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Most of us are pretty good at coming up with excuses while we put off doing important things. Our tires might need more air, for example, but it looks like rain today, so maybe we'll aim to fill

Withdrawing money from a 401(k) before age 59 1/2 is usually an extremely expensive proposition since you're hit with a 10% tax penalty on your early distribution.

The CARES Act aimed to change that

The first half of 2020 was a wild ride for investors.

What was barely a news story in the beginning of the year erupted into a global catastrophe as the coronavirus pandemic rocked investors around

At the end of April, shares of Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) were hovering near their 52-week highs of $85.97. The stock has been falling since then, and it's now trading at just about $76. Year to

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) has been grabbing a lot of headlines over the past few weeks, mostly thanks to its involvement in the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19. The company claimed to

It's been a rocky few months and an unquestionably difficult year for most of us thus far, but that doesn't change the fact that we're midway through 2020 and it's time to give your finances a

Uber (NYSE: UBER) saw its stock price decline by 14.4% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The ride-hailing company's shares remain flat year to date but are still

Are you looking for a way to beat the market over the long run? You might want to seriously consider medical-device stocks.

Over the last five years, the medical-device sector has generated returns

Taxes. No one likes to pay them. Unfortunately, that old adage about death and taxes rings as true today as it ever has. Investment income is not spared either, but there are ways to decrease these

When positioning your retirement fund for the long-term horizon, perhaps three or four decades down the road, be sure to save room in your portfolio for environmental, social, and governance (ESG)

Buying a dividend stock that's cheap can be a great way to maximize the returns you'll make from owning it. Not only will you earn dividend income, but you can also benefit if the stock rises in

Millennials have faced numerous economic challenges throughout their lifetimes. The 2020 recession is yet another one.

This pandemic-driven economic downturn is likely to have an especially profound

What a grueling slog it's been to reach the midpoint of 2020 -- and it only took five years, or so it's felt that way.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has completely altered our

The COVID-19 crisis has done a number on the U.S. economy, and we're now in a recession that could easily last well into 2021. In light of that, you might assume that now's a terrible time to

There's no question that this has been a challenging year for all Americans. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has completely upended societal norms, driven more than 20 million

Happy birthday, America! On this day, 244 years ago, all but one of the 13 United Colonies officially adopted the Declaration of Independence, thus declaring their collective right to govern without

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) finished the first six months of the year up 15%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the cloud software giant delivered solid results in the face of

Shares of Altria Group (NYSE: MO) have gone up in smoke this year as the domestic Marlboro maker fell early in the year after it took another impairment on its Juul Labs stake and then got slammed

Charles Zhengyao Lu is keeping his job at Luckin Coffee (OTC: LKNC.Y), the company announced in a regulatory document filed after market hours on Thursday. Its board of directors held a meeting to

Shares of Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) rose 18.2% in June, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The semiconductor equipment stock received a boost after several promising

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) is making a big push into cutting-edge IT segments. The company announced Thursday that it will be allocating more capital to investments in developing corners of the market

After crashing during the coronavirus sell-off in March, shares of Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) bounced back and finished the first half of the year up 19%, according to data from S&P Global Market

Investors were falling in love with Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) all over again in the first six months of the year as shares of the Tinder parent racked up a 12% gain, according to data from S&P

Shares in United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) rose 11.5% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. In common with its direct peer FedEx (NYSE: FDX), which rose 7.4% in

You don't have to be rich to be financially independent. You just need to have enough in assets or cash flows from sources other than work to cover your costs. Getting to that point is a journey to