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Long-term investors in Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) already know it's a cyclical company whose revenue and profit margins bounce around with its end markets. That knowledge won't stop traders from trying

For longer than most folks reading this have been alive, Warren Buffett has been getting rich by acting greedy while the rest of the market is fearful. According to one popular indicator, it's

Over the last month, Wall Street has sent investors a stern but necessary reminder that stocks can indeed move lower just as easily as they can head higher.

In 2024, we've witnessed the mature

Industrial software stock PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) is the sort of company investors should consider buying into on a dip. The company's recent third-quarter results, for the period ended June 30, and

Most personal finance and retirement experts recommend waiting until age 70 to claim Social Security benefits. The primary reason for that rule of thumb is because the average individual will

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is ongoing, but some investors fear the trend is getting a little long in the tooth. Fears about the economy and weakness in AI stocks helped push the

It's been a rough few years for investors excited about new biopharmaceutical companies that use artificial intelligence (AI) to select new drug candidates. Less than three years after raising $510

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a red-hot theme in the stock market right now, and while there is a ton of hype, many companies are finding tangible and highly valuable use cases for the technology.

Full disclosure: I own shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and am bullish about its prospects. I think the company will continue to reign as the No. 1 e-commerce platform and cloud services provider. It

Your views on money will change throughout your life. Your lifestyle will evolve, and your goals will change as your dreams do.

Taking that financial journey with a spouse can be fulfilling and

One of the better-performing stocks of the last few years is ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW). The company launched its initial public offering (IPO) at $18 per share in 2012, and the stock has climbed

There are many ways to generate passive income these days. Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) might be the most passive way to produce passive income. You don't have to manage them like a

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a powerful catalyst where the stock market is concerned. Since January 2023, shares of Nvidia, Broadcom, and Super Micro Computer have advanced 615%, 165%, and

As this earnings season has shown, large companies continue to invest heavily in AI. But one problem has been the massive electricity needs of these power-hungry AI servers. And with even

In 2025, Social Security retirees are most likely going to get a raise. That's because cost of living adjustments (COLAs) are built into the benefits program. They have to be; otherwise, inflation

After a little over two years, the yield curve is back to normal. That is to say, interest rates on longer-term bonds are once again higher than the interest rates of shorter-term bonds like

The past week wasn't a great one for stocks. And in light of the recent sell-off, a lot of people I know are worried about the impact on their retirement accounts.

I'll admit that curiosity got the

There's no denying McDonald's is still the king of the restaurant business. Its 40,000 stores collectively did $119.8 billion worth of business last year, generating $25.5 billion of revenue and

The stock market has been causing quite the panic lately, as prices have fallen sharply in recent weeks. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is currently down by nearly 6% since mid-July, and many

Regardless of whether you're retired or just entering the labor force, there's a high likelihood that Social Security income will be needed, in some capacity, to help cover your expenses in your

Social Security is an important source of income for millions of retired workers. Yet, Americans consistently score poorly when quizzed on their knowledge of the Social Security program.

For

Since reporting second-quarter earnings last week, shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) have lost $25 in value -- a stock market decline of more than 13% -- as of this writing. That should not come as a huge

As the dust settles on talk of yen carry trades and market crashes, the price of oil is still above $75 a barrel. Meanwhile, market interest rates are trending lower in anticipation of a Federal

Rivian's (NASDAQ: RIVN) second quarter could go down as the most important in its history after the electric vehicle (EV) maker introduced its next-generation vehicle platform and struck a

The stock market did not take kindly to machine vision company Cognex Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CGNX) recent second-quarter earnings report. Unfortunately, its end markets are weakening in 2024, and the