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While time in the market is more important than timing the market, sometimes being a little patient is the key to finding a bargain. Right now, you'll pay a pretty penny to invest in high-powered

Claiming Social Security retirement benefits at age 62 has its plusses and minuses.

On the plus side, you get access to supplemental retirement income as soon as possible. Most people become

The Nasdaq-100 index skyrocketed 53% last year, the best performance this century. The broader Nasdaq Composite Index delivered a gain of 43%. That return handily beat the other major market

Visa (NYSE: V) is arguably one of the best businesses in the world. And its stock reflects this fact, soaring almost 380% in the past decade, a gain that beats the broader S&P 500.

Even Warren

The U.S. stock market had an impressive run in 2023, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posting gains of 24.2% and 43.4%, respectively. Although the stock market seems to have started with a

Following a great 2023 for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares, which soared 48% higher, the stock is taking a breather so far in 2024. Year to date, shares are down more than 3%. Is this an opportunity to

If you are ready to buy stocks in 2024, history is on your side. Based on data going back to 1957, the S&P 500 has always enjoyed a consecutive positive year after recovering from a bear market, as

Investing is critical to retiring comfortably or meeting other goals in life. Over the long term, the S&P 500 has returned an average of 10% annually. And here's the good news: The percentage of

What if there was an automotive stock out there, one you almost certainly haven't heard of, that pays a dividend and has outperformed Tesla and Ferrari, and tripled the S&P 500 over the past three

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock quadrupled over the past three years as the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI) market lit a fire under its data center business. Its high-end GPUs are

Investors fell in love with electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy stocks in 2020 and 2021. Dozens of start-ups in these fields went public through reverse mergers with special purpose

You've probably heard the phrase "think long term" more times than you can count. But doing is often a lot harder than hearing it. Investors can easily be distracted by temporary issues when a stock

The first exchange-traded funds tracking the spot price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) began trading last week after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave the go-ahead. Investors will no longer

Social Security plays a pivotal role in many retirees' financial lives. For millions of Americans, it accounts for a large portion of their retirement income. Despite how beneficial Social Security

Since it debuted on the public markets at $22 per share in June 2023, Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) has been a winner for investors. As of this writing, the stock is up 93% from that opening price,

It's fully possible that the meme coin Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) could go on a bull run this year as cryptocurrencies start to recover with gusto from the bear market. But for those seeking an

Instead of paying cash directly to shareholders in the form of dividends, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has preferred to buy back his company's stock and invest in

For most working Americans, retirement is a matter of survival rather than enjoyment. The average household has just $87,000 saved for retirement, according to research by The Motley Fool. A glance

Palantir Technologies' (NYSE: PLTR) stock began a bull market run in early 2023 following the release of its artificial intelligence platform (AIP). Even though the company had long relied on AI to

The S&P 500 was on the verge of setting an all-time high this past week, but not every stock in the index is a winner these days.

In fact, some stocks still trade down sharply from their 2021 peaks

Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), the largest e-commerce company in South Korea, went public at $35 per share on March 11, 2021. It rallied to its all-time high of $50.45 just four days later, but it now trades

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has split its stock five times since its IPO in 1980. It executed three 2-for-1 splits in 1987, 2000, and 2005, a 7-for-1 split in 2014, and a 4-for-1 split in 2020. Those

The "Magnificent Seven" include Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Meta Platforms, and Tesla. They earned that moniker because of their

Imagine a world where rush hour unfolds above the gridlock and sleek electric flying vehicles zip around major urban areas. While this seems like an idea from science fiction, this future could be

Raise your hand if you remember the Stinger missile. Keep your hands raised if the reason you remember the Stinger is from reading newspapers during the Reagan Administration and think of them as