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Shares of Canadian pot giant Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) jumped by as much as 17% in pre-market trading Wednesday morning. The marijuana cultivator's stock is shooting northward in response to the

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) shareholders beat a booming market last year. Their stock gained 24% in 2020 compared to the 16% increase logged by the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market

Shares of fintech company Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) soared 76.8% higher in December 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The provider of low-cost insurance services with a social

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) are both resilient retailers. Both companies opened new stores as other brick-and-mortar stores succumbed to the ongoing retail apocalypse, and

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) beat a booming market last year. The stock gained 19% in 2020 compared to the 16% increase logged by the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) shareholders barely kept up with a booming market last year. The stock gained 15% in 2020 compared to the 16% increase logged by the S&P 500, according to data provided by

Planning for marriage is a momentous affair that many dream about, but there is one item that's often neglected during the preparation process: taxes. If you're planning for that special moment and

Shares of Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) both climbed last year due to the companies' potential to combat the coronavirus. Moderna, developer of one of the first

Most investors didn't have Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) on their radar coming into 2020. The company is a relatively small network of electric vehicle chargers, and was losing money quarter after

Shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) surged 177.6% in 2020, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The e-commerce company's stock has risen more than tenfold since the start of

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) didn't quite reach its goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles in 2020, but it might as well have. On Saturday, the electric vehicle pioneer reported that it delivered approximately

Investing in companies that shape and benefit from influential trends can be a path to life-changing returns. With the new year kicking off and a multitude of world-altering business shifts

fuboTV's (NYSE: FUBO) soon-to-be-announced fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 results should cheer many investors. The live sports streaming TV purveyor unveiled several preliminary metrics from the

From 1926 to 2016, Altria (NYSE: MO) stock returned an average of 17.7% a year. But time and time again, investors have ignored Altria -- and missed out on the three reasons why the tobacco giant

Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna's (NASDAQ: MRNA) COVID-19 vaccines are shipping. But there simply aren't enough of the COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. government

So you're vowing to start investing in 2021? That's wonderful -- and something that most of us need to be doing, since generous retirement pensions are becoming a thing of the past.

The simplest way

Shares of Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) rose 79%, 72.7%, and 38.6%, respectively, in 2020, according to data provided by S&P Global

It's certainly not the biggest or most notorious name in the athletic apparel business. Nevertheless, adidas (OTC: ADDYY) remains a respected player in the market, having proven its staying power

Let's face it: 2020 was a tough year for a lot of different reasons. The inability to take a good vacation is pretty far down on the list of what went wrong, but after a year of working from home

Investors routinely ask if they should be buying marijuana stocks. No investor wants to miss out on a timely opportunity for juicy returns. After all, U.S. federal decriminalization could be in

Despite the COVID-inspired sell-off early in the year and a pandemic that's still spreading, the stock market ended 2020 on a decidedly high note. Specifically, even with Monday's partially unwound

It's easier to find bargains in the stock market if you look at high-quality small-cap stocks because not many investors have an appetite for these lesser known names. For perspective, the Russell

Like a lot of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) stock had an amazing run in 2020. The non-SQL database company rose 173%, outpacing the total return of the S&P 500 (up

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) looked like a top small-cap stock pick at the beginning of 2020. The mobile gaming specialist was on track to take advantage of growing interest in mobile games thanks to a

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how Americans view online health consultations. Before it struck, only 11% of patients were comfortable seeking virtual care from their physician.