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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many investors are focused right now on the potential positive impact on growth stocks of multiple impending interest-rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this year. But there's one promising

Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett has delivered life-changing returns for investors in his company and inspired millions of people around the world to take wealth-building

If you're in the process of rebalancing your portfolio, you might be considering buying Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock. After all, the drugmaker pays a sizzling 5.92% dividend yield, its shares trade at

This might be the perfect time to bulk up on Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) stock. Sure, the warehouse club retailing giant's shares don't look especially cheap following a 2023 rally. And a growth

One of the hottest growth areas for technology investors is cybersecurity. The landscape is rife with applications ranging from combating hackers to preventing fraud. Endpoint security platform