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Shares of online education company K12 (NYSE: LRN) slumped 29.2% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The slide followed an 18.7% decline for the company's share

Hopes for a second stimulus package had driven stocks higher over the past two weeks. Democrats and Republicans seemed to be getting closer to a deal after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said

Shares of Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) climbed 11.2% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The children's entertainment company is heavily shorted, and it appears to

Three months ago, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) reported that its domestic vehicle deliveries plunged by 33% in the second quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic weighed on traffic to car dealers and

Social Security is supposed to be an inflation-protected source of retirement income because seniors receive periodic cost-of-living adjustments. Unfortunately, the method used to determine if

There are a lot of great dividend-paying stocks out there, but I hate to break it to you -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn't one of them. But income-seeking investors shouldn't just dismiss the idea of

Science has shown that companies that establish an emotional connection with consumers tend to develop a strong degree of brand loyalty. This connection results in better, longer-lasting

It's going to be a busy week for deal seekers next week. Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) now-iconic Prime Day is coming, and mass-market retailers Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are trying to

Over 46.4 million American households use IRAs to stash a portion of their retirement savings, but despite this widespread use, there are still plenty of misconceptions about how they work. This can

Just a few weeks after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) launched new smartwatches and tablets, the tech giant sent out invitations to another virtual product event. The invitations included the cryptic phrase

When it comes to dividend stocks, few are more iconic than Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). The stock is both a high-yield investment and a Dividend King (we'll unpack what these terms mean in a moment)

Shares of relatively unknown biotech company MyoKardia (NASDAQ: MYOK) jumped overnight after Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) agreed to pay a steep premium to acquire the clinical-stage biotech and

It's been a busy year for electric vehicle (EV) IPOs despite the fact that many EV stocks haven't actually been using them!

Instead of an IPO -- initial public offering -- many electric carmakers

Roughly 46 million retirees currently collect Social Security benefits, and those monthly checks often play a significant role in their retirement. A whopping 88% of U.S. adults believe Social

Shares of Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) surged last week after the company held its Investor Day conference. The event touted Twilio's impressive accomplishments to date, and also revealed that the company

In 1999, MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) launched its online marketplace in four Latin American countries to provide an easy way to connect buyers and sellers. Since then, it's grown to serve 18

Investing in 2020 hasn't been easy. We've watched the broad-based S&P 500 lose 34% of its value in under five weeks, then take less than five months to recoup all of its losses (and then some).

Social Security generally won't pay you enough money to retire comfortably. To achieve that goal, you'll need personal savings to supplement those benefits.

You may decide that a 401(k) plan is the

The new subscription-based service from Walmart (NYSE: WMT) called Walmart+ isn't exactly an existential threat to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It would be short-sighted of Amazon, however, to believe

The coronavirus pandemic has been great for pot stocks -- well, for most of them. Stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns have highlighted marijuana's evolution into a staple consumer good. It's

Robinhood investors really like coronavirus stocks right now. Nine of the 100 most popular stocks on the trading platform are for drugmakers developing experimental COVID-19 therapies or vaccines.

You probably won't have to think for very long to come up with at least a few reasons to avoid Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) stock. Just look at the company's latest quarterly release. There was

Throughout history, few investors have been more successful than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since 1965, Berkshire Hathaway's stock has averaged an annual gain

There's a reason that age 65 has long been associated with retirement: It's the age at which Medicare eligibility first kicks in, and for decades, it was everyone's full retirement age for the

You may not like what I'm about to say, but history suggests a stock market crash or correction is pretty much inevitable following the monumental run equities have mounted from the March 23 low. In