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You might have heard about the so-called "October effect." The idea is that the stock market tends to decline during October. Is this something for investors to worry about? Not really.

To be sure

If you asked a decade ago, few people would have expected online dating to have grown to where it is today. And yet, here we are in 2021 with Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) trading at a market cap of

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, is one of the largest tech companies in the world. If you had invested $1,000 in its IPO back in 2004, your investment would be

Lending technology company Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) has been one of the best-performing stocks in recent memory, rising from its $20 IPO price in December to more than $320 as I'm writing this

For millions of people seeking healthcare, telehealth is a no-brainer. Why bother going to the doctor in person when you could pick up your phone or computer and get the same standard of care

Insurance technology company Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has taken investors on a bit of a roller-coaster ride, but what about the long term? In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Sept. 20, Fool.com

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the Nasdaq have both delivered excellent returns for shareholders since the market rebounded from the COVID-19 crash a year and a half ago. Investors poured cash into

What do the world's most confident investors do when their favorite stocks dive along with the rest of the stock market? If you're Cathie Wood, the CEO and founder of ARK Invest you do some bargain

With the S&P 500 just 4% off of its all-time high, investors looking for safe and growing income are having to look much more closely than they did five or 10 years ago. Fortunately, there are still

The prospect of having some stocks in your portfolio reach market capitalizations of $1 trillion can be exciting -- but some perspective is needed. For example, Apple and Microsoft recently sported

Though there are a lot of ways to make money on Wall Street, buying dividend stocks has been about as surefire a strategy as they come. Dividend-paying companies are often profitable, time-tested

Warren Buffett has returned to his market-beating ways. The Oracle of Omaha experienced a slump last year, with his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shares significantly

Different investors have different priorities and objectives. If you're in your twenties or thirties, you'll prefer stocks with great long-term growth prospects. The closer you get to retirement

For more than 18 months, the benchmark S&P 500 has been practically unstoppable. Following the quickest decline of at least 30% in the index's storied history, it's since doubled in value, with

Do you want more money from Social Security? There are many ways to raise the amount of your benefit check, although the specific techniques that work for you can vary depending on your situation.

In today's low interest rate environment, retirees who are looking for income from their portfolios are practically forced to look to stock dividends to get anything resembling a reasonable payout

The higher a Social Security benefit you lock in, the more monthly income you'll have to look forward to throughout retirement. So it pays to do what you can to raise your benefits as much as

Shares of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) had a tough time this week. The digital advertising stock slumped as much as 10.1% this week, though shares ended down roughly 7.9% over the past seven days

Shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) were down 12.2% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock tends to be correlated with cryptocurrency prices, which fell

Shares of Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) soared by 38.1% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This surge means that shares of the artificial intelligence-driven

COVID-19 vaccine mandates are controversial, but they could be effective in driving vaccination rates higher. There's also another trend underway that could cause the mandates to be at least

Unemployment rates remain high even as businesses across the country are critically understaffed. Companies and their workers were forced to make drastic changes because of the coronavirus pandemic

One of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) key advantages is iOS, its closed-source operating system. This proprietary software gives the company a great degree of control over its hardware ecosystem, including

If you're looking for new stocks to add to your portfolio that can generate sustained growth and keep generating returns in all kinds of markets, one excellent industry to look at is healthcare

Growth stocks can sometimes trade at inflated valuations because of their attractive long-term potential. So if you get the opportunity to invest in a growth stock that isn't trading at a premium