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Las Vegas is once again the largest gambling region in the world after Macao has fallen off a cliff during the pandemic. This video digs into how bad Macao is down and how 2022 could be a record

As of this writing, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes are down a respective 10% and 17% so far in 2022. The global economy is slowing down, and some economists (and very loud market pundits)

When net-lease giant Realty Income (NYSE: O) bought peer VEREIT, they both had office assets in their portfolio mix. However, Realty Income decided that, with more office assets, it could spin off

Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) stock price tumbled 8% on Aug. 18 after the retailer posted its second-quarter earnings report. Its revenue declined 8% year over year to $4.09 billion, but it still beat

You may not know exactly what your retirement expenses will look like when you're in your 30s, 40s, and 50s. At that point, retirement is still pretty far off, and it's hard to predict exactly what

It's no secret that the stock market hasn't exactly been having its best year in 2022. The major stock market indices are down for the year, and many popular growth stocks have lost 30%, 50%, or

As investors transition from the asset accumulation phase of their lives to the asset distribution phase, capital preservation takes priority over growth. In addition to bonds and risk-free assets

AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC), one of the largest movie-theater operators in the world, was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. It's still struggling, losing $0.20 per share in the second quarter

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) has been a market-crushing investment. Over the past decade, it has delivered over 1,100% in total returns, more than 3X the S&P 500 over the same period. In the video

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is moving forward with its second stock split on Aug. 24. Shareholders approved the 3-for-1 stock split at the company's annual meeting this month. 

If you're confused about

The Brazilian digital bank Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) went public at the end of 2021 with a huge valuation of $41 billion and the backing of Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway, as well

I'm usually leery of really high dividend yields. They make me nervous because I wonder how sustainable the dividends will be. 

But that doesn't mean that I dislike all stocks with extremely high

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On July 28, Masten Space, a would-be moon miner and lunar lander builder for NASA, announced that instead of going to the moon, it's going...bankrupt. 

Granted

To claim or not to claim -- that is the question that many Americans have about their Social Security benefits. There are pros and cons to claiming those benefits at 62, the earliest age allowed.

Outside of the businesses I own doing something morally bankrupt, or a single position growing to such a significant position that it keeps me awake at night, I intend not to sell any stocks before

Too many investors see Wall Street as a way to get rich quick, with things like meme stocks and skyrocketing IPOs garnering way more attention than they deserve. If only it were that easy -- but the

Debt is bad news at any stage of life. But in retirement, it can be particularly problematic.

Many retirees end up on a fixed income that's largely limited to Social Security. And in that financial

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) was a fintech darling when it did an initial public offering (IPO) in early June 2021. The stock briefly rose as much as 40% above its IPO price in mid-November 2021, but since

Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) stock recently shot higher on a generally lousy day for the overall stock market. The gains came in response to the FDA's approval of Auvelity, the first new line

Investors have been taken on quite the ride since the beginning of 2020. Stock investors have now contended with two bear markets in a span of 2 1/2 years. They're also facing historically high

Omega Healthcare Investors' (NYSE: OHI) business has been facing major headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The stock is down materially from its 2020 highs, but has rallied

Investing can be tough, and nobody has all the right answers. It often takes decades to see substantial returns on your investments, which can make it challenging to know whether you're making the

It's been quite the year for the investing community. They've witnessed the S&P 500's worst first-half return since 1970, endured back-to-back quarters of U.S. gross domestic product declines, and

Strong crude oil prices this year have attracted investors back to energy stocks. Although oil prices have corrected a bit over the last couple of months, they are still well above $80 per barrel

The big Social Security news these days is the 2023 cost-of-living announcement (COLA). Though it won't officially be announced until October, it's expected to be the largest raise the program has