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With the dog days of summer behind us, temperatures are starting to dip as we approach sweater weather. But something that has refused to cool down is the stock-buying activity of Rep. Marjorie

When it comes to investing, there are people who like to get into the weeds and select their own stocks. And there are people who prefer to focus more on the big picture, using broad-based index

With the S&P 500 index notching a new all-time high, it's not surprising that many of its constituents are doing the same. One of the largest companies in that index is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)

It's hard to believe, but fall has arrived. Before you know it, Thanksgiving and the year-end holidays will be upon us. Before the year-end craziness sets in and you busily prepare to celebrate with

After a volatile few years in the stock market, it's difficult to identify growth stocks with clear paths higher. Macroeconomic uncertainty threatens financial results and investor confidence, but

We all want to invest in stocks that will soar, right? Of course. It's hard to know which stocks will be tomorrow's big winners, though. Given that challenge, it makes perfect sense to just invest

Dividend investing can create substantial passive income over time. A conservative example illustrates this potential: Investing $10,000 annually for 40 years in a stock yielding 3.1% with 2.5%

Shares of Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) leaped 30% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The catalyst was a deal to take control of its real estate from

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the hottest stocks on the market in 2024, with stunning gains of 145% as of this writing, but the semiconductor giant's performance has been patchy over the

Could October be a breakout month for the stock market this year? The S&P 500 is up about 20% year to date, and lower interest rates might lead to substantial financial activity. Financial companies

Who doesn't want more passive income? After all, it's basically the key to financial freedom. The more income an individual can generate from their assets, the more freedom they have to spend as

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is facing a scenario that once seemed unlikely: poor performance. Its business model looks like one that could attract consumers in recessionary times and bargain hunters

Having as little as $250 a month available to invest over the long term can mean the difference between a financially stressful retirement and a comfortable one. Finding that available cash is

Nio (NYSE: NIO) has been a fun ride for investors over the past month as its stock price shot up over 65%. It's had a handful of good news items, including China's government stimulus package, the

When I read that the median retirement savings balance among Americans aged 65 to 74 was just $200,000 as of 2022 (the latest year for which this data is available from the Federal Reserve), I was

Fintech stocks were hit hard in the post-pandemic era as visions of rapid transformation in the financial system have fallen flat.

However, that doesn't mean that there isn't opportunity, especially

This won't come as a shocker, but Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to make shareholders happy. The stock has been a massive winner since its IPO in May 1997. But Amazon's impressive performance isn't

Software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has a long history of stock splits. Its share count has been reshuffled nine times so far, and a single share from 1987 would be a basket of 288 Microsoft

With Nvidia's incredible stock price performance over the past year, some billionaire investment managers are locking in their gains and using the profits to buy other growth stocks. There are

The Social Security program undergoes several important changes each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and wages. The most anticipated of those changes is the annual

The stock market zoomed to new all-time highs in September, but some recent top performers didn't join the party. In fact, outside of the artificial intelligence (AI)-related companies, many stocks

Income-focused investors have had it pretty good for the past couple of years. Elevated interest rates made it easier to find passive income from places like high-yield savings accounts. However

Investors have flocked to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in recent times thanks to the technology's promise of revolutionizing everything from our daily lives to how businesses are run. And

Investors have long been searching for a fast-casual chain that could become the next Chipotle (NYSE: CMG). That's for good reason, Chipotle stock generated a 6,500%-plus return since its IPO in

For the better part of two years, Wall Street and the investing community have been captivated by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The prospect of AI-driven software and systems having the