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The first quarter of 2024 has flown by, but there's still plenty of time to make progress toward your retirement goals. If you haven't started yet, now is the perfect time to check on your finances

With a meme coin bull market shaping up to start once again, and projects like Dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF) being anointed by cryptocurrency influencers as the next coming of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) or

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has become a premium passive income producer in recent years. The master limited partnership (MLP) pays a significantly above-average cash distribution that currently

Higher inflation has been sticking around a lot longer than many expected. Instead of continuing to fall toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the latest inflation reading (as measured by the

If you're hoping to be someone who retires early by choice, as opposed to being forced out of a job, you're no doubt in good company. And there can be big benefits to retiring early, like avoiding

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has a roughly 0.6% dividend yield today. Visa's (NYSE: V) yield is only slightly higher at about 0.8% or so. While those figures probably won't appeal to many dividend

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has a massive following in the investing world. Many investors often mimic his picks, knowing that investments Buffett chooses for his portfolio have solid

In the discourse among cryptocurrency investors right now, one ever-present narrative is that investing in meme coins like Dogwifhat, (CRYPTO: WIF) Dogecoin, (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO:

Social Security retirement benefits provide much-needed income to millions of seniors who rely on this money to help cover their essential costs. Unfortunately, many seniors are losing thousands of

When I first heard that PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) was going public, I couldn't wait to get my hands on shares -- literally. Instead of waiting, I purchased shares of its parent company, eBay

Choosing an individual stock to buy is hard -- and risky. Even when selecting from a pool of great businesses, there's a good chance that the stock you choose will underperform the market, and

The highly anticipated debut of social media site Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) as a public company sent the stock skyrocketing to a 52-week high of $74.90 in March. The firm priced shares at $34 before going

Due to laws and regulations overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), large asset managers are required to publicly disclose their equity positions within 45 days of a quarter's end.

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has multiple major accomplishments on her resume. She's been a U.S. Representative for nearly 37 years. She's the first female Speaker of the House and the first woman to

Income investors can be growth investors, too. Granted, it's not always easy to find stocks that pay generous dividends and offer solid prospects of share price appreciation. However, such stocks

The fact that many investors underperform the S&P 500 is often a poorly understood part of investing. Although stocks like Nvidia and Tesla have experienced massive market-beating returns, numerous

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) stands out for its magnificent ability to grow its dividend. The leading utility has increased its payout for 30 straight years. Even better, it has grown its dividend at

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) has delivered stellar returns for investors, but is the party over now?

Putting aside the stock chart, GE trades on slightly more than 40 times the midpoint of management's

When it comes to investments that have driven massive returns, many of them came from the retail sector. Innovative retail concepts and regional to international expansions have often delivered

I've been investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on and off for more than 10 years now, but I never quite had the conviction to hold onto my coins for very long. After all, it's doubtful that the coins

In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies, few events hold as much influence and anticipation as Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) halving. On Friday, April 19, the world's original cryptocurrency

Shares of Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) have already demonstrated their potential with a 13% gain this year that has easily outpaced the S&P 500's near 5% improvement. This success story is just the

I'm a big believer in the idea that investors with the time, knowledge, and desire to do so can beat the market over time with a portfolio of individual stocks. However, when I've added money to my

Investing in small cap stocks tends to be more risky than large caps, but over the long course of history, small-cap stocks have outperformed their large cap peers -- and by a significant margin

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). It offers a huge 15.3% dividend yield. And first-quarter 2023 financial results were solid, with book value up 1.6% so far in