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The Nasdaq has risen 35% over the past 12 months as many investors have looked at tech stocks as safe havens during the COVID-19 crisis. But that rush also inflated the valuations of many attractive

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have manifested themselves in different ways throughout society. While the restaurant and the travel and leisure sectors have been hit hard, grocery and

There are close to 9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and there could be many more to come as some experts say that the country is already in a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) stock has seen volatile swings across 2020's trading. The company's share price is up roughly 22% year to date, buoyed in part by heightened engagement for video games amid

When it comes to signing up for Social Security, you have options. You can wait until full retirement age (FRA), at which point you're allowed to collect your full monthly benefit based on your

CRISPR Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: CRSP) stock took a hard hit when it disclosed on Oct. 21 that a patient in its Carbon phase 1 clinical trial for relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died unexpectedly

If you're a risk-seeker on the hunt for double-digit growth, look elsewhere. If you're in the market for a reliable investment regardless of what happens over the course of the coming few months

Like so many other companies relying on live attendance to generate sales, Carnival (LSE: CCL) (NYSE: CCL) has struggled to manage through COVID-19. With the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

During the first half of 2020, Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus (OTC: EADSY) seemed to suffer equally from the COVID-19 pandemic. The sharp plunge in air travel demand led airlines to defer and cancel

The big day is nearly here. Tomorrow, Americans across our great country will head to their local voting booths or get one final chance to mail in their ballots to determine who'll lead the United

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) lie at the confluence of several high-growth secular trends that are getting a boost during the current global health crisis. The two stocks have been

Stocks fell significantly last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shed over 5% as COVID-19 outbreaks continued and several large tech

It's election season, a time when investors analyze their portfolios and look to make changes according to whom they think will win and what kind of policies might result.

They will almost always be

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, predicting that fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH), and Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) were in for a rough few days. I fell short.

Saving for retirement is a major challenge for most Americans, and with good reason. When you have immediate bills to pay, putting aside money for a distant future may not seem like a priority.

Picking a high-paying dividend stock to buy is easy. The hard part is finding an income investment where the dividend isn't at risk, that isn't a value trap about to plummet in share price, or

The last week or so has been scary in the financial markets. Stimulus talks abruptly broke down (again), the coronavirus outbreak looks to be spiking again, and there's a ton of uncertainty

The higher one climbs, the harder one falls. Such is the fate for stocks that are trading at ridiculously high price-to-earnings ratios. This is especially the case in the context of the ongoing

Whenever a given years starts to wrap up and a new year approaches, you'll generally be hit with some tax tips designed to help you maximize your savings. But one thing you don't want to do is put

If you're looking to invest in marijuana stocks, the U.S. is where the big money lies. In this brief Fool Live video, Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina and longtime Motley Fool

At long last, the highly anticipated U.S. elections are at hand. Many Americans have already voted, with even more going to the polls on Tuesday. We'll soon find out who the winners and losers will

Some surprises are delightful, such as a surprise birthday party, a marriage proposal, or a winning lottery ticket. Others, though, can be troubling or even devastating, personally and/or

It's been a turbulent year for Wall Street, and it doesn't appear as if stock market volatility will ebb anytime soon. Numerous records have been broken this year, including the fastest bear market

I recently had the pleasure of hearing Zoom Video (NASDAQ: ZM) founder and CEO Eric Yuan speak at my alma mater's business school. Appropriately, the presentation was flawlessly conducted using the

In order to have peace of mind in retirement, people need to know that they will have enough cash coming in every month to pay the bills. Now, Social Security may serve as the foundation of that