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Of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) delivered the second-best performance in 2023. Its shares soared by 194% last year, behind only Nvidia's 239% gain, and in doing so

Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) dividend currently yields more than 6%. That puts the telecom giant's payout among the highest yields in the S&P 500, where the average is 1.5%.

However, while a higher-yielding

Even if you're not an investor that regularly swings for the fences, you've likely dreamed of hitting a proverbial grand slam that gets your portfolio over the seven-figure hump.

The thing is, such

The S&P 500 has officially entered a new bull market after surpassing its previous all-time high last week. After a tumultuous couple of years, many investors are feeling optimistic about the stock

Building a balanced portfolio requires careful planning and execution. You need to think about your long-term objectives for growth and income, as well as tax implications, when you need to adjust

When Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) CEO Josh Kobza announced his company's plan to buy Carrols Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: TAST), he said in a press release, "The strategic merits of this

The S&P 500 index posted a solid return of 24% in 2023. While many Wall Street analysts are now projecting slower economic growth in 2024, the possibility of a recession seems to be quite low

The S&P 500 recently reached a fresh all-time high, and we're officially in a bull market once again. However, that doesn't mean that all stocks are now "expensive."

While some stocks certainly are

Two words come to mind when I think about Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) -- dumpster fire. And I'm not kidding.

Shares of the healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) have plunged more

The S&P 500 index just set a new all-time high, which means the recovery that began 15 months ago can officially be called a bull market. Investors have been encouraged by the drop in inflation over

Payment network Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has done very well for shareholders, despite playing second fiddle to archrival Visa. A mere $1,000 invested in Mastercard at its IPO in May 2006 would be worth

Cloud-based data platform provider Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) went public in September 2020 and the stock shot up impressively following its initial public offering. Then it took a hammering during the

Streaming company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is one of those growth stocks that ballooned up during the last bull market, partially deflated in 2022-2023, but hasn't come close to recovering from the fall

A $1 million retirement portfolio might sound like a dream to many.

Just 3.2% of Americans managed to save at least $1 million in their retirement accounts by the end of last decade, according to

Sometimes, investing questions have no perfect answer. Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have risen a staggering 328% since

Do you trust proven investors like Warren Buffett? You should. His results speak for themselves, after all. Although it occasionally trails the broad market, over long enough periods, Buffett's

For more than 60 years, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has served as the broadest barometer of Wall Street's health. The 500 companies contained within the index (a few of which have

As you build your portfolio through the years, you may find that you gravitate toward stocks across an assortment of sectors, with a range of risk profiles, growth stories, and businesses

One clear sign of an excellent investment is when the company creates a cult-like following among its customers. Who shops at Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and doesn't know about and appreciate

A few years ago, it seemed unlikely that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) could become as valuable as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). At the beginning of 2020, Nvidia had an enterprise value of $136 billion while

Wall Street has helped investors grow their wealth for more than a century. While there's no perfect investment strategy, one that stands out as having a phenomenal track record of success is buying

Shares in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) are up 58% year over year, rallying Wall Street with an expansion in artificial intelligence (AI) and significant ad-revenue growth.

As the home of

In late 2022, seniors on Social Security got some seemingly good news: Their benefits would rise by 8.7% at the start of 2023. That 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) was the largest one to

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest had a good 2023. Its flagship Ark Innovation ETF soared 68%, easily outpacing the three major U.S. financial indexes. In positioning itself for 2024, the firm has 12.8% of

From their late-2021 pinnacle to the current trough, Toast (NYSE: TOST) shares have taken a dizzying 74% price plunge. But this doesn't look like a downward spiral to me. Rather, I'd call it a