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The S&P 500 is down 22% year to date, as of this writing -- one of the worst one-year performances in many investors' lifetimes. Returns in 2008 were worse, with stocks dropping 38% that year. But

The upcoming launch of an ad-supported version of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is dividing the market into two camps. Some investors are cheering the idea that a lower-cost offering could rekindle

Macroeconomic uncertainty has sparked a serious downturn in the stock market. The broad-based S&P 500 has plunged 24%, but many individual growth stocks have suffered bigger losses. For instance

Regardless of how long you've been putting your money to work on Wall Street, it's been a rough year. All three of the major U.S. stock indexes have entered a bear market, with the widely followed

When investors cross the proverbial finish line for 2022 in less than two and a half months, they're likely to look back on this year as one of the most challenging in history. The widely followed

"If you sign up for Social Security at 62, you'll regret it." That's something you'll often hear come out of the mouths of financial experts who worry about retirees' ability to make ends meet.

Now

Shares of Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) jumped 12.6% this past week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors are intrigued by the potential for activist investor Starboard

Shares of Iamgold (NYSE: IAG) soared 31% this past week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The international mining company took a major step toward optimizing its asset

Real estate has long been seen as a great way to generate passive income. The basic concept behind generating passive income from real estate is to buy a property, rent it out, and collect cash for

Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) recent fiscal 2022 third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expectations, triggering an almost 15% after-hours climb in its share price. The company reported 2.4 million

When done correctly, income investing can help investors be less panicked through volatile financial markets -- as we're experiencing now -- knowing there's a stream of dividends coming to help pay

Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) stock crashed more than 20% on the day following its earnings announcement. The social media company is grappling with policy changes by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) that make it harder

Shares of Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) have tumbled more than 40% from their peak. That sell-off comes even though the leading alternative asset manager is thriving in the current environment. Its

Xponential Fitness (NYSE: XPOF) is flying under the radar of many investors, but it's quietly becoming one of the market's top growth stocks. In fact, the stock's growth has been so impressive that

A dividend-growth investing strategy can be rewarding; buy and hold high-quality stocks that grow profits every year and share them with its investors. Home improvement retailer Home Depot (NYSE:

For years, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) dazzled both its audiences and investors, but more recently it's become fashionable to trash the streaming pioneer.

Social media is filled with complaints about

Healthcare stocks aren't necessarily the dazzling investments that tech companies or other growth-oriented stocks can tend to be. However, one of the reasons I love investing in healthcare stocks so

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Investors experienced a bear market this year, which marks the second time in the past couple of years that has happened. It's been a challenging time on Wall Street, but let's look on the bright

Shares of Microvast Holdings (NASDAQ: MVST) plunged more than 13% through the first two weeks of October, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, underperforming the S&P 500

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported financial results for its most recently completed quarter. The big takeaway was the over $2 billion in incremental costs that inflation will add to its business.

Last week, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) reported strong Q3 results that easily surpassed analysts' expectations. It also offered up a bullish forecast, telling investors that profits are set to

In November 2021, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) looked unstoppable as its price approached $70,000 per coin. Since then, the cryptocurrency has lost nearly 70% of its value and it now trades for about

Shares of Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) have been under significant pressure this year. The real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on communications infrastructure has slumped more than 28%, in part

Companies that recently did initial public offerings (IPOs) were all the rage in 2021. Every day, a newly public company saw its stock rocket higher.

One company that enjoyed early success was