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The "Magnificent Seven" is an elite club: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and Nvidia.

And last year, the group dominated the stock market, with all of them up by a minimum

For investors, artificial intelligence (AI) was one of the top crypto narratives of 2023. The sudden arrival of ChatGPT out of seemingly nowhere had everyone talking about artificial intelligence

Ensuring a comfortable retirement is as much about avoiding costly mistakes as it is about planning and saving money. Unfortunately, not all retirement mistakes are easy to spot as you're making

Some of the best dividend stocks don't have the best yields -- yet. And that's because their businesses are still experiencing some strong growth and they have to set some cash aside to help fund

Don't look now, but oft-maligned cannabis stocks aren't doing too badly these days. More than a few are seeing their stocks approach one-year highs, thanks to optimism about impending legalization

Investors looking for a consumer staples company to add to a high-yield dividend portfolio would do well to consider Conagra (NYSE: CAG). The first reason some investors may notice is its attractive

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) isn't playing the same game as its retail partners. The company's membership business not only keeps customers coming back, it means Costco can offer lower prices than its

The biotech industry has been in a slump over the past two years, but Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) has performed comparatively well. That's not to say this leading drugmaker hasn't had its share of issues

U.S. wireless carrier AT&T (NYSE: T) recently closed out its fiscal 2023 year with earnings. The company, popular with income-focused investors, got great news regarding its financials and how they

While Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) started the crypto movement, the arrival of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) altered the trajectory of the asset class forever. As the first programmable blockchain, Ethereum's

Are you considering investing in low-priced securities? You might have heard that they're a good way to make a profit without spending much. But how much do you know about these securities?

Cryptocurrency investors have been on a wild ride the past few years, but their patience has paid off. Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell to less than $16,000 in late 2022 but has

More people have a Visa (NYSE: V) credit card than any other credit card in the world. It powers 4.3 billion cards globally, a number equal to more than half the world's population.

It processed

Roughly a year ago the sky seemed to be the limit for General Motors' (NYSE: GM) driverless vehicle ambitions, spearheaded by its operations at Cruise. It was a goldmine of potential and a way for

When you work hard day in, day out, sometimes, the idea of a comfortable retirement can serve as a source of comfort. After all, you may be clocking in late hours every night at the office at

Shares of Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) jumped earlier this week, but that masked some major problems for the automaker. In this video, Travis Hoium covers the company's financials and liquidity and

The biggest shift in Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) strategy over the past few years under CEO Pat Gelsinger has been opening up its manufacturing operations to third parties. This isn't the first time

If you pay even cursory attention to the news, you know that solar and wind power are increasingly important power sources. You probably also know that carbon fuels like oil and natural gas aren't

Investors are about to learn a lot about PepsiCo's (NASDAQ: PEP) momentum heading into fiscal 2024. The snack and beverage giant will announce its Q4 results in early February, likely confirming

Access to a 401(k) can be a great thing. You'll have the opportunity to save up to $23,000 in 2024 ($30,000 if you're 50 or older), and your employer might chip in some cash, too.

But some people

I've been actively adding ETFs to my portfolio so far in 2024, and I don't plan on taking my foot off the gas just yet. In fact, there are some ETFs that I think are not only excellent long-term

Last year was a good one for Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and, by extension, its shareholders. The stock more than doubled in value in 2023, following a turnaround effort that began in response to the

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), and the Financial Industry Regulatory

Most Americans become eligible to claim Social Security when they turn 62. But if you want to make the most of your benefits, you might want to wait until you reach 70.

The differences can be quite

Investors have started the year on a high note, with the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs and officially ending the bear market. Bull market conditions usually lead to market enthusiasm and increasing