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Coming into 2026, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been on one of its strongest multi-year streaks in history. From 2023-2025, the index jumped a whopping 78%.

However, that three-year period on

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:MGK) and the iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT:IWO) both track U.S. growth stocks, but their approaches diverge: MGK concentrates on the nation’s

After a short-lived rally to start the year, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is once again trading below the $2 price level. That can be concerning to crypto investors, who may be starting to wonder if XRP can

I'm someone who doesn't like paying the IRS a penny more than necessary. For this reason, I'm a big fan of retirement accounts such as individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s.

With a

Geopolitical relationships, defense and military needs, and climate monitoring are just a few of the important use cases for real-time Earth data. This is a problem Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) is

Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a wave of opportunity across the economy. Gartner estimates AI spending will reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, up 44% year over year, and early projections

Interest rates are almost sure to fall this year. The Federal Reserve itself expects to ratchet down the benchmark fed funds rate by about 75 basis points in 2026, or three-quarters of 1 percentage

You want as many Social Security checks as possible, so you plan to sign up as soon as you can. You probably know that you become eligible at 62, but thanks to an obscure Social Security rule, you

The global economy depends on oil and gas, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon. That said, the industry can be volatile. Most oil and gas companies are sensitive to commodity prices, which

Considering the issues it has faced over the past year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has performed pretty well, although it has lagged the S&P 500. However, there will be lingering issues moving forward

With ongoing geopolitical conflicts, trade wars, interest rate uncertainty, and more, is now really the time to be investing in stocks? In my experience, there are always reasons for pessimism. But

At a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of around 24 times based on analyst 2026 consensus, and a forward price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.65 (with positive PEG ratios below 1 considered

The widespread adoption of ChatGPT in early 2023 heralded the wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to come. These next-generation AI models were significantly more useful than their

The new year brings a slew of changes to Social Security. While many of them are subtle, they can make an impact on your bottom line -- especially if you're relying heavily on your benefits in

The Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHE) stands out for its lower cost and higher yield, while the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:EEM) brings a longer history and slightly

The questions on everyone's mind in the artificial intelligence (AI) investing sector are along the lines of: Is AI demand real, and is there a bubble forming? This is a very important question

Many of America's largest companies reported operating results beginning this month for the fourth quarter of 2025, giving investors a valuable update on the state of their businesses. Netflix

The Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT:VTV) is designed for investors seeking to track the performance of large-cap U.S. value stocks, concentrating on established companies with lower price-to-book ratios

Leading privacy token Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) is one I think represents the sort of fear that's been building up among some investors in the crypto sector this past week. After surging to a new

The whole point of saving money in a retirement account is to pay less in taxes, but that doesn't mean you can avoid them forever. If you don't want to pay taxes upfront, like you would with a Roth

When it comes to brick-and-mortar retail, Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) have a stronghold in the U.S., serving millions of consumers daily. However, the stocks have been on two

Billionaire David Tepper loves a good turnaround story. He made his fortune as a master of investing in distressed debt through his hedge fund, Appaloosa Management. The value-focused contrarian

Among the worst-performing large-cap cryptocurrencies this past week was Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK). This network's native LINK token lost 17.1% of its value over the past seven days, as of 3:00 p.m

The S&P 500's dividend yield is around 1.2% these days, which is near its all-time low. However, that doesn't mean there aren't attractive income opportunities today. Several high-quality companies

As if the bout of inflation over the last few years wasn't painful enough for everyday investors, there are, unfortunately, plenty of good reasons to believe that the U.S. dollar is going to get