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Most people claim Social Security retirement checks when they're ready to leave the workforce and live off their earned benefits. But, just because these benefits are called retirement benefits

As of 1:00 p.m. ET, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) appreciated 3.3%, 1.2%, and 4.8%, respectively. Earlier in the day, Ethereum showed a 24-hour gain of

Retirees got some seemingly good news recently when the Social Security Administration announced that Social Security beneficiaries would be getting a 5.9% cost of living adjustment (COLA) in 2022

This weekend, most major cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) saw yet another bout of selling early Saturday morning. However, Dogecoin appears to be finding its feet today, trading

Shares of document database company MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) surged 12.8% over the past week, after the company reported strong third-quarter earnings on Monday, December 6.

Like other high-growth tech

The global economy is undergoing a massive transition, shifting its primary power source from carbon-emitting fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives like renewable energy. This pivot will take decades

Receiving the maximum Social Security benefit is no easy feat. Simply put, it requires hitting a few important milestones over your working career and waiting several more years to finally claim

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) got loads of attention and interest after its recent IPO. And why not? The newly listed company has left the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla behind in launching an

On Wednesday, GameStop (NYSE: GME) released its latest earnings report. Unsurprisingly, the company continued to struggle mightily in its third fiscal quarter. While sales rebounded from a big

The best way to get rich via the stock market is to buy into solid and growing businesses and then to hang on -- for years, if not decades. Yes, you might have doubled or tripled your money in a

People have had to contend with high inflation for some time now. And the general consensus is that this inflationary period is anything but transitory. With that in mind, how should long-term

For people with access to one, a workplace 401(k) is a convenient retirement savings account that has some important advantages, including the potential to earn employer matching contributions.

But

While the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at record lows during the pandemic, it's only a matter of time before they start to rise as the economy continues its recovery and policymakers wrap

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has taken a hit recently. The stock has slid 16% since the beginning of November, even as the S&P 500 rose more than 2% over that same timeframe.

But despite the stock's bearish

When companies create vast amounts of data, much of the data they produce is unstructured -- meaning the data cannot fit neatly onto a spreadsheet. Nearly 90% of all data created is unstructured

In 2022, seniors on Social Security will be getting their largest raise in decades. Beneficiaries will be privy to a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is far more generous than the COLAs

An investor who wants to dive into the electric-vehicle (EV) sector should be comfortable with a variety of risks. But those risks balance with potential rewards. That's what investing is all about

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) recently unveiled its 2022 financial expectations. One thing the natural gas pipeline giant anticipates doing next year is increasing its dividend, which already yields

Investing in companies that produce growing profits over many years is the best way to build wealth. You want to find consistent performers so you can sit back and do as little as possible. That

Top meme stocks land on retail trading discussion boards, such as Reddit's WallStreetBets, based on a rise in popularity for various reasons, including short-squeeze potential, baseless hype, and

Under CEO Patrick Smith's confident direction, Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) is in a good position to take its products straight to consumers. 

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Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), the leading gaming and e-commerce company in Southeast Asia, was one of the best-performing tech stocks in the last five years. Its stock price rose more than 14-fold thanks

Under the best of circumstances, making a decision about when to claim Social Security benefits can be really complicated. That's because you can start your checks any time within an eight-year