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This Program for a Common Problem May Be Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Ticket to a New Wave of Billion-Dollar Revenues

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) generates billions of dollars in annual revenues from its treatments for the rare disease cystic fibrosis. And Vertex should continue to dominate in cystic

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You Can't Control Activist Investors, But You Can Control What You Do About Them

Activist investors generally get involved with a company because they want management or the board to do something. And that's exactly what you need to understand when you see an activist investor

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2 Magnificent Dow Stocks to Buy in November and 1 to Avoid Like the Plague

For more than 127 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as the most-watched barometer of Wall Street's health.

At its inception in 1896, the Dow contained 12

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A Massive Opportunity Is Hiding in Plain Sight for This Magnificent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Artificial intelligence (AI) has supercharged semiconductor stocks in 2023, which is not surprising as the proliferation of this technology opened up a whole new revenue opportunity for companies

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2 Little-Known Social Security Tips Could Earn Retirees Up to an Extra $2,163 Per Benefit Check

A recent survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute spotlights two particularly important Social Security knowledge gaps. First, less than 10% of participants correctly identified all the

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Better Buy: McDonald's vs. Chipotle

Despite differing approaches to the restaurant business, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) are similar in many ways. Both have benefited from high name recognition and

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Got $1,000? Here Are 3 Stocks to Buy That Could Triple That

Do you have some idle cash on your hands that you know you won't be needing anytime soon? Why not put it to work in a way that could produce some big-time returns?

With that as the backdrop, here's

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AT&T vs. Verizon: Which Telecom Stock Is a Better Buy?

Telecom titans AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) make attractive investments given their high-yield dividends, both around 7% at the time of this writing. Shares are also well off

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This Electric Vehicle (EV) Maker Is Bucking the Trend

It seems as if every company in the electric vehicle (EV) sector has been throttling back plans and expectations lately. But Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has been the exception. That pattern

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Are You Passing Up These Essential Medicare Benefits?

Medicare is an important program that gives millions of seniors access to essential health coverage. And as an enrollee, it's important that you try to take advantage of the benefits under Medicare

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Want $300 in Super-Safe Monthly Dividend Income? Invest $37,800 Into the Following 3 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks

For patient investors, Wall Street is a pathway to riches. While there are countless strategies that allow long-term investors to grow their wealth, buying and holding dividend stocks has yielded

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Invesco QQQ Trust Is Great. Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy It.

There's nothing at all wrong with Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ). In fact, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) does exactly what it is supposed to do. That, however, is the problem, and why most

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You'll Never Guess Who's Beating OpenAI in Generative Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI burst onto the scene about a year ago with the launch of ChatGPT, introducing the world to the power of generative AI. It's since been seen as the leader in artificial intelligence, garnering

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Joe Biden's Pick to Head Social Security Wants to Make These Changes

Social Security's leadership has been in flux in recent years. In 2021, President Biden fired then-Commissioner Andrew Saul, a Trump administration appointee. Since then, Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi has

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The S&P 500 is Climbing. 2 Stock-Split Stocks to Buy Now.

Last week was a great one for the S&P 500, with the index scoring its best weekly performance of the year. And two stocks participating in these gains are ones that could drive the index higher in

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