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529 plans are a tax-advantaged way to save for higher education, but the penalty for making non-qualified withdrawals can be a huge headache for those who don't use all the money they've accumulated

Dividend stocks are an excellent source of passive income. These stocks also produce solid returns with less volatility than others. According to a study by Hartford Funds, companies that have

At one point, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) was one of the best stocks to own, as it skyrocketed almost 6,500% from May 2015 to its all-time high in November 2021. But as the Federal Reserve rapidly hiked

I like what-if exercises. They require both reasoning and imagination. And even if the scenarios never actually happen, thinking about them can nonetheless help in the real world.

One example that

Warren Buffett isn't what you'd call a tech guru. The legendary investor has been notoriously slow in the past to invest in companies with major technological advances. He readily admits that tech

If you're looking to supercharge your retirement savings, there's one account that stands out above the rest if you ask me: the health savings account.

The health savings account, or HSA, isn't

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) recently got some good news in the U.S. An advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously confirmed the clinical benefit of its Alzheimer's drug

It's amazing what a difference a year -- or even a few months -- can make on Wall Street. In 2021, the mature-business-packed Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500

When most people think of Social Security, they think of the retirement benefits that seniors receive after putting in a few decades in the workforce. But the program also provides checks to other

When it comes to the world's greatest investors, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is, arguably, in a class of his own. Since taking over the CEO role in 1965, the

When your career comes to an end, ideally you'll have multiple income sources at your disposal. If you worked for many years, you'll likely have money coming your way from Social Security. But you

The craze around artificial intelligence (AI) has sent shares of several companies soaring this year. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the foremost examples of this trend -- shares of the

During the 2023 first quarter, ended March 31, Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) posted revenue and diluted earnings per share of $1.8 billion and $0.18, respectively, beating Wall Street analyst expectations.

The new wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is sparking what may be a revolution in business technology. Companies that are leading the transformation are capturing investor enthusiasm

Over the past five years, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) shares have climbed 159%, easily crushing both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index. Strong revenue and earnings growth, which have admittedly

While most stocks have bounced from their bear market lows, many remain well below their highs from when the sell-off started 18 months ago. That's good news for income-seeking investors since

It's nearly impossible to predict the future. However, it's becoming abundantly clear that the world is transitioning to lower-carbon energy sources like renewables. That switch will take decades to

Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) is a leading provider of human capital management (HCM) software and has been putting up impressive growth lately. The company's cloud-based Beti platform provides a

The artificial intelligence (AI) wars are heating up. Software companies are battling it out for consumers' attention, but hardware giants are also jostling for position in what could become a

Both Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) are innovative companies that are looking to disrupt insurance and banking, respectively. But despite having truly game-changing