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Despite a tumultuous 2020, the stock market ended the year substantially higher. The benchmark S&P 500 finished up by 16%, which is nearly double the index's average annual return over the past 40

You don't need to invest a lot of money to have amazing returns in the stock market. If you invested $3,000 in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) 20 years ago, you could have bought 300 shares. At a Jan. 29

It can be difficult to pick out the good parts of 2020. Although the pandemic has exposed just how unprepared our health systems were to handle a public health crisis, it also pushed various

The stock market has experienced an unforgettable year. After the S&P 500 lost more than 30% of its value in a matter of weeks during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the market made a

We spend quite a bit of time discussing how to analyze businesses, and for good reason. But what about stocks that don't have any underlying business?

We're talking about the recent trend of

Which COVID-19 vaccine is the best? The correct answer is that it depends on which factor is most important to you.

Comirnaty (BNT162b2), the vaccine developed by BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) and its big

You probably wouldn't have a hard time coming up with the names of ridiculously overvalued stocks on the market right now. Just type "short squeeze" into a search engine and look at the most recent

President Joe Biden has proposed increasing the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to a new total of $15 per hour.

Based on 2019 estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Most investors don't look forward to heightened volatility -- but Robinhood users aren't like most investors.

Online investing app Robinhood, which offers commission-free trades and gifts shares of

If you depend on stocks to generate income, you want the dividend payments to be like clockwork. That requires the underlying businesses to be solid and reliable. 

Of course, you'd also like to see

Whether you're a seasoned investor or are new to the fold, a misstep or two could really cost you. While we all make mistakes, knowing what pitfalls to avoid as an investor could save you serious

Ready or not, a raging bull market is coming. This might be tough to grasp, considering that we just navigated our way through an unprecedented pandemic and the worst economic downturn in decades

The WallStreetBets group on Reddit has taken the investing world by storm, bringing the full force of their power to bear and hitting major institutional investors hard in their wallets. Massive

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Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM)Q3 2021 Earnings CallJan 29, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) climbed more than 700% in 2020. However, that has some people wondering whether the stock isn't due for a downturn. Indeed, those concerns took shape last week, as

Becoming a new parent can be very rewarding. But there's no question that parenting comes with a lot of firsts that can bring on anxiety -- including preparing for your new status on your tax

Retirement planning requires you to find investments that will grow to let you build up a pool of savings for when you stop working. Growth stocks that will be around for the long term are a great

Hershey (NYSE: HSY) shareholders sat out of 2020's stock market rally on concerns that the candy and snack giant would struggle with weak selling conditions for the foreseeable future.

It's true

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 2. The e-commerce giant's revenue has surged ever since the start of the pandemic. Adding the holiday shopping season to

So far, 2021 has been a strong year for the stock market. But it has been an especially wild ride for GameStop (NYSE: GME). The stock is up 685% so far this year, a jaw-dropping rally that has

All five states with marijuana legalization on the ballot last Election Day saw those measures pass by wide majorities. A pair of U.S. cannabis companies is particularly well poised to take

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) is far from seeing the end of the positive lift it is getting from the pandemic. The consumer staples giant this past week announced another quarter of unusually strong

I don't know if I've ever seen a market environment that was less suited for making long-term investments than this one. The S&P 500 market tracker has gained more than 37% since the start of 2020

With the markets rising strongly since April 2020, it's tempting to think that an economic recovery has already been priced into stocks. Following this argument means there's downside risk for

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the company finds itself at a critical juncture following a headline-grabbing 2020. After a year of operational challenges