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You need to work to sustain your lifestyle -- but you also hope your hard work provides you with a comfortable retirement. Reaching retirement age only to learn this dream won't come true can

The front-runner in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine recently hit a stumbling block. Around the world, phase 3 trials with AZD1222, a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate from AstraZeneca (NYSE:

Recessions are generally tough on financial stocks. Banks will experience bigger credit losses and real estate investment trusts (REITs) will see declining rent collections. If we see another market

Your Social Security benefits are calculated based on your earnings during your 35 highest-paid years in the workforce. From there, the age at which you file determines your monthly benefit.

If you

2020 has been a tough year for income investors, as the COVID-19 crisis forced many companies to abruptly cut or suspend their dividends. However, many reliable dividend stocks survived that wash

When meticulous research and consideration has led you to pick a stock to buy, how should you go about investing in it? Carefully crafting your approach to adding shares of any given stock can work

No matter how you slice the data, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors and leaders of our generation. Since 1965, Berkshire's stock has

When the economy is tanking and inflation is high, investors often rush to gold. Silver is also viewed as a safe-haven investment, though it gets a lot less hype. 

Both precious metals have been

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) sit on opposite ends of the packaged foods market.

Beyond Meat has carved out a growing niche in plant-based meat products, while Coca-Cola has

In times of severe market volatility, investing in dividend stocks can be a lucrative hedge tactic, as it brings a steady stream of income whichever way the market goes. There is also significant

Oversupply, pricing headwinds, inventory writedowns, and retail store closures due to COVID-19 containment measures -- these things and more have meant a tough year for the legal marijuana market

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who controls most of Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) stock portfolio, has traditionally avoided IPOs. In fact, the last time Buffett

Tesla and Apple have absolutely obliterated the market's measly 5% gain this year. Shares of the electric car company have soared more than 300%, and the iPhone maker's stock is up about 60% year to

Much recent social media stock news has centered around TikTok, the hit short video app from Chinese company ByteDance. That's no surprise; its potential acquisition by a large U.S. technology

Growth stocks are companies that increase their revenue and earnings at a faster rate than the market average. These stocks often trade at high valuations that are justified by future potential --

Which biotech companies will become the superstars of tomorrow and push your portfolio performance into the stratosphere? It's impossible to predict the future of the stock market with perfect

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) has climbed the most of any other healthcare company so far this year. Shares have soared more than 2,160% as the clinical stage biotech business has advanced its coronavirus

To say that the stock market has been interesting in recent months would be a major understatement. New and exciting IPOs are hitting the market with increasing frequency, tech stocks have been

In November, Americans will decide who becomes the president of the United States for the next four years.

There's a lot to consider when making your choice, as the candidates diverge on some key

Even with their recent pullback, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) shares have more than doubled in the past year and have been a solid multi-bagger for those who have held them more than a couple of years

The higher they climb, the harder they fall. While growth stocks are often big winners during a bull market, they tend to endure tough sell-offs during market corrections due to their overvaluation.

Millions of Americans have grappled with financial stress in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying recession. In March, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)

It's not surprising for top executives and board members to sell some of their shares in a company from time to time. Most shareholders don't begrudge a modest level of such activity, but when

There's an old investing adage: "Don't try to catch a falling knife." Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) fits the description of a falling knife right now. The biotech has lost nearly half of its market cap in

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) hasn't been bashful about playing up the prospects for its coronavirus vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, co-developed with BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX). The company even predicted that it