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Each year the stock market brings its fair share of winners and losers. Sometimes a stock can fall out of favor because of declining fundamentals, but sometimes it's simply a change in sentiment.

There's been a recent surge in investor interest in projects that are operating at the convergence of the artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency spaces. In 2024, as excitement about AI

A popular song of the 1940s included the line, "Don't mess with Mr. In-between." When it comes to Social Security, many people don't follow that advice.

The earliest age for claiming Social Security

The semiconductor industry fell hard on April 17 on news that equipment manufacturer ASML missed earnings and that competition from China is heating up.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), which

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A key component of financial management is estate

The two major political parties are nearly at parity in the U.S. Congress. In the House of Representatives, Republicans narrowly outnumber Democrats 218 to 213 with four vacant seats resulting from

Many financial advisors strongly recommend investors diversify their portfolios. They subscribe to Sir John Templeton's principle, "Diversification is a safety factor that is essential because we

Kids have played "King of the Hill" for years. The game's goal is for one player to try to remain at the top of the hill while other players attempt to take their place.

Companies play this game

After a huge run-up in oil and gas prices following early pandemic lows in 2020, the market started to cool off in late 2022 and throughout 2023. 2023 ended up being a great year for the energy

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) isn't a stock that goes on sale often. The logistics real estate company has excellent asset quality, top-notch credit, and a tenant list that reads like a Who's Who of

I'm self-employed, so I hold my retirement destiny in my own hands. That's led me to take a very well-thought-out approach to my retirement accounts. I seek out investments that I believe have a ver

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), one of the world's largest banks, just reported its first-quarter 2024 results. Both of the headline figures, revenue of $25.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM) and the Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF (NASDAQ: VYMI) are two of Vanguard's most popular dividend-focused

Ever since it went public almost exactly three years ago, Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) has been one of the most talked about, most analyzed, and most polarizing crypto stocks. On the one hand, its

Although the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in late 2021, it takes a long time for all those projects to get proposed, approved, and funded, and for shovels to

There's no denying Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) potent position in tech. The company's $1.9 trillion market cap makes it the fourth most-valuable company in the world, illustrating the

At this point, many of the biggest winners in artificial intelligence have been the world's most valuable companies.

However, if you're looking for stocks that can double this year, mega-cap names

Technology stocks have led general market gains, with chip companies and software giants soaring amid excitement about the new bull market. This sort of environment favors growth stocks, so it's not

It's that time again -- and I'm not talking about tax season. With many presidential primaries now in the rearview mirror, America is turning its attention to elections in November.

Though there are

Millions of seniors today collect monthly benefits from Social Security. And the reality is that the more generous those payments are, the more financial freedom you can enjoy as a retiree.

Now some

While it's not the hottest semiconductor stock out there, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been delivering solid gains so far in 2024. Year to date, it's up 14%, versus 10% for the iShares Semiconductor

Count me in as a fan of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A significant percentage of my investment portfolio is invested in several ETFs. I especially like Vanguard's funds because of their low costs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the hottest investment area right now, but the great news is you don't have to invest a fortune to potentially benefit down the road. Many promising players trade

Tax refund day is the most wonderful time of the year for some. It's not every day that cash appears in your bank account, seemingly by magic. According to the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, this

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is one of the most influential people in business. He's led the nation's No.1 bank by assets and market cap for nearly 20 years, famously steering JPMorgan