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To put it lightly, 2023 has been a trying year for the financial sector. It began with the fall of SVB Financial's Silicon Valley Bank and has since sent a ripple through the sector that's lasted

Higher-yielding dividend stocks are often a higher risk. The bigger payout is an investor's reward for assuming more risk, including that it could get cut if the company's situation deteriorates

Here are some key things to know about Social Security. For starters, it's not likely to come anywhere near replacing your pre-retirement income. Indeed, the average annual retirement benefit totals

If you are a dividend-focused investor, the one thing you probably hate more than anything else is a dividend cut. That's understandable, given that a cut means the income stream you thought you

It's been a difficult ride for Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) shareholders. In the past five years, the stock has tanked 47%, a huge disappointment compared to the 58% gain of the S&P 500. 

The negative

Digital media giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is building an impressive portfolio of video games, but the gaming has been restricted to Android and iOS smartphones so far. That is changing now, as

Investing doesn't have to be complicated. You'll do very well over the years if you can identify high-quality businesses, buy them when the stocks trade at a reasonable price, and hold on to them

While it's nice to see share prices rise after you buy your stake, the reality is that stock prices don't always go up. Bear markets happen, and having the right strategy in place for dealing with

Once a bedrock of China's technology industry, Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has faced a series of setbacks over the past few years, including a massive slowdown in growth and a crackdown by the Chinese

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is back. After struggling with cost overruns and slowing growth, the e-commerce and cloud computing giant has returned to its winning ways.

Amazon's retail margins are

Investors have been on a roller-coaster ride in recent years, as the end of the COVID-19 pandemic sent many stocks skyrocketing in 2021. Then, macroeconomic headwinds the following year triggered a

There have been numerous headlines about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) becoming the first company to cross the $3 trillion valuation threshold or speculation about which company will be the next to join the

The fact that inflation has been cooling is no doubt a good thing for consumers. Since mid-2021, many people have been struggling with higher living costs and have had to result to credit card debt

In the short run, there's no telling what an individual stock will do. Shares of terrible companies can rally, and shares of great companies can crumble.

In the long run, a stock's performance is

After a long, discouraging crypto winter, prices have been slowly recovering so far this year.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is currently up by around 53% in 2023, but it's still down nearly 62% from its

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE: REXR) both reported very strong second-quarter financial results. However, there's an important difference between the two real estate

After the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration's plan to forgive as much as $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, the White House was quick to roll out several backup student loan

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) estimates that at least one of its products sits on the shelves of nearly every U.S. household -- a dominant market position if there ever was one for a consumer food

Investors recently got an updated look at Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) massive stock portfolio. Regulatory filings reveal that Warren Buffett and his team did some interesting

Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) had been quietly trouncing the market in 2023, nearly doubling the 17% return that investors have seen in the S&P 500 through early August. That all changed following its recent

After 2022 saw Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price crater 65% amid an aggressive rising rate environment, this year has been a turnaround story. The top digital asset's recent rally (up 76% as of Aug. 14)

Most investors are just trying to secure a nice, well-funded retirement. And, most people who adhere to sound investing principles will achieve this goal.

The date you reach this goal, however

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a big-time winner so far in 2023. Share prices are up 35% since January, largely on investor excitement over artificial intelligence and OpenAI's ChatGPT, which Microsoft