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Last year, Viking Therapeutics, a mid-cap biotech, made waves after it reported excellent phase 2 results for an investigational medicine for weight loss, the industry's hottest and perhaps

Social Security is at the center of most seniors' retirement plans. In the most recent edition of an annual Gallup poll, 60% of retirees said Social Security is a major source of income; another 28%

The market hasn't been treating PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) shareholders very well over the past few years. It's not unwarranted, of course; PayPal has been struggling with a number of issues

The stock market has gotten off to a rough start in 2025. As of March 4, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down by 1.5% and 5.2%, respectively.

Broadly speaking, when the stock market is

You can't blame a Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) investor for sighing loudly during the fourth-quarter conference call. After years of mostly disappointing investors with production hiccups, earnings

One of my favorite "stocked ponds" to fish in when I'm looking for new investments is niche-leading businesses that fill a unique void in the world. If managed well, stocks with this trait often

What if I told you one of the top-performing artificial intelligence (AI) stocks last year wasn't a member of the "Magnificent Seven"? Maybe you'd think I'm talking about Palantir Technologies --

Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) stock, maker of America's second-most frequently launched rocket of 2024, had an eventful introduction to 2025 last week.

In a flurry of press releases, the maker of

Since it went public a few years ago, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has taken its investors on a volatile ride. That pattern continued over the past 12 months. Since March 2024, the fintech stock

You don't have to start with a huge sum of money; you just have to keep saving hard month in and month out. That's really the key to long-term investment success. A good example of this comes from

Many investors have a preference for businesses generating strong revenue growth. This is a high-visibility metric that points to a clear product-market fit. The hope is that this setup will result

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has a lot of moving parts. It's not just an electric vehicle (EV) maker. It has a growing energy storage business, a robotics arm, and enough data and artificial intelligence

Volatility has returned to the stock market. In particular, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has suffered a rough start to the year. As of this writing, the index has dropped about 3.8% year to date

In a matter of years, the share price of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has made it one of the largest companies in the world, with a market cap that currently exceeds $3 trillion. Nvidia isn't alone

Internet domain registration specialist VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has been quite the sprightly stock since Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway added to its existing stake recently.

VeriSign's recent

There's a reason 62 is a very popular age to file for Social Security. It happens to be the earliest age seniors are allowed to sign up for benefits. Many retirees are aware that they can't get

For years, Vanguard was at the leading edge of the mutual fund industry, with a heavy focus on index mutual funds, though it also offered a large selection of actively managed funds.

When

Real estate has been one of the worst-performing stock market sectors in recent years, mainly thanks to interest rate headwinds. While this hasn't exactly been a great catalyst for real estate

When a management team predicts its revenue will double during its next fiscal year, investors should pay attention. This isn't a common occurrence, and it can reveal broader trends in the industry

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock hasn't performed well so far in 2025, losing around 15% of its value. The recent dip has caused the company's market capitalization to fall under the $12

The $3 trillion club is quite exclusive. Since inviting Apple into its halls as its first member in early 2022, only two other companies have stepped through its doors: Microsoft and Nvidia. As of

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been getting slammed harder than the rest of the market recently as stocks sold off due to fears of a trade war. Many are down in the double digits, while

It's a clash between the world's largest beverage company and an emerging competitor.

In one corner, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has a long history of rewarding shareholders with steady growth and rising

Under former President Joe Biden, regulators took a stringent approach to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), focusing on limiting the size and scope of major deals. As we entered this year, investment

Not many people start shouting with joy when they pay taxes, but they're necessary in a functioning society. There are taxes on purchases, property, income, and plenty of other financial