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If your stock picks are largely limited to the names you hear about in the news, you may be doing yourself a disservice. That's not to say companies making headlines can't also be good investments

This year has been both a good one and a bad one for the healthcare sector. Some companies have been helped by the pandemic, especially those that either developed COVID-19 therapies and vaccines or

With the weather turning cold in many parts of the country, snow recently dropping across the East Coast, and holiday shopping well under way, the signs are here that the new year is almost upon us

A truly wild year on Wall Street is about to come to a close -- and it'll unbelievably be on a high note. Following a train wreck in the first quarter that saw the benchmark S&P 500 lose over a

A lot was riding on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2020 iPhone lineup, as sales of the company's smartphones had been stagnating in recent years. But the Cupertino-based company can now breathe easy as the

Businesses that are disrupting their industries represent unique opportunities for investors, even if at times the ride can be bumpy and a little scary. The mark of a great company, though, is one

With 2020 practically in the history books, it's not too early to start thinking about 2021. And while nobody knows what the big investing trends will be in the new year, the best time to invest in

After a challenging year in 2020, the prospects for Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) look much better in 2021. Despite the many challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the second-largest bank in the

A lot of people who retire as millionaires don't necessarily earn six-figure salaries throughout their careers. Rather, they work hard, save wisely, and make smart choices about how they want to

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Once healthcare workers and long-term care facility members are vaccinated, who's next? There are lots of possible arguments for vaccinating different groups and getting people back to work. Dr

Many investors are gleefully saying goodbye to 2020, one of the most challenging years in history, and looking ahead optimistically toward 2021. President-elect Joe Biden will take office on Jan. 20

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) and the Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)-BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) duo have already won U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization for their coronavirus vaccines. But just because their

The comedian Steven Wright reportedly once quipped: "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." That's kind of how it is for me and a handful of my stock holdings. I intend to hold them forever, or

Ad spending fell in the first half of 2020, as companies cut costs under the weight of one of the sharpest economic downturns in history. But more recently, spending has recovered, as economic

When the history books are written, 2020 will go down as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, 2021 could very well be viewed as the year of the COVID-19 vaccine. Two vaccines are already

Following five months of back-and-forth debate between the Democrat-led House of Representatives and the Republican-majority Senate, an $892 billion fiscal stimulus deal was reached last week.

Dividend stocks aren't generally known for generating tremendous gains over short periods. They're a lot more like the tortoise in Aesop's fabled race than the hare. Given enough time, dividend

The average senior on Social Security will collect $1,543 a month next year, but some beneficiaries will get a lot less, and many will get more. There's a special formula that goes into calculating

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The upcoming year is expected to be filled with big changes. For instance, the rollout of coronavirus vaccines may mark an end to a pandemic that's cost more than 300,000 Americans their lives.

Investing is a constant balancing act between risks and potential rewards. Generally speaking, the stocks that have the most potential for growth also face the most risks, while the ones that look

Shares of internet infrastructure technologist Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) had a monster run-up in 2020 -- the stock has gained 360% with just a week remaining in the year. To put that in perspective

When you first look at it, the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns looks very similar to the periodic table of elements that you may have memorized in high school.

But this simple chart

Solar power, though around for decades, has seen a renewed interest recently. A push for cleaner energy sources, combined with improving economics for solar thanks to cost reductions, is mainly