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Investors' worries have multiplied in recent weeks as President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs on imports took shape -- and settled in a form that could weigh heavily on U.S. companies, consumers

According to author and psychologist Robert Cialdini, appealing to authority is one of the top methods of persuasion. The idea is that people are more likely to believe something endorsed by someone

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) isn't as safe as holding cash when economic times get tough. As a cryptocurrency, it's volatile, and it's nearly impossible to use it to buy something you might actually need

Last week marked a sell-off not seen since the pandemic-induced market crash of 2020. In just two days (Thursday and Friday), the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) fell 10.7%, the S&P 500

It's a tough time to be an investor right now. New tariff policies from the Trump administration have investors rattled, and the declines seen across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are becoming

OppFi's (NYSE:OPFI) stock has surged from $2.50 to $10 in under a year -- but is the rally just getting started? In this exclusive interview, CEO Todd Schwarz breaks down what's fueling the fintech

Investors looking for stock ideas may be wise to follow what some of the wealthiest money managers in the world are doing. Luckily, it's easy to see what many of them have been up to recently thanks

Social Security is a critical source of income for millions of retired workers. But very few Americans know exactly how their retirement benefit is calculated. While memorizing the process is

In today's video, I discuss Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA), and what semiconductor stock investors should know about recent updates. To learn more, check out the short video, consider

A company's book value is equal to its total assets, less its liabilities. Book value does not consider the future at all. It is strictly a measure of the company's balance sheet values at any given

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the S&P 500 Growth index. The Growth index holds 208 of the best-performing growth

Today's economic conditions are...unique, to say the least. Although unemployment is low, inflation remains stubbornly high. And recent tariff announcements have many Americans worried about a

E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has certainly turned several patient investors into millionaires since its public offering in 1997.

But it would be naïve to pretend that the stock's 230,000%

With the stock market crashing at the end of last week, many investors are wondering if now is the time to invest in an exchange traded fund (ETF) like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). The

As the Trump administration's "Liberation Day" tariffs rip through the markets and spark fears of a global recession, many investors are likely thinking about selling their stocks. That might seem

With the stock market falling more than 10% in two days, we have officially witnessed a stock market crash. Stocks, meanwhile, remain volatile given uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and the

The artificial intelligence (AI) trend played a central role in the stock market's rise over the past couple of years. Numerous companies benefited from the proliferation of this rapidly advancing

Though numerous factors played a role in sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite to respective closing highs in late 2024 and early 2025, nothing has been more

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) have fallen sharply during the recent market rout. Wall Street sees upside in both stocks, but analysts expect more

Dividend stocks are great long-term investments. They've outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks by more than 2-to-1 over the long term. The best returns have come from companies that pay a growing

Cryptocurrencies can be a wild ride. But many patient investors have made a killing by sticking around for the long term. So far in 2025, the values of most major cryptocurrencies have taken a

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) fell sharply after the U.S. released a new tariff program. Does that open up some opportunities for investors who like high-yield stocks? A quick

For well over a century, the stock market has been a bona fide wealth-creating machine. But this doesn't mean equities aren't susceptible to big moves lower from time to time.

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