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Time in the market beats timing the market, hands-down. But how long should you own a stock?

Famed investor Warren Buffett perhaps said it best: "When we own portions of outstanding businesses with

Many high-flying tech-focused enterprises that benefited tremendously from the coronavirus pandemic have since fallen back to Earth. Block (NYSE: SQ) is a great example. Even more discouraging,

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has one of the strongest competitive positions on the planet. It owns five of the top six soda brands in the world: Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Coke Zero, and Diet Coke. These

PDD (NASDAQ: PDD), more commonly known as Pinduoduo, is China's third largest e-commerce company by annual revenue after Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and JD.com (NASDAQ: JD). However, it's still growing

Social Security can be a lifeline for millions of retirees. For some older adults, benefits are their primary (or only) source of income.

However, many different factors will affect your benefit

By all standards, we're officially in a new bull market. Many experts made the call last year after the S&P 500 rose by more than 20% from its low point in late 2022. But on Jan. 19, the index also

Gene-editing specialist Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) has been making plenty of noise since 2019, which is when it first earned marketing authorization for one of its breakthrough therapies

Conagra (NYSE: CAG) is a large consumer-staples company with a portfolio of well-known food brands. Selling branded food products is usually a pretty stable business, but lately consumers have

After a difficult 2022 as the housing market cooled off, Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) was one of the stock market's top performers of 2023. The iBuyer just made a major leadership change, and the real

Warren Buffett is known as one of the most successful investors in history. His long track record of outperforming the market backs up the notion. So when he makes a purchase for Berkshire

We are now officially in a new bull market, with the S&P 500 hitting new record highs last week. But there are some who are concerned that the most recent wave of bullishness still doesn't prove the

It's not uncommon to land on a target retirement age at some point during your career. Maybe the age you'll decide on is 65. Maybe it's 67. Or maybe, if you love what you do, you'll aim to keep

3M (NYSE: MMM) has faced a lot of challenges over the past few years that have weighed heavily on its share price, which has driven up its dividend yield. At around 6.3%, 3M currently offers one of

The S&P 500 recently hit a new all-time high, confirming that we're in a new bull market. The index has now climbed more than 30% since its bear market low back in October of 2022. Since bull

There are a lot of things to like about Coca-Cola's (NYSE: KO) stock, not the least of which are its status as a Dividend King and its well-above-market 3% dividend yield.

But it isn't the only

Global-e Online (NASDAQ: GLBE) is emerging as a pivotal player in an era where e-commerce is largely a necessity. It's uniquely positioned for substantial growth in this bustling marketplace

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is off to a mediocre start in 2024. The tech giant received a couple of analyst downgrades recently owing to potential weakness in iPhone demand, patent-related lawsuits, and a

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) stock is a favorite for many income investors. That's all thanks to qualities like its market leadership position in the home improvement industry and the company's impressive

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was one of the top stocks in 2023, rising 239%. While some thought this may have been Nvidia's ceiling, that has been far from the truth. In just under a month in 2024, Nvidia

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) and Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) represent two very different ways to invest in the booming cloud services market. IonQ serves up its quantum computing power as a cloud-based service

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) just broke 38,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 is at a new all-time high, making a new bull market official.

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There's always a reason stocks trade near year-long lows, which should be considered before buying them. That said, there's a good case for buying both companies discussed here. Devon Energy (NYSE:

In the wake of the landmark approval of 11 Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Invest, once again made headlines with her ambitious price target for

Shares of telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) headed lower last Wednesday following a fourth-quarter report that was a bit less positive than investors may have been expecting. Overall, the company's

Being married in retirement can be a challenge when you're both used to holding down jobs. Suddenly, there's a lot more togetherness -- and a lot of free time on both of your hands.

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