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When you follow the U.S. Pentagon's daily digest of contract awards as regularly as I do, things sometimes tend to blend together. Don't get me wrong -- $1 billion here, $1 billion there, and it

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Latin America's largest e-commerce company, went public at $18 a share in 2007. Today, its stock trades at about $2,330. That 12,844% gain would have turned a $10,000

There's a lot of transition in the auto industry right now, but no other legacy car manufacturer may be undergoing bigger shifts than Ford (NYSE: F). The company recently announced that it will use

President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" offers retirees a new tax deduction, but it's also likely to hasten the depletion of Social Security's coffers. Congress can take steps to avoid any trouble

We're well into the home stretch of 2025. August is more than halfway over. But there's still plenty of time remaining in the year -- and in this month -- to invest in stocks that hold the potential

The term "Magnificent Seven" was first used by Wall Street analysts in 2023 to describe a group of seven companies that operate at the cutting edge of the technology industry. They are worth a

The average trip on an airplane isn't really in competition with the average trip on a train or a subway. Most of the time, they serve different kinds of travelers. But sometimes, the routes overlap

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) is making moves. Last month, the company hit another milestone on its journey to commercialize its breakthrough battery technology, marking steady progress toward a future

Nividia (NASDAQ: NVDA) appears set for a big month. The semiconductor company, whose graphics processing units (GPUs) power data centers and large language models to make artificial intelligence

For more than a year now, I've been warning investors that defense stocks cost too much. At first, that warning seemed prescient, when shares of almost all of America's leading publicly traded

When should you retire? That's a question many Americans begin asking when they reach their late fifties -- and perhaps even sooner. And this question leads to another important one: When should you

It's understandable why many first-time crypto investors experience sticker shock when they start thinking of investing in the crypto market. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is now trading for almost

An intended holding period of "forever" is often a great mindset to have when looking for new stocks to buy. It's freeing, in fact, because it automatically eliminates a bunch of names that aren't

Year to date, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up a robust 54%, making it the top-performing major cryptocurrency. Even Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), up 29%, and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), up 41%, are having a difficult

Nvidia's hardware is still the power behind most artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. But hardware is only half the story. Users also need a way to put that computing power to work. That's

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) are both growing fintech companies. Upstart's online lending marketplace uses AI to crunch non-traditional data points to approve a wider

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the must-own artificial intelligence (AI) stocks since the arms race kicked off in 2023. It produced incredible returns in both 2023 and 2024, although 2025 has

Do you like bargain-priced stocks? How about bargain-priced dividend stocks? How about bargain-priced dividend stocks that you've actually heard of? Well, you're in luck! The stocks of two iconic

When it comes to investing, there are times when you're going to want to swing big. Not all these investments will pan out, but if one hits, your portfolio will greatly benefit. Just remember that

There are many older Americans today who get a lot of their income from Social Security. And once you retire, you may end up in a position where you need those benefits to cover your expenses.

It's

I always believed that Dividend Kings are a great tool for investors. Sure, it can be exciting to have high-flying tech stocks that are making massive gains and creating buzz with products such as

I first invested in Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC) nearly five years ago. Unfortunately, the stock hasn't been a big winner for me.

Given this mediocre past performance

When looking for an investment that can completely change your returns for the better, you need to have an eye on the future. But that's far easier said than done.

When thinking about the future

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), one of the world's largest digital payment platforms, was spun off from eBay 10 years ago. If you had invested $1,000 in PayPal's stock on that first day's opening trade, your

Don't let your own disappointing experiences with artificial intelligence (AI) applications fool you into thinking this rapidly growing industry can't produce real earnings. This year alone, the big