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GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) stock has been through a wild ride in the last few weeks and is turning out ot be one of the early winners on the market in 2021. Share prices are up 40.6% so far this year

Buying stocks as a retiree can be especially stressful. A younger investor has both the time to recover any losses and the regular income to keep putting money to work. Later in life, when

If you're a retiree or income investor, then having a great dividend strategy is absolutely essential. Dividends are a great source of passive income, but not all dividend stocks are created equal

Plains All American Pipeline (NASDAQ: PAA) has a fat 8% distribution yield, which income-focused investors might find attractive. But there's a much bigger story here that you need to wrap your head

Let's face it, we all wish we could have bought and held a stock that ended up rising 50 or 100 times in value over the last decade. Unfortunately, capturing that type of gain typically means

Plenty of investors get lured into considering penny stocks, partly due to a perceived discount and partly by the potential for outsized gains. While enticing, these companies are more often found

The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) in partnership with Oxford University has succeeded in preventing transmission of COVID-19. Unfortunately, a disappointing series of

Robinhood, the online trading platform that disrupted traditional brokerages by offering free stock trades, serves over 13 million investors. Millennials account for the majority of its users, and

Intel and AMD, which hold a near-duopoly in x86 CPUs for PCs and servers, have treated investors very differently over the past three years.

During that time, Intel's stock price rose nearly 25% but

Dividend Aristocrats have a massive fan following among income investors, and for good reason: These are the only 65 stocks to have increased their dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has exploded since its 2015 IPO at $16 per share. The stock has charged to more than $200, most of which occurred in the past 12 months -- Etsy was under $40 in March 2020. An

The marijuana industry is flaring up again. Now that the sector is booming, investors are spoiled with too many choices to pick from. Luckily, there are a few good ones best suited for your

Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) and Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) operate in different markets, but they both help clients compete in an increasingly digital world. That has translated into big gains for shareholders

AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) announced its first interim efficacy results for its COVID-19 vaccine last week. But the National Institutes of Health (NIH) quickly released a statement that seemed to

The financial industry has seen rapid innovations in the past decade. The merger of finance and technology has caused an explosion of life-changing fintech companies. During this same time, we've

Did you receive your third round of stimulus money but don't need it for basic expenses? Saving it and investing for later is a smart move. If you have at least a few years to wait (the more, the

Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ: GH) both sport market caps just north of $13 billion, but these companies represent very different ways to invest in healthcare stocks for the

Buying dividend stocks can be a great way to ensure you have some recurring income flowing into your portfolio, without needing to cash out of your existing investments. The stock market has been

The market has kept investors on their toes over the past 12 months, as it marked record lows in March 2020 followed by a sharp recovery to reach record highs. And since the start of 2021, new

Price didn't matter in 2020, as investors bet on the fastest-growing companies. It wasn't so long ago that paying 20 times annual sales for a money-losing software company seemed crazy.

After a

At this point, a lot of people have received a $1,400 stimulus check as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. And if you haven't seen your money yet, don't worry -- that check could still

In times like these, investing is exciting. Some stocks are up several hundred percent since their March 2020 lows, and it seems like the same high-flying growth stocks are in everyone's portfolios

The market never likes it when a company engages in a bidding war. Case in point: the massive 35% haircut laser photonics-maker II-VI (NASDAQ: IIVI) has taken since Feb. 11. That's when it hit

Much has been made of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T-cell therapy) over the past four to five years. And while the therapy is certainly impressive, it typically only applies to

There are several large players in the world of animal health, including Idexx Labs and Zoetis, but Heska (NASDAQ: HSKA), a much smaller competitor, has outperformed its larger peers in terms of