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With the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index having risen by double-digit figures in 2023, some investors might be thinking that things are starting to get a bit frothy in the market from a

Retiring as a millionaire may not mean what it once did with rising costs for healthcare, housing, and college education, but it's still a worthy goal.

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Equity markets performed pretty well this year, especially compared to an abysmal showing in 2022. However, not every stock got the memo that things were rebounding. For instance, both Veeva Systems

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just announced some blockbuster results to kick off its holiday shopping season -- and Wall Street shrugged. Shares didn't budge in response to the e-commerce giant's late

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) and PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD) -- better known as Pinduoduo -- are China's second- and third-largest e-commerce companies, respectively, after Alibaba (NYSE: BABA).

JD, which was

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has been a reliable blue-chip stock to hold through bull and bear markets. It owns one of the world's most iconic beverage brands; it generates plenty of cash; it consistently

One thing is sure: 3M (NYSE: MMM) will look much different at the end of 2024 than when this year finishes. Still, the critical question is whether that's likely to be a good or a bad thing for

It's been a great time to be an Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholder. The popular consumer tech business has seen its shares soar an impressive 46% this year. And the company now carries a market

Stock market bulls ran wild in November, with major indexes climbing around 10%. December is off to a strong start as well. Investors are optimistic that interest rates will come down soon, a sign

With the S&P 500 surging higher in 2023, it's becoming difficult to find good dividend-paying companies still trading at attractive valuations. But there are some. For the most part, however

After last year's historic market slump, Wall Street has had much more to be thankful for this year. The S&P 500 has climbed roughly 27% from its bottom in early October 2022 and stands just 5% off

It's been a tough year for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), and by extension, its shareholders. The stock's down about 40% year to date with the plant-based meat company's top line on pace to fall nearly

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), with its dynamic array of handmade and vintage offerings, holds a special place in the e-commerce landscape. Distancing itself from the broad, anything-goes sales models of

In the midst of economic uncertainties marked by soaring interest rates and persistent inflation, growth stocks find themselves in a challenging spot. The prevailing narrative involves a shift

Vanguard is a titan in the investment world. Its index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are easy and inexpensive ways to achieve diversification.

If you're familiar with Vanguard, the first

Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA), the upstart Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual restaurant chain, quickly caught fire following its initial public offering in June. At its peak, the company's market

It has been well over a year since Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it would acquire iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), the consumer robot company best known for its Roomba line of robot vacuum cleaners. The

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is a leading cloud computing company with a growing portfolio of products to serve businesses in the digital world. It hasn't been an easy ride since its stock came public in

Investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) makes sense for almost any investor.

Buying ETFs is the easiest way to put together a diversified portfolio of stocks without having to do the hard work of

With one month left to go in 2023, stocks seem set to finish the year with a big win.

Through the end of November, the S&P 500 index is up 19%, while the Nasdaq Composite has jumped a whopping 36%

Memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has been mired in one of the worst downturns in the industry's history. Demand for DRAM and NAND chips has fallen off a cliff, and pricing has

One of the biggest retirement planning decisions you'll ever make is when to claim Social Security.

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Quarterly dividends are fine if you're simply reinvesting those payments in more shares of the stock dishing them out, or accumulating cash to invest later.

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Wall Street is already talking about two stocks that could reach $4 trillion market caps as soon as next year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the driving force behind these two companies in

It's been an ugly couple of years for Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF).

Shares of the diversified pet products retailer are now down 90% from their peak (the 2021 initial public offering). A number of factors