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Who says mega-cap stocks -- those with a valuation of over $200 billion -- can't provide huge returns? The Vanguard Mega-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: MGK) increased 40% in 2020 due to its slant toward

Preparing for retirement is becoming more difficult for millions of Americans. Many workers don't have access to a pension, increased costs of living are making retirement more expensive than ever

Investors seeking explosive gains will sometimes turn to penny stocks in hopes of quickly notching big returns. The idea that it's easier to double $1 than it is to double $100 seems pretty

The renewable energy industry enjoyed a banner year in 2020. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global economy installed a record amount of new renewable capacity in 2020,

With 2021 upon us, you're probably evaluating stocks to add to your portfolio so you can kick off the new year with a bang. No matter what 2021 has in store, focusing on recession-resistant

Shares of Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) fell 57% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the coronavirus took a heavy toll on the cruise industry.

After a

Paying for education can be prohibitively expensive. Thankfully, there are a number of tax breaks available to students or their parents, who are often the ones to foot those bills.

Before we dive

The recent authorization of AstraZeneca's (NASDAQ: AZN) coronavirus vaccine candidate for emergency supply in the U.K. is getting a lot of attention from investors everywhere.

While there are plenty

The pandemic forced many people into their homes and online in 2020, and investors responded by flocking to technology stocks that they believed could excel during this difficult time. 

And tech

Think about all the steps involved in building a pedestrian bridge today. There are codes, architectural designs, the actual building of the bridge, inspections and testing...the list goes on. And

Stocks rose last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained over 1% in the final trading week of the year. That boost left the Dow

A new year brings all kinds of new opportunities. Those opportunities might seem overwhelming to investors with so many options to park your money.

To help narrow down the list, we asked five Motley

The stock market's overall performance across the last year has been shaped by tech stocks, with top players in the space powering big gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes despite challenges

Buying and holding an index fund can be a great way to make money in the stock market over time, but it has a few shortcomings. For one, it can be boring, and for another, it requires you to have

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) climbed 33% last year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The social media titan saw its user base and engagement levels rise during the

Healthcare is a major expense for seniors, so it's important to make the most of your coverage under Medicare. Whether you're a fairly new enrollee or have been on Medicare for years, here are a few

Electric-vehicle stocks have charged higher in 2020, with investors enthusiastically buying into the revolution that is disrupting the automotive industry.

The potential is real, but the stocks

The Social Security program is funded primarily by payroll taxes. That means the taxes that today's workers are paying will help fund current retirees' benefits, and once you start collecting Social

The year 2020 has been a big one for initial public offerings (IPOs) -- where companies debut shares of themselves for investors to buy and sell on the public stock markets. Among the companies that

When it comes to investing, your long-term returns not only depend on finding good investments, but on avoiding bad investments as well. 

In this Dec. 21 Fool Live video clip of our Industry Focus

Last year will go down in history as one of the most volatile on record for the stock market. The uncertainty created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused the benchmark S&P 500

In the next couple of weeks, most Americans will get a one-time $600 cash infusion in the form of a second stimulus check. Those payments will provide a slight reprieve for millions of people who

Over the next decade, North American cannabis sales should soar. Canada waved the green flag on recreational weed sales on Oct. 17, 2018. Meanwhile, 36 states in the U.S. have legalized medical

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) made one of the smartest decisions in the company's long history earlier this year. It chose to partner with German biotech BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) on the development and

You'll probably count on Social Security to provide you with a fair amount of retirement income. In fact, your benefits could end up constituting your main income source. As such, it's important to