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Wall Street and investors have enjoyed an incredibly strong bounce from the March 2020 pandemic low. But over the past couple of weeks, they've been reminded in a not-so-subtle fashion that stock

Most of us need to do a better job of saving and investing for retirement. A 2021 survey from the Insured Retirement Institute found that 51% of older folks have saved less than $50,000 for

Looking back more than 100 years, no asset has delivered a higher average annual return for investors than the stock market. But if we focus on just the past couple of years, cryptocurrencies have

The monthly benefits you collect from Social Security probably won't be enough to sustain you during retirement. That's why saving on your own is so important.

The average senior on Social Security

The stock market is a wealth-building machine. But it requires investors to exercise patience and focus on great companies over the long run.

For instance, the broader market has undergone three

Inflation puts investors in a tough spot. It's hard to hold on to cash when it's losing its purchasing power, but when the primary alternatives are either bonds that aren't earning much more than

There's no question that Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) had an incredible run in 2021.

The dog-themed cryptocurrency jumped from $0.000000000133 (nine zeros) at the end of 2020 to $0.000033 (four zeros)

Growth stocks, on balance, have dramatically outperformed value stocks since the last major financial crisis. Historically low federal fund rates (the rate at which banks lend to one another)

Peloton's (NASDAQ: PTON) stock fell 25% on reports of halted production and potential layoffs. United (NASDAQ: UAL) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) express optimism about increased travel in the

Has the world gone mad or are these actually investment opportunities? Sit back, relax, and tune in. We've got Motley Fool analyst Aaron Bush here to walk you through the burgeoning world of NFTs.

The cryptocurrency market has seen volatile trading recently, but it's enjoying a day of positive momentum on Saturday. Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is benefiting from the trend, and its token was up

Ordering something on Amazon may be simple, but getting that something to your front door is anything but. It's a topic that Christopher Mims, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal

In this clip from "The 5" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 18, Motley Fool contributor Jamie Louko discusses whether growth rates can be sustained for the leading crypto trading platform amid a

Weekends have not been kind to cryptocurrencies the last few months, but the final weekend in January 2022 is starting off on the right foot. Over the last 24 hours, the value of every major

Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser talks about why the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard news signals a direct shot at Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and why Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders should be

Just a couple of weeks before Christmas, the Biden administration announced a new initiative that could vastly improve the process of receiving Social Security benefits.

President Joe Biden signed

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world of real estate, both residential and commercial. And while much of that impact has been positive, the pandemic has made things tougher

On Tuesday, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk announced that he would eat a McDonald's Happy Meal on TV if the restaurant chain accepted Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) as payment. The tweet is the latest of the

The stock market is getting pummeled this year. Growth-focused stocks have gotten hit particularly hard as investors rotate out of that sector. While this sell-off has been brutal to stomach, it's

The stock market officially entered a correction this week, declining 10% from the most recent high. Many stocks are down even more. Stock market corrections like this can feel brutal since no one

Earlier this month, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced a deal with Biohaven Pharmaceutical (NYSE: BHVN), paying it $500 million ($150 million in cash and $350 million for a 3% stake in Biohaven) in

The world-famous Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) company is scheduled to report fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 10. The beverage giant saw its sales decline at the onset of the pandemic. 

Coca-Cola

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2021 earnings on Feb. 10. The international snack and beverage giant has been thriving since the pandemic's onset as folks spend a lot

With the S&P 500 down 8% in January -- and other indices off by even more -- there are attractive investment opportunities out there to take advantage of the market's pessimism today.

I believe Rok

The brutal sell-off in the stock market continued for much of this past week. All three major stock market indexes officially entered correction territory, declining 10% for their most recent high.