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Cathie Wood and her team at Ark Invest are often seen as some of the most forward-thinking investors. As a result, many people examine Ark's portfolio to find innovative ideas to add to their own

In today's uncertain market, investors may find comfort in holding dividend stocks -- especially when they are reliable payers that have raised their payouts annually for at least the last 20 years.

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) fell behind in the original coronavirus vaccine race as rivals Pfizer and Moderna brought their products to market. The biotech launched its vaccine a year-and-a-half later in

We're still a few weeks away from Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) next earnings announcement, but investors are already getting nervous. The home improvement retailer's stock trails the wider market in 2023

What companies come to mind when you think about artificial intelligence (AI)? Most people would probably answer with the names of AI developers such as OpenAI or AI chipmakers like Nvidia.

However

Paul Tudor Jones II built a fortune currently worth over $8 billion. Much of his success is due to shrewd trades on currencies and interest rate moves. His Tudor Investment hedge fund is also

Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) is a non-tech stock that tech investors can understand. Its data centers play a critical role in supporting the burgeoning cloud computing industry.

Nonetheless

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) hit the public markets firing on all cylinders. The fintech start-up joined the stock market during the height of the pandemic bubble, going public through a special

Energy prices recently had a big run up, started to pull back, and could remain pretty volatile for a while based on renewed geopolitical conflicts. That has a material impact on the share prices of

It's been a tough past couple of years for Shopify (NYSE: SHOP). While the e-commerce platform provider was all the rage in 2020 and 2021 when the pandemic sent the world online to do most of its

Social Security benefits are often the largest source of income in retirement, so workers need to understand which variables affect their monthly payments. But misleading or incomplete information

Oil and gas exploration and production company Devon Energy's (NYSE: DVN) trailing dividend yield of 7.2% is eye-catching, as is its potential to pay substantive dividends in the coming years

Millions of Americans have student loan debt. However, there are fewer names on the list than there could have been.

The Biden administration has moved aggressively to lower the costs of federal

Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) has been scaling back its operations to contain its cash burn. It's no longer funding its BioSteel nutritional supplement line. It recently sold its facility in Smiths

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a giant internet retailer. It has also evolved over time to provide cloud computing and other technology services. The historical view of the company, however, needs to

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) market cap recently crossed $1 trillion, joining an elite club of tech stocks. Data centers are scrambling to upgrade their computing horsepower for artificial intelligence

Since this decade began, Wall Street's major stock indexes -- the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-driven Nasdaq Composite

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) falls into the retail sector, but it isn't your normal retailer. That's because the company is a wholesale club. The operative word there being club, because it charges a

One place investors will sometimes look for bargains is among underperforming stocks. More often than not, though, these businesses have weak returns for good reasons, which sometimes include

Prescription drugs can be expensive. That's especially problematic for retirees living on fixed incomes.

Sure, insurance can partially offset those high costs. However, seniors age 65 and older

Ford (NYSE: F), as well as the rest of the "Big Three" Detroit car makers, are dealing with unionized strikes that have halted operations at select factories. This is certainly a situation to

The past couple of years have been anything but rewarding for PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) shareholders. Although the stock soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the deceleration of the contagion more than

What makes Wall Street great is that there's no one-size-fits-all strategy to build wealth. Regardless of your risk tolerance, there's a strategy that can work for you.

But among the myriad of

Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock closed at its all-time high of $493.51 on Aug. 31, 2023, which represented a stunning 227% gain over its previous 12 months. The company's stock soared as the growth of

The U.S. Census reports that among working-age Americans aged 15 to 64, the most common type of retirement account used in 2020 was a 401(k) plan, or a comparable plan like a 403(b). In fact, a good