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After rising steeply in 2020, renewable energy stocks slumped notably in 2021 -- leaving them far more attractively valued right for new investors. So if you have been looking to add renewable

In the battle for fintech supremacy, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Block (NYSE: SQ) (formerly known as Square) are two strong contenders. Each has a different approach to the many technologies

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' recently published consumer price index (CPI) report showed that inflation rose 7% from 2020, its highest jump since 1982. The dollar is losing purchasing power at a

Giving birth to something utterly new, from the ground up, is a profound experience. Whether that's a new home or a mini mall or even an apartment building, it really doesn't matter. The awe comes

Share prices of Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) have been hammered in 2022 thanks to a sell-off in technology stocks, triggered by potential interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year.

The

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently agreed to buy Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal. It marks Microsoft's biggest acquisition ever and would presumably widen its moat

Investors saw several highly speculative investments go to the moon in early 2021, only to crash back to earth over the past several months. Some of these players were pre-revenue and unprofitable

If you're a retiree receiving Social Security, news of the largest benefits increase in decades may have you feeling optimistic about the future.

Unfortunately, while it's true seniors will get a

The fintech industry poses a ton of opportunities for investors. From Lemonade to Upstart, these stocks have explosive growth potential as they blend technology with finance to bring financial

After the value of the cryptocurrency market nearly tripled in 2021, it has since retreated at the start of 2022. Nonetheless, you may be eyeing the asset class to possibly make your first

Cannabis has become a huge talking point among investors; legal U.S. cannabis sales were $17.5 billion in 2020. According to a report by Business Insider, this number could grow to as much as $100

We're starting off 2022 with a fair amount of stock market volatility. That can be troubling for even the most seasoned of investors. And if you're new to buying stocks, it can be exceptionally

Dividend investing is a tried-and-true strategy to incorporate into your overall investing approach. When you receive your cash dividends (which are usually paid out quarterly), you instantly have

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shook Wall Street when it announced the acquisition of video game publishing giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) for a whopping $68.7 billion on Tuesday, but a rival

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) will report its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 8 and investors are bound to find answers to questions about the company's ongoing performance. Since the early days of the pandemic

E-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is scheduled to report fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 3. The company has done an excellent job fulfilling the surge in customer demand since the

Investors should be net accumulators of stocks, in good times and bad. When a recession hits, the stocks that investors pick up need great long-term potential, as well as a recession-proof business

The start of the year is the time for good resolutions -- and an investment plan. But I'm not talking about an investment plan for just this year. I'm talking about the long term. This means at

Cryptocurrency prices are sinking to new lows. The price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) recently fell to roughly $33,000 per token -- less than half of its all-time high of approximately $69,000 per token

A cryptocurrency crash continues to unfold before our eyes. In just the past few days, two high-flying tokens from last year, Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), have plunged more

You may not realize it, but investors have witnessed history over the past two years. They've navigated their way through the quickest 30% drawdown in the benchmark S&P 500 on record (it took less

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) recently announced earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 that beat estimates. But beyond the results, management's outlook and guidance for this

Did you miss out on the mega-dip of March 2020? Well, the market meltdown of early 2022 is giving investors another chance to buy heaps of stocks that once rocketed upwards at a deep discount.

Of

For well over a century, no asset class has delivered a higher average annual return than the stock market. But over the past couple of years, it's cryptocurrencies that have run circles around the

Any time the stock market takes a dip, it can make for a nerve-wracking situation. And that's the position many investors are in right now.

Whether you're a seasoned investor or are new to buying