourself whether you need the money to pay monthly living expenses. If you do, taking RMDs

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has behaved more like a tech stock in recent years than like a pharma stock. Tech players are known to soar in the double and triple digits when the environment and corporate

Although there are a lot of ways to make money on Wall Street, none come close to matching the annualized return potential of stocks.

However, this doesn't mean stocks move from Point A to B in a

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock has advanced 1,880% since the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022, an event that jump-started the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. But the stock has

"Set and forget" usually isn't the smartest investing strategy. Things could change with any company, causing you to reevaluate your original investment decision.

However, I think a few stocks could

In the global electric vehicle (EV) landscape, two prominent leaders stand out: Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and BYD (OTC: BYDDY). While they are using very different strategies to add shareholder value

There's a reason so many older Americans are afraid to tap their nest eggs once retirement rolls around. After working so hard to build retirement savings, they're worried about running out of money

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), the most popular benchmark for the U.S. stock market, has delivered double-digit returns in three consecutive years. Wall Street expects the index to extend its streak

One of the most tried-and-true strategies in investing is to buy great companies and hold them through thick and thin rather than selling winning stocks to chase after the next shiny thing. In his

The main reason to consider buying Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) stock has stayed the same for years. The idea is simple: If the company can improve its performance to match competitors like

While millionaires aren't as rare as they once were, it's still easy to think of a seven-figure net worth as something that's out of reach for you. But if you regularly invest a chunk of your

Peter Thiel became wealthy by co-founding PayPal, but he's now best known as the co-founder of Palantir, one of the hottest stocks on the market over the past year or so. Like many other billionaire

Tariffs are a surcharge placed on physical products imported into the United States, and are designed to make domestic businesses more competitive with their international counterparts. In April

The power of investing in dividend-paying stocks is often underappreciated. Many people assume dividends are mainly for grandparents and other retirees, and it's true that dividend income can be

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of the leading consumer-facing brands in the world. It has long held a strong position in the sportswear market. However, its challenges have been widely publicized in recent

Think about buying a stock as you'd think about investing in a business in your city. You'd consider multiple factors, but the most important one would undoubtedly be whether or not it will make you

A lot of people set a goal of being mortgage-free in time for retirement. And that's a good financial goal to strive for.

If you manage to retire without a mortgage, it'll mean having one less

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is one of the most intriguing pure plays in quantum computing. The company is taking a different approach from most competitors, opting to use trapped-ion technology that uses