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The economy looks like it's poised for a big recovery in 2021 given where we stand right now with vaccines for the coronavirus. But if 2020 has taught us anything, it's to be prepared for the

With 2020 soon to be history, we're going to look at the year's best-performing stocks in the water utility industry.

Though the overall space underperformed the broader market this year, there was

Energy stocks have largely been reeling for the past several years. This little-known renewable energy stock was no different. Until it started producing something else, that is.

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This past year has been a tough one in a lot of ways for many people, but not necessarily for investors. Sure, restaurants and brick-and-mortar retailers struggled under lockdown mandates and

The year 2020 has been a huge one for growth stocks. In spite of a pandemic-induced recession, the S&P 500 is up nearly 15% on the year with just a week to go before 2021 -- propped up in large part

Last month, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) continued its journey back toward an all-Boeing (NYSE: BA) fleet. The Alaska Airlines parent agreed to sell the 10 Airbus (OTC: EADSY) A320s it owned to aircraft

Renewable energy stocks have experienced a huge run-up in 2020, and Sunrun's (NASDAQ: RUN) has been no exception. The company's stock has gone from a ho-hum performer, delivering about half the

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has been under fire. In spite of its work organizing the world's data and being a "helpful" tech company, it was a tough year for online advertising

The wheels have come off Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) impressive run on the stock market in the past few months thanks to a series of below-par results and concerns about the strength of the market it

Since this year's March lows, shares of Square (NYSE: SQ) are up more than 500%. But one of the factors responsible for Square's stellar performance has been bitcoin, which not only misleads

Many workers today fear that Social Security won't be around for them once they're set to retire. In fact, rumors have been circulating for years that the program is on the verge of bankruptcy. If

Roblox, which lets users program games and play other user-created games on its platform, initially planned to go public this year. But earlier this month, the company postponed its market debut to

Dividend stocks are a great way to generate recurring cash flow for your portfolio and boost your returns in an off-year for the markets. They're also generally stable businesses that you can count

Financial independence -- particularly after retirement -- is one of the reasons many people choose to invest in stocks. But to truly be financially secure in retirement, it helps to start investing

It takes more than a global pandemic to slow Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) down. In its fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, the iPhone maker posted record revenue of nearly $65 billion -- despite the delay of the

Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are both heading into 2021 in a position of strength. Revenue and earnings are climbing. E-commerce helped both consumer stocks to successfully manage the

If you've ever struggled with anxiety, depression, addiction, or trauma, you know that securing your peace of mind is hard work. And the treatments currently available for those conditions don't

Over the years, investors have cashed in on retail success by buying shares of Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Both companies continue to keep their registers ringing, even amid the

Income investors often chase high dividend yields, but their money could be at risk if the yield isn't supported by stable and rising dividends. A company that has the financial clout to pay regular

The year 2020 has been difficult for mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). The early days of the crisis caused the U.S. bond market to react violently as the market realized how

It's been a crazy year on Wall Street. Investors only have eyes for the unrelenting rally in and growth prospects of tech stocks. But they might be overlooking an even greater growth story

Restaurant brand manager Dine Brands (NYSE: DIN) is having an interesting 2020, to say the least. The company announced a CEO transition in May, near the peak of the COVID-19 crisis. It took five

For shareholders of Disney (NYSE: DIS), 2020 was the best of times and it was the worst of times.

The company has fantastic intellectual property rights. It owns Star Wars and ESPN and Pixar and the

Several companies have recently announced they are moving their headquarters away from the Silicon Valley area. Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPE) have already relocated, Tesla's

Investing in 2020 has been one bumpy ride. The S&P 500 is over 3,700 and trading at lofty multiples -- in an all-time high zone barring prior to the tech bubble in 2001. Many stocks that tanked in