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Year-to-date, the major indexes are down anywhere from 12% to 26%, with the growth-heavy Nasdaq Composite getting hit the hardest. That said, some investors would love to have portfolios down only

Sitting in traffic to get to the office on time, keeping your work from home space clear and clean, performing our actual work duties -- few people will argue that work seems like, well, a lot of

Individual shares of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) are about to be much more affordable. The company is on the verge of its highly publicized 10-for-1 stock split and shares will begin trading on a

The silver lining of the market sell-off in 2022 is that it has created plenty of dirt cheap dividend stocks that investors can buy now and hold for at least a decade to create lasting wealth. The

Inflation rose 8.6% in May, marking its fastest growth rate since December 1981. Unfortunately, rising prices are nothing new. Inflation has now exceeded the Federal Reserve's 2% target for 15

This hasn't been a good year for technology stocks, which is evident from the 26.4% slide in the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index so far in 2022.

However, the brutal sell-off in tech stocks means

Ever so slightly, optimism is creeping back into the stock market. After months of downward pressure, the Nasdaq Composite index is trying to find a bottom. And while this move could be temporary

Dividend stocks can be some of the best investments on the market. Not only do they offer the potential for share price growth, they regularly distribute a slice of their earnings to shareholders

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) shares started getting crushed in November 2021, falling on the order of 50% between then and last month's low. Now that the market's bearish dust appears to be settling

General Motors (NYSE: GM) says that by 2035, the automobiles it produces for general transportation will be powered exclusively by electricity. Other automakers, including Lexus, Audi and Volvo

It hasn't been a good year for stock investors. Of course, for those with a long-term bias toward stock selection, this is a good thing: It's easier to find bargains when other investors are heading

You work hard for your money. Because of that, your hard-earned money should work hard for you. One way to make money on your money is to invest it in stocks that pay a dividend, enabling you to

The stock market moved higher on Tuesday morning, with broad-based gains that spanned Wall Street. As of 7:30 a.m., futures on the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up half a percent, in

After quickly reaching all-time highs in early 2021 shortly after its IPO, shares of Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) have struggled to hold on to any positive momentum. As of this writing, the stock is down

A lot of people flock to high-growth stocks for their potential money-making abilities, but I prefer to invest in high-yielding dividend real estate investment trusts (REITs). Not only do they offer

The stock market sell-off has been brutal on technology companies this year, as rich valuations, surging inflation, rising interest rates, and fears of a recession have combined to dent investors'

Investors from all walks of life idolize Warren Buffett for his stock-picking prowess. Buffett started investing in stocks when he was only 11, but he didn't become a billionaire until age 56, and

According to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers survey of top CEOs around the world, 48% ranked cyber risks as the No. 1 threat to the growth of their businesses. In the financial services sector

With the S&P 500 Index in bear market territory, it can be scary to be an investor these days. But it's important to maintain a buy-and-hold attitude. In fact, some investors may even view this

For years, renewable energy has been touted as the source that would be replacing fossil fuels very soon. Yet renewable energy sources accounted for just 12.5% of the global primary energy

Value investors live and die in cycles. In high growth cycles, their returns often lag the market for years at a time. Once the market trend turns and stock prices start to go down, value investors

Despite rebounding last week, the Nasdaq Composite is still in bear market territory. The tech-heavy index is 28% off its November high, dragged down by uncertainty regarding the strength of the