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After the incredible rally since the end of October (the S&P 500 is up about 16%), the market is no longer filled with screaming deals. As a result, investors can't just mindlessly buy whatever

After a brutal year-long bear market, it looks like crypto may have turned a corner. The total crypto market cap has nearly doubled in 2023, adding much-needed optimism that seemed all but gone in

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) was once a huge winner on Wall Street. But due to macro headwinds and slower growth, the stock has disappointed -- falling 30% just this year. Investors are hoping the e-commerce

There's a reason so many people feel pressured to save well for retirement. Without a sizable nest egg, retirement has the potential to become one giant disappointment. This may be especially likely

Investors often dream about finding the next game-changing company. Of course, finding a game-changing company set to revolutionize an industry is far easier said than done. Remember back when Tesla

The crypto downturn throughout 2022 dealt a huge blow to Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) and its fortunes. Last year, revenue declined 59%, and the business posted a net loss of $2.7 billion. It's no wonder

The big story of 2023 has been the surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI). Just about every business is looking at ways to implement AI in their operations, while several big tech companies

I recently decided to do a bit of repositioning in my stock portfolio. I sold my shares in Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), as my original reasons for buying -- the bank's consumer banking ambitions -- no

On the surface, 2023 has been a banner year for the stock market, with the S&P 500 up 20.4% year to date and the Nasdaq Composite up 37.9% year to date. But dig deeper, and you'll realize that the

Squishmallows are small plush toys that first launched in 2017. But it didn't take long to find its fanbase. According to The NPD Group, it was the best-selling toy of 2022, just five years after

With 2023 drawing to a close, it's time to start looking ahead to the new year. Many investors are already considering making changes to boost their portfolio's performance in 2024.

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If you're a retiree on Social Security, you're going to get a bigger check next year. Having more money come into your bank account might seem great -- and it is a good thing that payments are going

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is one of the most famous companies in modern history. If you had invested $1,000 in the stock at the turn of the century, it would be worth $9,800

It's hard to believe that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was in the depths of a brutal crypto winter just a year ago, falling as low as $16,735. Fast-forward to today, and Bitcoin is up more than 160% in

Anytime is a good time to invest in dividend stocks. However, the beginning of a new year can psychologically feel like the best time of all to put money to work in new ways.

There are thousands of

When financial technology (fintech) company Block (NYSE: SQ)  went public in 2015, back when it was known as Square, it explained its business in its registration documents like this: "We started

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Two out of three Americans have no estate planning

Do you want your stock picks to soar in as little time as possible? Most investors do, of course. There's just the not-so-small matter of risk. Generally speaking, the bigger the prospective reward

Investors looking for stocks that can make dramatic moves in short time frames recently got what they were looking for from Invivyd (NASDAQ: IVVD). Shares of the clinical-stage biotech stock more

Let's start this by being very clear about one thing: Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) still largely dominates the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market, and its price cuts have put serious pressure on competitors

A couple of years ago, looking at the size of Carnival Corp.'s (NYSE: CCL) debt was enough to make investors cringe -- and flee the stock. Cruise operators were forced to halt sailings during the

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says artificial intelligence (AI) is the most revolutionary technology he has seen in decades. He formed that opinion after watching ChatGPT ace a college-level

There's no question that the resolve of investors has been tested numerous times since this decade began. Wall Street's three major stock indexes have ping-ponged between bull and bear markets on a

One of the toughest retirement-related decisions you might have to make is figuring out when to sign up for Social Security. You're entitled to your full monthly Social Security benefit, based on

There was plenty of euphoric excitement over all things electric vehicle (EV) a few years ago. Every investor wanted to find the next Tesla. One way to play that was to invest in a company that