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In June 2008, BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) -- then known as Research in Motion -- saw its stock hit a record high of $147.55 as its market cap hit $83.3 billion. It was the world's top smartphone maker and

I was talking to a friend recently who's in his early 50s, and at this point, he's starting to count down the months until he can kick off retirement. To his credit, he's saved well and endured a

With shares up 200% year to date, Vistra (NYSE: VST) recently surpassed Nvidia to become the S&P 500's top-performing stock in 2024. While this utility company is far from a traditional artificial

When is the best time to buy high-yield dividend stocks? The best answer for income investors is probably as quickly as possible. The sooner you invest, the sooner the dividends begin flowing in.

My goal is to rely on my future Social Security checks as little as possible. Hopefully, I can use the income to pad my travel budget, pursue hobbies, or give to causes I care about. Realistically

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been a dream stock for investors, returning 90% over the past year and an even more spectacular 548% since its low in 2022, when shares briefly traded under $90.

Nio (NYSE: NIO), a major manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs) in China, went public just over six years ago at $6.26 per American depositary receipt (ADR). It initially impressed investors with

It's a great time to invest in top semiconductor chip stocks. Powerful trends like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, AI-powered smartphones, and electric vehicles (EVs) are driving more

There's no denying that Dollar General's (NYSE: DG) second quarter was just plain bad. Not only did its top- and bottom-line results fall short of analysts' expectations, but its same-store sales

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) pays a towering dividend. The telecom giant's payout yields more than 6%, making it the highest-yielding member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (and a top-10 payer in the S&P

Despite a slight bump in their stock prices on Friday, oil majors ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) are down over the last year compared to a whopping 34.3% gain in the S&P 500. Part of

For the better part of the last six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been lapping Wall Street's broadest-based index, the S&P 500. Whereas the S&P 500

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI), also known as Supermicro, disappointed a lot of investors over the past six months. On March 13, 2024, the server maker's stock closed at a record high of

Investing in dividend stocks is a meaningful aspect of my investing strategy. They enable me to generate passive income, which I use to compound my income by reinvesting the cash into buying more

Exactly five weeks from today, on Nov. 5, voters from across the country will weigh in and decide which presidential nominee -- former President Donald Trump or current Vice President Kamala Harris

If you have money sitting on the sidelines you're looking to invest, you may have been slightly disappointed to see the S&P 500 recently hit new highs. With the Federal Reserve now beginning to

Tech stock Nvidia saw its price surge 151% so far in 2024. Meanwhile, tech stock Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is trading down 40% over the same period. As it turns out, having strong connections to the

The higher-interest rate environment of the past couple of years did the important job of taming inflation -- but it also weighed on consumer spending and companies' ability to borrow and invest in

In this video, I will explain why Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) is one of the most undervalued stocks in the market right now. Check out the short video to learn more, consider subscribing, and click the

You don't have to be rich to begin generating passive income. Now that nearly all online stock brokers have eliminated deposit requirements and minimum fees to enact common stock trades, almost

The new spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which launched back in January, have been a big hit with investors. In fact, they've arguably been one of the biggest new product

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), a producer of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites for cellular communications, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 7, 2021

China just released a stimulus package to help the country reach its 5% economic growth target for 2024 and jolt its struggling housing and equity markets. The announcement came after the U.S

The Federal Reserve wrapped up its most recent policy meeting on Sept. 18, and its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to lower the federal funds rate (the rate commercial banks use when

More than 51 million retired workers received a Social Security check in August 2024, and most depend on those monthly benefits to make ends meet. Indeed, nearly 90% of retired workers view Social