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With the S&P 500 up a remarkable 79% in the last three years, some investors may be worried that we're due for a sell-off in 2026. And while no one can know for sure when such down markets will

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) are both highly respected pharmaceutical companies. However, their stock prices have traveled shockingly different paths over the past year or so

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY) is the original exchange-traded fund (ETF). Launched in January 1993, it's still one of the five biggest ETFs in existence with more than $718 billion in assets

Warren Buffett officially retired from his long-standing role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025, but his investing advice is more relevant than ever.

As we head into the new year, many

Shares of Iren (NASDAQ: IREN) more than tripled in 2025. The Bitcoin miner, founded in 2018, is pursuing a massive opportunity by offering its data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) cloud

Dividend stocks can be a good strategy for investors seeking a reliable and potentially more predictable stream of passive income. Two companies with high dividend yields are the longtime automaker

If you're like most retirees, you depend on your Social Security. If your benefit check is smaller than expected, that could be a problem.

Unfortunately, retirees are at risk of this occurring. In

Last year was an amazing one for several members of the "Magnificent Seven." Alphabet was the best-performing of them all, with its shares soaring more than 60%. Nvidia also continued to ride the

Media-streaming pioneer Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will report earnings after the closing bell on Jan. 20, 2026. The update will cover the fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal year 2025.

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Dividend growers make some of the best long-term investments. They provide investors with a lucrative and growing income stream, complemented by a rising share price. This powerful combination has

Investors have access to all sorts of data, including the holdings that billionaire hedge fund managers have.

At the end of each quarter, any money manager with greater than $100 million in assets

Losing a spouse is an extremely stressful life event, and that stress can be compounded by the many financial questions you might face. How you'll support yourself, what benefits you can claim and

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been an absolutely incredible performer over the past three years. Its stock outperformed the market in 2023, 2024, and 2025, but can it do it in 2026? I think this next

Many dividend stocks slumped in 2022 and 2023 as rising interest rates drove investors toward higher-yielding CDs, bonds, and T-bills. However, the Federal Reserve reduced its benchmark rates six

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had a strong 2025, rising from about $420 per share at the start of 2025 to around $490 by December. That's about a 17% return, making it a strong stock pick in normal

Safe and sound. Those are two words that income investors love to hear about the stocks they buy. Unfortunately, those descriptions don't always apply to stocks that pay exceptionally high dividend

The market is starting 2026 on a high, having finished three years of double-digit gains. The future still looks bright for U.S. stocks, and large artificial intelligence (AI) companies like Nvidia

Yeti Holdings (NYSE: YETI) barely beat the S&P 500 in 2025 with an 18% gain, but sluggish revenue growth makes a repeat performance less likely for the outdoor recreational product provider.

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The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) briefly dropped into bear market territory last year when President Trump started imposing tariffs, but the technology-heavy index quickly entered a new

Retirees will get a Social Security benefit increase in 2026 since the Social Security Administration announced a 2.8% Cost of Living Adjustment.

This isn't a surprise, as COLAs typically happen on

Is it accurate to still refer to the stocks owned by Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) as Warren Buffett's portfolio? I think so, even though the legendary investor no longer serves as

Many of us are seeking promising exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for our portfolios. An ETF is a mutual-fund-like security that trades like a stock, making it easy to get in and out of. You can buy

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom continued to create trillions of dollars in value for tech and tech-adjacent companies in 2025, which propelled the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock market index

With another year in the books, investors have every reason to smile. In 2025, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite all roared to

I have a New Year's tradition. It doesn't involve fireworks or eating certain foods. Instead, in the first week of January, I identify my top dividend stocks to buy and hold for the new year.

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