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There are a few different benefits to saving for retirement in a 401(k) plan. For one thing, those contributions are deducted from your paychecks automatically, and it's hard to beat that

Last year, I wrote that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was a stock that investors should avoid in 2023. Boy, was I wrong about that one. The electric vehicle (EV) leader saw its shares rise 94% so far this

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been a massive winner in 2023. The world's leading digital asset has skyrocketed 163% (as of Dec. 7).

Bitcoin's current market cap is $847 billion. Naturally, investors

After passing $3 trillion in market cap on Dec. 5, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock is within 3% of its all-time high. Buying Apple decades ago produced unbelievable gains. But even more recent investors

Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) has performed exceptionally well in 2023, as management has done a great job of focusing on efficiency and maximizing the core business. But there are some reasons Redfin --

The troubles that Wall Street endured in 2022 are largely in the rearview mirror, and investors are looking to the future. After losing more than 35% of its value last year, the Nasdaq Composite has

If you've never seen a steelmaking operation in person, it's a loud, hot, bright, exciting process. That excitement might not translate into owning a steel stock, but maybe it should. Take the stock

What's your most important financial goal? For most people, it's building a retirement nest egg. The sooner you reach that goal, the better. Most people also know their best shot at funding a nice

Shares of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) -- formerly CenturyLink up until late 2020 -- had another poor outing in 2023. With just a few weeks left to go, the struggling telecom and

With inflation driving up expenses, many people are searching for ways to boost their income these days. One option is to make investments geared toward generating passive income. That could set you

One of the more significant choices you'll make regarding retirement is when to claim Social Security benefits because it impacts how much you'll receive from a key income source. Your full

Artificial intelligence (AI) has powered Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to massive gains in 2024, and that's helped lift Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) shares as well. But those aren't the only

Do you have some cash you'd like to put to work but you're not sure where to invest it?

At the moment, $50 is more than enough to buy shares of two high-profile growth stocks that have beaten the

Predictions about how stocks will perform in the new year are already beginning to circulate. Some think the prospects should be good since the S&P 500 typically rises during U.S. presidential

Change the narrative: That's been a classic strategy for businesses facing stiff challenges. And it's a strategy that AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) appears to have pulled off successfully in recent days.

Some investors view high dividend yields in a negative light. They think any stock with an especially high yield is one to avoid.

Others, though, embrace such stocks. There are even investing

One great reason to love dividend stocks is that they offer purely passive income. Simply adding a few of these investments to your portfolio lets you to benefit from regular quarterly payments that

Many investors reaped big profits by chasing high-flying stocks during the meme stock rally in 2021. Unfortunately, investors who got greedy also ended up holding the bag as rising interest rates

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) has built a billion-dollar cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment empire, but investors have been looking for something more. They've hoped to see the company broaden

EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT) has quietly delivered market-smashing total returns over the last five years. The natural gas giant has doubled in value since 2018, easily outpacing the roughly 66% return for

With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) currently trading near an 18-month high of $44,000, it's perhaps no surprise that a number of analysts and investors are now rushing to put out higher price targets for

Income investors love big dividends, but what they crave most are reliable dividends. After all, what good is a juicy payout that quickly disappears? For this reason, bank stocks have long seemed

One of the only things better than getting paid a decent dividend for for taking the risks associated with investing is seeing that dividend increasing. A regularly rising dividend is a signal from

2023 hasn't been good for shares of Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) or Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH). But that doesn't mean the businesses aren't compelling for investors in the know. In this video, Motley Fool

Market volatility can make investors feel very uneasy about their financial future. However, wild swings in share prices give long-term investors the opportunity to score bargains before Wall Street