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The maximum monthly Social Security retirement benefit in 2023 is $4,555, but it probably won't be easy to collect a check that big.

The average benefit for retired workers in January was just

Cathie Wood is a well-known name in the investing world. The founder and CEO of Ark Invest, Wood has reinvigorated growth investors, posting strong gains during the most recent bull market rally in

After a brief surge in early 2023, Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) is once again trading sideways, with seemingly little or no upward momentum. It's currently valued at $85.03, down nearly 80% from the

Cable companies are taking a greater share of U.S. wireless subscribers, but T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) doesn't have a problem with that.

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:

One stock that's made its way on my radar recently is Markel (NYSE: MKL). Last year, Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway bought a lot of stocks. One stock they purchased was specialty

Stocks broadly have taken a nasty tumble over the past year. However, even in that context, some stocks stand out for their lower valuations relative to their peers. Three dividend stocks that are

One sector that's undoubtedly gone from bubble territory to flat-out deflated is cannabis. Many producers saw valuations skyrocket upon the federal legalization of cannabis in Canada in late 2018

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is capitalizing on and supporting the growth of innovations in artificial intelligence. The company's graphics processing units help speed up several aspects of the AI process

The housing market's sharp reversal in 2022 caught real estate technology company Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) by surprise. And so it has been aggressively clearing inventory bought at

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) gave a few examples of how its products won customers over from Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) security solutions during its latest earning call. Check out the short video to

Few things in this world go in a straight line, including Wall Street. Most things swing like a pendulum between good periods and bad ones. You can try to time the highs and lows, or you can simply

Like many people, I worry about the future of Social Security and the impact it might have on my retirement. I'm well aware that the program is not in danger of going away. But I also know that

High-growth tech stocks were the stock market's red-headed stepchildren amid the Federal Reserve's struggles to flight inflation in 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index fell 33% last year

Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) isn't expecting much growth this year. The home improvement chain recently issued a cautious outlook for 2023 despite having outperformed management's targets last year.

Leading communications REIT American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has significantly underperformed both the real estate sector and the S&P 500 so far in 2023. In this video, Fool.com contributors Tyler Crowe

Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) is one of the stars of the marijuana industry in the U.S., and that's why many investors are wondering whether it's ripe for investment. But with its shares

Financial services company SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) went public when it was bought by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in late 2020 but formally began trading independently in June 2021.

The

Sometimes dividend investors focus on yield without giving dividend growth enough weight in their investment decisions. But keeping up with the ravages of inflation is just as important as

There's a saying that the best offense is a good defense. That's probably a good way to think about the energy industry because it is inherently cyclical, leading to soaring booms and painful busts

The S&P 500 fell in February, halting momentum in the stock market from earlier this year. Major indexes eventually slumped due to concerns about high interest rates and slowing economic growth, but

For long-term investors, growth stocks are a superior option in a volatile market. Long-term investors can afford to be far less concerned with short-term fluctuations in stock prices. Growth stocks

"FAANG" is an acronym that refers to a group of highly popular companies: Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) (formerly known as Facebook), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:

The Social Security benefits system is more complicated than you would think, so there's a good chance you'll end up making mistakes that affect the amount of income that comes from your retirement

It's been a couple of weeks since Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter was released, and hundreds of financial writers have written thousands of words about it. No other CEO's letter is more

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular and interesting fintech stocks in the insurance industry. This digital disruptor uses artificial intelligence (AI) and