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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is increasingly popular with young consumers who want flexible payment options without the burden of racking up credit card debt. These loans are underwritten per

Investing in dividend-paying stocks is an easy way to generate passive income. The only work involved is sifting through all the options to find the best dividend stocks for your portfolio. Once you

The "Magnificent Seven" stocks have made investors lots of money in recent years. This is an elite group of tech companies that are growing at double-digit rates and generating billions of dollars

The race is on for companies to entrench themselves as leaders in artificial intelligence (AI), arguably the most significant technological leap since the internet's early years in the 1990s. This

It's hard to pinpoint which companies to invest in if you're looking for exposure to the space sector, a potentially lucrative opportunity over the coming decades. Space is already a hot industry

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock is down 12% in 2024, despite a raging bull market for the S&P 500 that has sent the index 23% higher this year. The company is grappling with sluggish electric vehicle

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) both provide essential chips for modern computers and data centers. Intel is the world's top producer of x86 CPUs for PCs and servers, and

Warren Buffett didn't get to be a billionaire by accident. The investing legend spent his lifetime making savvy financial decisions that got him to where he is today.

It's natural to look up to

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of Wall Street's hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks this year. Shares have surged over 150% in 2024 amid enthusiasm about AI, encouraging

Everyday investors looking for ultra-high-yield dividend stocks have limited options to choose from. Dividend yields drop as prices rise, and the market has been soaring over the past few years.

The

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) stock investors likely want to put 2024 behind them. After its shares briefly rose above $390 per share in July, a massive IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike glitch caused

Last week, Wall Street's bull market celebrated its two-year anniversary. Although a resilient U.S. economy and stock-split euphoria have played important roles in lifting all three major stock

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) -- more commonly referred to as TD Bank -- has been a terrific long-term investment. During the past 30 years, the shares have increased in value by more than

One of the great advantages of saving for retirement in an IRA or 401(k) is the tax savings. Instead of paying taxes on the money you contribute today, you can defer those taxes until retirement

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has risen by about 22% so far this year, which is more than twice its average annual gain going all the way back to when the index was established in 1957. The

Happy belated anniversary, bull market. On Oct. 12, 2022, a new bull market began. Tech stocks led the charge then and are doing so now, fueled by surging demand for anything related to artificial

There are many intriguing stocks out there, and that often makes it very difficult to choose just one or two. After all, most people can't afford to buy every stock that looks attractive -- just

Retirees across the United States now know how big of a raise they'll receive next year. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last week that the 2025 Social Security cost-of-living

One of the greatest things about putting your money to work on Wall Street is that there's no one-size-fits-all strategy to build wealth. Nevertheless, some investment strategies are more consistent

For most of the past decade, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has given its shareholders little to cheer about. The stock has woefully underperformed compared to the broader stock market. But over

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) was one of the first real estate investment trusts (REITs) I ever purchased. The sole reason I bought shares was its alluring dividend yield. It was in the high

At first glance, Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) may look like a stock investors want to accumulate rather than avoid. It has generally risen since early 2023, and a recent turn to profitability tends to

The market for artificial intelligence (AI) is in high demand in the enterprise arena, but AI has yet to boost the consumer PC market. Worldwide PC shipments have fallen from 341 million in 2021 to

You can learn a lot by watching the moves of billionaire investors. That's because they have a proven track record of success, having built a fortune through investing over the long term. You may

Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has mushroomed over the past couple of years, and the trend has vast implications for the entire technology sector. 

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