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In a world where anything can happen, betting one's entire financial future on one stock is a dangerous risk. Due to such potential pitfalls, some investors entirely avoid individual stocks

The stock market has not been kind to investors so far in 2022. Year to date, the S&P 500 ended Monday's trading session down by more than 8%. And in recent days, it has been off by more than 10%

In 2021, Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) soared more than 42,000,000%, creating more wealth in a single year than most assets create in a century. Unfortunately, the meme token has not been spared during

Every major media company is pouring billions of dollars into developing a streaming service, producing content, and attracting customers. While these companies fight tooth and nail to capture

Block (NYSE: SQ) stock rallied 7% on Feb. 24, just ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report. It posted better-than-expected numbers after the market close, and shares have gained another 33%

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) recently increased its distribution by 15%, pushing its yield to an attractive 6.7%. The master limited partnership (MLP) said that this was the first step toward its

Like many stocks over the past couple of years, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock has been in a kind of wild roller coaster ride, with more twists and turns than Space Mountain. Over the past year, the

Shares of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) have been crushed, falling over 43% from their all-time highs set in September 2021. Inflation and interest rate fears have stoked the broad-based tech stock

It hasn't been easy being a growth investor over the past few months. The Federal Reserve has strongly hinted that it intends to raise interest rates to combat the highest inflation the U.S. has

Millions of seniors today rely on Social Security as a critical source of retirement income. And chances are, many future retirees will depend heavily on those benefits as well.

But Social Security

It's no secret that cryptocurrency is going through a rough patch, with the total market's value down 13% to $1.9 trillion so far in 2022. That said, crypto has a track record of bouncing back over

The technology sector has a reputation for high growth, as innovative companies in indexes like the Nasdaq 100 specialize in building products and services that solve important problems and do it in

Wayfair (NYSE: W) is hoping to log at least $112 billion of annual sales within the next decade. The management team sees room to hit that ambitious target as more home furnishing shopping moves

The shine has come off biotech stocks. For example, the exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEMKT: XBI) is down more than 20% so far in 2022, and more than 41% over the past 12 months

Canadian pot producer Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL) is in danger of having to do a reverse stock split to stay on the Nasdaq if it can't get its shares up. To avoid that, its shares need to get

If you're looking to generate some reliable, recurring investment income but aren't interested in getting to know a new company -- or even a new industry -- you're in luck. There are plenty of

Many retirees face the challenge of how to bring in regular income beyond their Social Security benefits. One way to make sure the bill are paid (or in some cases, the beach house mortgage is

The stock market has been volatile lately, but long-term investors may see this as an opportunity, rather than a drawback. Two industries that are primed for growth in the long run, despite recent

Cannabis stocks might be having a hard time now due to the lack of positive movement toward U.S. federal legalization. But states have understood the benefits of legalization. So as long as states

In a world like today that is bombarded with crisis on top of crisis, investors look for options that will make their future secure. Equity investment helps grow your wealth. But that can only

Cryptocurrencies are trying to change the way the world does business. They aim to streamline the process of various transactions -- from lending money to opening a bank account. The idea is these

The current Russia-Ukraine conflict has put a spotlight on the developed world's dependence on oil and gas, much of which comes from autocratic regimes. As such, though oil and gas stocks have been

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) has generated massive gains since its initial public offering in September 2019. The cloud-based software company went public at $27, started trading at $40.50, and now trades

Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) 2022 investors meeting, which was held on Feb. 17, provided a lot of insight into the chip giant's plans in different areas of its business. But it was the accelerated

When we think of Social Security, most of us immediately think of seniors. And while it's true that seniors make up the vast majority of those claiming benefits, they're not the only ones who ought