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With peak inflation likely in the rearview mirror for the time being and interest rates expected to come down, 2024 could be a great year to invest in growth stocks. However, some investors may be

Most people who are looking for millionaire-makers -- stocks that can dramatically change your financial trajectory -- seek speculative lottery tickets, like the stock tip your Uncle Jim bragged

It is impossible to predict the future of the stock market. However, certain patterns tend to repeat over time. For example, since 1971 the NASDAQ Composite has surged an average of 19% every year

Many people think of long-term investing as buying and holding a stock for several years instead of succumbing to the psychological temptation of short-term trades. However, holding a stock for

Introspection about our less-than-perfect decisions might be painful, but it's almost always less of a pain than making the same mistake multiple times. That's why it's important, especially in the

The video game industry generated an estimated $212 billion in 2023 and with a base of 3.2 billion players, this business is only expected to grow over the coming years. As for investing in the

UPS (NYSE: UPS) currently sports a dividend yield of slightly more than 4%, and it has good long-term growth stocks, but is it the kind of dividend stock investors should be buying? The answer is

Let's be honest: Last year belonged to Nvidia. The company, which produces high-powered, cutting-edge semiconductors that are often used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, recorded a

The new year is a time of looking forward, but we also wind up looking back at all we accomplished last year -- and all we didn't accomplish.

If you fell short on your plans to beef up your

The stock market is coming off a great year in 2023, with the S&P 500 index surging 26.3%, including dividends. It's on the cusp of setting a new all-time high for the first time in two years. It

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock finished 2023 up 47%, but the shares have slipped about 4% in 2024 so far. Wall Street is nervous about slowing iPhone sales (roughly half of Apple's business) and

One of your primary goals for 2024 may be to take steps to better your long-term financial picture. And to that end, it pays to focus on retirement savings. But you'll want to avoid these big

Pharmaceutical company AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has been a double-deal of price growth and dividend income over the past five years. It achieved 129% in total returns in that time, outpacing the S&P 500.

It might be hard to forget a coffee chain as ubiquitous as Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) -- which seemingly sits on every third corner you pass -- but there are some good reasons to look into its smaller

When it comes to diversification, I find myself agreeing with the late Charlie Munger. "The whole secret of investment is to find places where it is safe and wise not to diversify," Munger once

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) can't seem to catch a break. The real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on hospitals has battled a barrage of headwinds over the past couple of years, with

Looking for dividends? There's certainly no shortage of choices out there. Thousands of stocks pay them to varying degrees.

If you need good, reliable dividend growth from a quality company

The stock of DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) certainly divides investors. The online sports betting company has been a favorite of "disruptive growth" investors like Cathie Wood, but it also once garnered

Windows is the overwhelmingly dominant operating system running on PCs around the world, and it's been that way for decades. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) ubiquitous OS enjoyed a 72% share of the

The best stock market returns accumulate over decades rather than quarters. That's why billionaire investor Warren Buffett cites his longevity as a key supporting factor in his portfolio's massive

The stock market has been on a wild ride over the past few months, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soaring by more than 14% since late October and roughly 23% over the past year.

While this is an

Now more than ever, older adults are choosing to work later in life. Roughly half of baby boomers say they expect to continue working past age 70 or never retire at all, according to a 2023 report

Just about every company on Earth pushed to incorporate artificial intelligence into their operations and products in 2023. Indeed, AI is driving massive increases in productivity for knowledge

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) and DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) were both popular tech stocks during the buying frenzy in growth plays in 2021. But as that euphoria faded and inflation, rising

In 1897, Jerome Monroe Smucker started selling apple butter out of an Ohio cider mill with a horse and wagon. This was the start of the J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) company. And from these humble