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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has a $350 billion stock portfolio with dozens of individual investments, many of which were hand-picked by Warren Buffett. Some have performed

Today we'll be closing the door on 2021, and on some very strong gains in the stock market. But they don't hold a candle to the fireworks we've seen in cryptocurrencies this year.

It was a

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) was one of the hottest stocks in 2020 after its scorching hot return of over 300%. The company specializes in cloud workload and endpoint security, assisting enterprises

In this day and age, a person can barely wake up without reaching for a smartphone. And in the U.S. it's highly likely that the device is an iPhone. According to Statista research conducted in March

Many stocks can beat the market in a given year. But to do it for five years in a row is something special, and that compounding growth can be incredibly meaningful for its shareholders. Here are

Success attracts attention. If you have any doubts about it, just look at the list of the 100 most popular stocks on Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) right now.

Many of them delivered market-beating returns

The last week of the year is turning out to be a rough one for many COVID-19 related stocks. Shares of Co-Diagnostics (NASDAQ: CODX) were sinking 12.4% for the week as of the market close on

You can't depend on history repeating itself. The raging bull market for cryptocurrencies we saw in 2021 won't necessarily continue into the new year. But it might.

Regardless of how strong the

Digital display manufacturer LG Display (NYSE: LPL) announced a new technology platform and branding message for its high-end TV sets on Wednesday. The stock jumped more than 5% as investors

Investors can only hope for growth with some stocks. But for others, strong growth is practically a slam dunk. 

You can't just look at how such stocks performed in a given year, though. Some

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, this hasn't been the easiest year. Nevertheless, as we get ready to turn the page on 2021, the cryptocurrency space stands out, once again, for its

Rising inflation can hurt businesses by raising costs on their inputs. If the company is not able to pass along those higher prices to its customers, then it could shrink its profit margins. 

In

This past year has been a rollercoaster for a variety of reasons, but the stock market has had a phenomenal run recently. Since the market bottomed out in March 2020, the S&P 500 is up by around

In less than 24 hours, we'll be ringing in a New Year. But while the official finish line for 2021 is within sight, it doesn't mean all avenues for investing in 2021 are now closed.

For standard

Even if you manage to kick off retirement with a decent chunk of savings, you may end up relying heavily on Social Security at some point or another during your senior years. And that's why it's so

Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) was a standout stock in the healthcare realm on Thursday, with its share price shooting more than 10% higher, against the slight decline of the S&P 500 index. The gene

The stock market finished lower on Thursday, with modest declines after having been up most of the day. After the size of the end-of-year rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

Three of the top coronavirus stocks, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), saw plenty of action on the market Thursday. Encouraging news for Pfizer and BioNTech's

Shares of Brazilian fintech StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) rallied 8% today as of market close. The beleaguered digital-payments firm has been struggling from a combination of business missteps (e.g., the

In what can only be described as a sweeping and indiscriminate rebound, most U.S.-listed stocks of Chinese companies rallied significantly today, bouncing back from a losing streak that had carried

Shares of telehealth leader Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) were up 4.7% today as of market close, even as the broader markets fell modestly on the second-to-last day of 2021. It's been a tough run for

Shares of many fintech stocks bounced higher on the second-to-last day of trading in 2021, which seemed to be related to a jobless claims report that was better than expected. Shares of the

Shares of space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) closed 6% higher on Thursday, a day in which there was...basically no news at all about Virgin Galactic to explain the stock's rise.

But

Companies in the electric vehicle (EV) sector are back in vogue with investors today, and several tied to the electrification of the commercial truck industry are leading the way. Shares of Nikola

Beaten-down and out-of-favor growth stocks Fastly (NYSE: FSLY), Pinterest (NYSE: PINS), and Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) were all up big today. The stocks increased a respective 6.8%, 6.6%, and 7.4% as of