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The current market environment has been brutal for even the best growth stocks. Investors have plenty to worry about, including the escalating conflict in Europe, global supply chain disruptions

If you were born in 1960 or later, your full retirement age for Social Security is 67. In other words, you'd need to wait until reaching that age to claim your Social Security check without seeing

Stock markets have been on edge lately, and it appeared that the beginning of May wouldn't necessarily slow down the declines in many major market benchmarks. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:

My "three stocks to avoid" column had a good week to be playing the worrywart. The three names I figured were going to move lower for the week -- Tempur Sealy International, Tesla, and Noodles & Co

Financial-technology stock Block (NYSE: SQ) has completely fallen out of favor with the market. In 2021 (back when its name was still Square), its price surpassed $281 per share. As of this writing

Spiking inflation has been one of the major storylines this year. Rising prices are making many goods and services cost more money. 

However, some industries are relatively immune to the impact of

The market was a pretty ugly place on Friday, but one of the few winners was Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU). Shares of the company behind the original streaming hub traded as much as 11% higher on Friday after

There is now a whole group of stocks in the crypto industry that are not cryptocurrencies themselves, but help support the industry -- whether through payments infrastructure, crypto wallets, asset

Even if you don't own any yourself, it's easy to see the appeal of dividend stocks -- any investment that puts cash in your pocket right now has its obvious upside, even if those dividend payments

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), a leading maker of plant-based meat substitutes, is slated to report its first-quarter 2022 results on Wednesday, May 11, after the market close. An earnings call is

In the middle of the first quarter, Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), had to disclose it had made a large bet on Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). That's

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) investors had high expectations heading into the company's first-quarter earnings update. The snack and beverage giant has posted strong growth through every phase of the

The stock market has been sliding downhill lately, with the S&P 500 falling by more than 12% since the beginning of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has experienced an even sharper drop, down more

Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) made a name for itself speeding up and protecting websites. The company's edge network now spans 275 cities around the world, with nearly all Internet users within 50

Investing in real estate could make you quite wealthy, but it isn't always for the faint of heart. In fact, many people read house flipping horror stories and decide they'll never get into the

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), which at one quarter during the pandemic grew revenue by over 100%, sees slowing growth ahead. The deceleration is to be expected. Pinterest thrived during lockdown phases of

In order to qualify for inclusion in the list of Dividend Aristocrats, a company has to be a member of the S&P 500 and have raised its dividend on an annual basis for at least 25 years

Social Security benefits are a great perk for Americans. Throughout your career, you pay Social Security taxes, and in retirement, you become eligible to begin receiving monthly payments. For some

When it comes to investing my money, I tend to follow one simple rule: Load up on quality stocks and hold them for many years so they're able to appreciate in value.

More recently, I've taken to

The digital marketplace bank LendingClub (NYSE: LC) got off to a good start to the year, generating earnings results for the first quarter of 2022 that easily beat analyst estimates. LendingClub

According to a recent survey from insurer Nationwide, 22% of 401(k) savers have cut or are considering cutting 401(k) contributions to deal with inflation. The stat isn't surprising. After all

Even the best stocks can fall on hard times. That's certainly been the case with plenty of biotech stocks over the past 12 months. However, some that have floundered could still be huge winners over

If you've been wanting to max out your Roth IRA (individual retirement account), this may be the perfect year to give it a shot. All you have to do is set up a game plan and put your contributions

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has been reporting quarterly billion-dollar revenue and profit since it started selling its coronavirus vaccine. CEO Stéphane Bancel even predicted the need for the vaccine

It's coming. And it's coming soon.

I'm referring to Shibarium, the much-anticipated layer-2 solution for Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB). As for when Shibarium will launch, project lead Shytoshi Kusama