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A few years ago, both Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) were flying high: from an earnings and share performance perspective. They each sold a leading coronavirus vaccine -- and Pfizer

March was another winning month for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). The broad-market index gained 3.1%, beating the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite. The S&P 500 posted its best

The largest company in the world, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is also an expensive one, with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 39. This could be a massive warning sign for investors.

So, what is

For years, Apple has been the top dog. But, as they say, the times are a-changin'.

iPhones are old news. Unit sales of the devices have leveled off after years of growth. What's more, the company is

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is doing well in the current volatile selling environment. The retailing giant recently announced surprisingly strong sales trends through the start of 2024, even as consumers

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has fallen on hard times over the past few years. Shares of the hospital-focused real estate investment trust (REIT) have lost more than 80% of their value from

Making money in the stock market doesn't have to be difficult or complicated. It can get that way, however, if you try to get too greedy or aggressive. If you're willing to stay the course and buy

I like to make individual investments. I love being a part owner of something tangible that can grow my wealth over the long term.

However, despite my preference for being an active investor, I've

"Magnificent Seven" stocks are soaring once again. This basket of well-known tech stocks like Nvidia and Meta Platforms has long been a reliable way to make huge profits fast. In the past 12 months

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced 31% over the past year as investors became more confident in a soft landing, a scenario in which the Federal Reserve successfully tames inflation without

Spring has officially sprung -- and so has election season.

In seven months, Americans will head to the polls to determine who'll lead the United States over the next four years. While there are

The S&P 500 is on a tear, and one stock surging alongside it is American Express (NYSE: AXP). American Express has a long track record of success in the market, thanks to its iconic branding and

By the time the stock market next opens, April will be here. With that month comes the standard April 15 filing deadline for U.S. income taxes. As of March 15 -- one month before the deadline -- the

ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are both often considered bellwethers of the tech sector. ASML is the world's largest producer of lithography systems, which are used to optically etch

Earlier this month, Ark Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood sat down for a podcast conversation hosted by former NBA stars Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner. While Iguodala may be best known for his

The S&P 500 continues to rocket higher in the first three months of 2024, fueled in part by the continued outperformance of the "Magnificent Seven."

The seven monster stocks accounted for

There may be no more important business leader these days than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Altman's company kicked off the artificial intelligence (AI) boom with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022

The "Magnificent Seven," a group of highly acclaimed tech companies, have had very different fortunes this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been one of the worst-performing of the bunch, only outdone

Credit card processing networks Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced bombshell news last week that could significantly affect their businesses. They agreed to settle a lawsuit with

The "Magnificent Seven" have delivered outstanding returns to investors in recent years, and they continue to outperform. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF is up 19% year to date, beating the

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), by virtue of controlling both the hardware and software for its MacBooks, can eke out performance and efficiency that Windows laptops generally cannot. Apple's switch from

The "Magnificent Seven" stock club is almost a year old now, and some of the predictions that originally inspired it are playing out as expected. The "baby bubble" that Bank of America analyst

Warren Buffett has been a big fan of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in recent years. However, some might think he's not as enthusiastic about the stock as he used to be. In the fourth quarter of 2023

One common hope for growth investors is finding the stock that will make them millionaires with a small investment. Tech stocks like Amazon and Microsoft have accomplished such feats for long-term

It has been a chaotic time to own shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock. Since the tragic and deadly crashes of its aircraft in 2018, the company has been consistently in turmoil. Some events -- such as