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If you're like most people, retirement is a long-awaited milestone. It can be tempting to start this stage of your life as soon as possible.

However, retiring too early can make it more difficult to

You might like roller coaster rides, but probably not when the roller coaster is a stock (unless you get on and off at just the right time -- and we all know that's pretty tricky).

Novavax (NASDAQ:

The credit card and payments company American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been a great stock for quite a while now, and trades at a premium valuation.

But no matter how successful a company is, the

Want to know which stocks Warren Buffett owns? First, look at Berkshire Hathaway's 13-F filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, those filings won't reveal all of

What will it take for a new bull market to begin? The commonly accepted definition of a bull market is when stock prices rise 20% or more above their previous low. The S&P 500 is up nearly 13% from

There's something very comforting about having cash deposited into your investment account quarter after quarter and year after year. Well-chosen dividend stocks can supply you with just such an

The S&P 500 is up 6% so far in January, and investors have high hopes that 2023 will be a better year than 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, which lost 33% of its value in 2022 as compared with the S&P

For investors who can stomach the volatility that goes along with stocks that was especially prominent in 2022, there is the potential to build substantial wealth over the long haul.

But this is

Despite posting strong sales and earnings growth over the last year, CrowdStrike's (NASDAQ: CRWD) valuation slumped amid the broader pullback for growth stocks. The cybersecurity specialist's share

The remote work trend has bedeviled the office real estate sector since early 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic provided us with proof that work-from-home models can work, and employees generally like

Everybody's talking about dividend stocks these days, and for good reason. These companies pay you annually just for owning shares. That equals recurrent income for you -- no matter what the market

2022 was a tough year for mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs). Pressure from rising interest rates, a slowing housing market, and weakening demand for mortgage-backed securities (MBS)

Want to know the worst-kept secret on Wall Street? Stocks that pay growing dividends outperform ones that don't distribute profits, by a mile.

From 1973 through 2021, stocks that grew or initiated a

History shows that buying and holding growth stocks is one of the best ways to build wealth for retirement. It's only when stocks of great companies fall that investors can buy shares cheap enough

Although the stock market tends to rise over the long run, the year-to-year performance of Wall Street can be something of a crapshoot, as 2022 demonstrated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P

With bookings at historical levels, the cruise industry seeks a return to its old glory. But while "revenge travel" demand soars, persistent inflation, COVID-19 restrictions, and the Russia-Ukraine

Growth stocks have been pummeled this past year by an onslaught of unfavorable macroeconomic conditions including inflation and rising interest rates. But the tough times won't last forever.

While

You probably know that bigger Social Security checks come to those who wait. But you may be surprised by just how much you can boost benefits by waiting. 

The maximum benefit for someone claiming

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is often considered a safe long-term investment for conservative investors. Instead of developing expensive cutting-edge chips, TI only produces cheaper (albeit

The world's best investors often preach the importance of focusing on the long term. After all, Rome wasn't built in a day, nor were some of the greatest companies in America. 

The best stock market

Few investors have run circles around Wall Street quite like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since ascending to the CEO role in 1965, he's led his company's Class A

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) has fallen from grace lately as it faces challenges from the post-pandemic effects and the weak global economies.

Sea's management team responded by pivoting from growth to

You may have big plans for your money in 2023, like saving to buy a home or take a dream vacation. But ideally, you'll also be making plans to set aside some of your income for retirement savings