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Inflation appears to be moderating. Unemployment levels remain low. Interest rates could be coming down. As a result of these and other factors, many economists now predict that the U.S. will be

Many view the start of a new year as a time to make changes in their lives. This can include getting more organized, paying off debt, or creating a new budget. It's also a great time to review your

The Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) cryptocurrency rode a roller coaster in 2023. Starting the year at $0.35 per token, the international payment system's operating coin rose as high as $0.82 before dropping

When it comes to investing in tech stocks, many investors wrongly focus on share price as a perceived indicator of a given company's value.

But when taken in isolation, a stock's per-share price is

As investors ready to ring in the new year, they have to be thrilled with Wall Street's performance in 2023. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) recently climbed to a record

The start of a new year is a good time to focus on financial matters -- things like updating your household budget and checking your investment portfolio. It's also a good time to pay attention to

After the bear market in 2022, 2023 brought a pleasant surprise for many investors. Big gains in the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 led to closes for the year near record levels.

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For more than eight decades, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for those who need it most. An estimated 21.7 million people, including close to 15.4 million adults aged 65

If you haven't filed for Social Security retirement benefits yet, there's an easy way to make the benefits you will receive higher. All you have to do is wait to claim the benefits. For most people

The stock market has soared over the last decade. A $10,000 investment made in a market-tracking fund like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) at the start of 2014 would be worth $29,673 today

Toast (NYSE: TOST) is coming off a lackluster year in 2023, where its share price rose by a modest 2%. The shaky ground the economy is on hasn't been doing any favors for the company. But the

The granddaddy of the colas is The Coca-Cola Company, with the Coca-Cola brand launching in 1886. The Pepsi-Cola Company, now PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), wasn't far behind with its own Pepsi-Cola drink

Semiconductor stocks outperformed the broader market by a wide margin in 2023, which is evident from the 66% gain clocked by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector index as compared to the 24% gain of the

The explosive growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) market, which had largely been driven by the feverish expansion of generative AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT, lit a fire under many tech

2023 ended up being a banner year for Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) as the stock rose more than 400% in value. Some of the gains were driven by a bounce off extremely low valuations, but a lot of it was

Ark Invest CEO/CIO Cathie Wood is known for her ability to spot disruptive technologies and invest in them through her company's family of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Ark Invest's flagship ETF

The Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index delivered an outstanding performance in 2023 with an impressive gain of 68%. Tech stocks found their mojo once again thanks to favorable economic developments

Warren Buffett loves a good dividend growth stock. Such companies consistently grow their profits year after year and elect to return those higher profits to shareholders.

A business that's able to

Digital advertising company Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) highly influential brands such as Google, YouTube, Google Cloud, and Chrome are being used extensively by billions of users

The average investor can improve his or her potential for returns by following successful investment managers. And there's perhaps no one better to look to than the great Warren Buffett.

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Media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) made a robust comeback in 2023. The stock more than doubled, with a 128% gain in 52 weeks. Yet, that big jump barely made a dent in the damage

If you're looking at dividend stocks to add to your portfolio, you should prioritize ones that increase their payouts. As investors and consumers know all too well by now, inflation has the ability

I like to play a game with my kids when driving down the road: Name the publicly traded company that owns each business. We pass a Take 5 Car Wash -- that's owned by Driven Brands. We pass a

Cathie Wood is the founder and CEO of Ark Invest, an asset management company focused on disruptive technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI). After struggling in 2022, the firm has had a

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