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One way for many investors to improve their returns while lowering their risk is to focus on companies that have a long track record of delivering great products to consumers. Nike (NYSE: NKE) and S

NIO (NYSE: NIO) has had a remarkable run, with shares of the Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker up more than 1,680% over the past year. This jump is likely due to growing excitement about the

It's no secret that the best way to generate wealth is putting your hard-earned money to work buying stock in quality companies and holding that stock for years, if not decades. Merely earning the

If you invested $10,000 in shares of coronavirus vaccine manufacturer Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) last year, that principal would have grown to over $52,000 as of Jan. 15. The company is one of the

Despite a global pandemic, the S&P 500 gained 16% in 2020 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq grew by nearly 44%. Those are stellar returns historically, but not every stock delivered for investors.

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It's not a bad time to invest in the stock market. The market continues to rally nearly 10 months on from its abysmal crash last March, fueled by increased investor confidence following positive

Investors were taken on a historic ride last year. With the benchmark S&P 500 gaining 16%, most investors ended the year in the green. Yet, they also endured the quickest bear market decline of at

Biotech stocks have been extremely popular among investors in 2020. Over the past year, the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ: IBB), an industry indicator, has returned over 33%, compared to

Stocks in the cannabis sector have been on a wild ride since Canada legalized recreational marijuana use in October 2018. At first, there was a broad spike in prices as investors bid up the entire

Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT) had an amazing run in 2020. The tiny biotech started off the year as a micro-cap stock, but when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it -- like many vaccine-related stocks -- took

Trulieve (OTC: TCNNF), Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF), and GrowGeneration (NASDAQ: GRWG) have at least tripled investors' money over the past year alone. Those are substantial returns

Lots of us think that, ideally, we'll need to retire with a million dollars -- though it can also seem like an unreachable pipe dream to many. Amassing a million dollars for retirement may be much

Renewable energy is taking share from fossil fuels around the world. Aging coal plants and a growing global middle class are accelerating deployments of wind and solar, while falling energy storage

2020 was a record-setting year for IPOs, and among the new stocks were several high-flying tech-enhanced insurance companies. Lemonade is perhaps the best-known, and it was one of last year's

2020 was, among other things, the year of the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Data from Goldman Sachs found that 200 "blank check" companies were formed last year, raising more than

Bernstein analyst Ronny Gal predicts coronavirus vaccines will generate $40 billion in sales in 2021. What's especially astounding about this number is that the market didn't exist at all until

The stock market is arguably the greatest wealth creator on the planet. Though there have been short periods when other assets have outpaced equities, the broader market has been the most consistent

There's a good chance Social Security will play an important role in your retirement. Maybe you'll use those benefits to pay for basics like housing and healthcare. Or maybe those benefits will

Privacy-focused messaging app Telegram continues its torrid streak of user growth. On Tuesday, founder Pavel Durov announced the service had grown to more than 500 million active users. That's an

When you take away the nuances, Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ: GLAD) is a corporate lender with a monthly dividend yielding almost 9% at recent prices. That may sound pretty enticing to income-oriented

Before we get to the stocks you're here for, let's acknowledge two caveats:

Now let's get to my list of the best 21 stocks to buy for 2021, from smallest market cap coming into 2021 to largest

The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is set to hit another big milestone this year. On May 26, the most widely followed global stock index will celebrate its 125th anniversary.

Investors on the fee-free trading platform Robinhood are often willing to take on risk in exchange for the potential to earn some mammoth returns. It's why shares of Hertz Global Holdings

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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)Q4 2020 Earnings CallJan 15, 2021, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Citigroup (NYSE: C)Q4 2020 Earnings CallJan 15, 2021, 11:30 a.m. ET

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