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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

You might not like what I'm about to say, but stock market crashes and corrections are a natural part of the investing cycle and the price you pay to take part in the greatest wealth creator on the

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Despite the pandemic and a recession, the S&P 500 has managed to rise 5% year to date. Some sectors have benefited far more than others, though, with technology stocks standing out from the rest.

During gold rushes of the past, the vendors selling picks and shovels often made more money than the gold miners did themselves. It's a similar story with the cannabis industry. Companies that

COVID-19 probably isn't going to be a passing fad. Despite the very real possibility that one or more vaccines will be approved in record time, clinicians still expect the viral illness to persist

Wayfair (NYSE: W) enjoyed close to ideal operating conditions during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. With consumers flush with cash from federal stimulus payments and eager to shift

The coronavirus pandemic led many people around the world to start spending more time at home. That significant shift in consumer behavior benefits Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), which develops and

Investors have low expectations heading into TripAdvisor's (NASDAQ: TRIP) third-quarter earnings report. The online travel booking giant's business was struggling even before the pandemic struck and

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) are on the cusp of producing phase 3 data that could show their coronavirus vaccine, BNT162, protects participants from developing COVID-19 better than