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The growing interactive fitness market has gotten crowded lately. Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) is battling several major brands, including Apple's Fitness+, Nike's Training Club app, and

In the past 10 years, the pharmaceutical industry's performance has lagged well behind that of the broader market. The SPDR S&P Pharmaceutical Index ETF, an industry benchmark, is up by 107% in the

Do you want an investment that you can just buy and forget about, regardless of what's happening in the stock market every day? You don't have to settle for boring old dividend stocks to fit that

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is one of the hottest biotechs on the market thanks to its rapid development of a functional coronavirus vaccine. Fueled by astronomically high predictions of its vaccine

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) was one of the most popular stocks of 2020. Propelled by the COVID-19 lockdowns and the hit title Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Japanese video game company saw sales of

If you're sitting on cash right now, you're probably only getting about 0.5% interest with an online savings account. If it's a stash of emergency cash, that's what you need to accept. Emergency

Tomorrow is a big day for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will review its latest request. The coronavirus vaccine leader is asking for the authorization of

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) shares hit an all-time high on earnings. Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) delivers a surprise. Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) falls on sluggish seltzer sales, and fintech

Countries around the globe are looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions, which is great and speaks to the current growth in the clean energy space. Only the shift from carbon fuels like oil and

It's probably fitting that Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has traded more like a meme stock in its first month on the public markets than like a stodgy brokerage. It is, of course, the online

A stock's long-term journey is never a straight line higher or lower. There are bound to be jumps and dips in the road along the way. Streaming platform Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is hitting some bumps

Longevity and reliability are important features for any stock that you buy for your retirement account. You probably don't want to stake your nest egg on a company that crumbles against the

Investing in high-dividend yielding stocks typically involves elevated risks. That's because the stock price may have fallen. If this is because business prospects have worsened, the dividend is at

Some investors might be intrigued by cryptocurrencies but reluctant to buy any of the volatile coins. For those investors, publicly traded companies that provide some exposure to cryptocurrencies

The S&P 500 has been showing signs of weakness to start September, down by more than 1% so far this month. And with many stocks in the index trading at highs, there's definitely room for more of a

Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing and mentor to Warren Buffett, explained that in the short term, the market is a "voting machine" and stocks are judged by their popularity with

There probably isn't a money manager that's as closely watched as ARK Invest CEO, CIO, and founder Cathie Wood. Her returns last year were astronomical, and she makes it easy to cheer along by

When you buy a stock, the worst thing that can happen is that you lose 100% of your investment. Of course, that's not a great outcome, but the downside is smaller than the upside. In other words

Safe drinking water is just a small step below clean air on the list of must-haves for human life, which is one of the reasons to like utility American Water Works (NYSE: AWK). But it's not the only

Congress is moving closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package and it's possible a multi-trillion dollar package will follow close behind. For investors, this could be a windfall

After a huge rally that saw the S&P 500 regularly hit new highs, the stock index recently suffered a losing streak of five consecutive days before snapping out of it. The overall decline was

Social networking giant Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) produces bales of free cash flow. Even after it covers all its costs, it's making so much money that it has plenty of cash left to spend on buybacks and

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) and Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) are both high-growth fintech companies that aspire to disrupt legacy financial institutions. Robinhood's introduction of commission-free stock and

Dividend income is a great way to grow your portfolio's value over time. But to minimize your risk, it's a good idea to spread your total investment across multiple industries. That way, you can

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI) hasn't been a hot growth stock like other apparel brands in recent years, but investors may want to keep this top denim brand on their watch lists. Levi's business is