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Though viewed broadly, the stock market is booming, there are really only a few types of stocks that are working right now. Among them are technology stocks, which are benefiting from long-term

While the economy was booming just a few short months ago, the U.S. has now entered a recession. And there's ample reason to fear the economy will get worse before it gets better, as coronavirus

July is a sizzling month in many parts of the U.S., so it seems appropriate to talk about three stocks that are hot as sparklers on the Fourth of July.

FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU)

Before the pandemic, most healthcare investors had probably never heard of the vaccine biotech Vaxart (NASDAQ: VXRT). At the end of 2019, Vaxart's market cap was a minuscule $16.9 million, a far cry

Millions of seniors collect Social Security, but some look to those benefits as a major or even sole source of retirement income. And when those benefits don't go up from year to year, it's these

Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is a credit card company, but it's also an online bank with about $112 billion in assets. Either way you classify it, it has been a strong performer over the

Beating the markets isn't an easy task for pot stocks. In 2019, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (OTC: HMLSF) crashed 39%, and it's already down another 24% during 2020. That's compared with

As the market faces uncertain headwinds in the aftermath of COVID-19, the unresolved trade war, and other macro challenges, investors should make sure they're holding some high-quality dividend

With a global market size forecast by Allied Market Research to reach $2.6 billion by 2023, orthodontics and teeth alignment services are gaining significant customer demand. As a result, dentistry

There's a disconnect today between how the markets are performing and the strength of the overall economy. Even though tens of millions of Americans are collecting unemployment benefits and the

Last month, I shared some reasons for investors to stay away from Quebec-based marijuana company HEXO (NYSE: HEXO). There were a number of things to be concerned with, but the three biggest were the

In 2018, the average tax refund was a whopping $2,881. While not everyone gets back such a big amount, the majority of taxpayers do get refunds and this money can be used for important financial

Shares of medical device makers Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) fell by double-digit percentages in the first six months of 2020, according to

Barely a decade into production, Elon Musk's Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is already basically the granddaddy of electric car stocks, the standard to which newcomers aspire. In contrast, Trevor Milton's

Actor Will Rogers said, "The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket." Unfortunately, that folded dollar bill is still only worth $1 -- which is no

COVID-19 has knocked down the entire travel industry, and cruise-ship operators, in particular, have had to suspend operations completely because of the pandemic. Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL)

The story of the tortoise and the hare ranks as one of the most beloved of Aesop's fables. In this fable, the hare gets out to a commanding head start in a race. But the slow-and-steady tortoise

The COVID-19 pandemic has been rough for mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), as almost every one has been forced to cut its dividend. Every mortgage REIT, regardless of strategy

For years, there wasn't a hotter investment opportunity on Wall Street than marijuana. With tens of billions of dollars in sales being conducted in the black market, it seemed only logical that

Shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) rose by just over 2% Friday after the company publicized a report that used a controversial method of analysis to suggest that its experimental antiviral

As a retiree, your main financial goal should be to generate enough income through sources like Social Security, savings, and investments to keep up with your living expenses -- preferably without

For more than 80 years, Social Security has been laying down a financial foundation for our nation's retired workforce. As of May 2020, the average retired worker was bringing home about $1,513 a

With most polls showing Democratic nominee Joe Biden maintaining a lead in this fall's presidential election, many industries, including banking, are beginning to wonder what policy might look like

Looking for toys and entertainment? You'll find both at Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS). But that may be where the similarity ends. The fortunes of both companies were much

For most Americans, this has been one of the most challenging years of their lives. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has completely upended societal norms, pushed more than 20