Millions of seniors rely on Social Security to pay the bills in retirement. The program is constantly evolving, though, and with a new year comes new changes you should be aware of. Here are three big ones to look out for in 2021.1. A 1.3% cost-of-living adjustmentEarlier this ye
Not all tech stocks have had a stroll in the park in 2020. Take Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), for instance. While pockets of the industry are experiencing unprecedented growth due to the pandemic, this company's legacy digital memory hardware is struggling to hang onto the po
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors, start sending thank-you cards to the wireless carriers. It's no stretch to suggest that their current deals represent the most aggressive iPhone promotions most customers have ever seen . Carriers believe customers have a huge appetite for the 5G i
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently kicked off a new fiscal year with a bang. The now 45-year-old software icon reported revenue and net income of $37.2 billion and $13.9 billion during the three months ended Sept. 30, 2020 (first-quarter fiscal 2021). Those figures represented res
Certain policies can push some companies and industries ahead and put roadblocks in front of others. Some trends, though, are propelled forward so effectively by forces including scientific and technological advancement, aging demographics, and growing demand that even politics c
The upcoming presidential election could have big implications for energy stocks. That's because the energy plans of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are nearly polar opposites. Thus, there's an implication that the winner will have an outsized impact on th
Next week is a big milestone -- the 2020 presidential election will finally be upon us. After months of anticipation, debates, and uneasiness, Americans will soon know who our country's next president will be.That said, this year's election is unusual in that we may not have an o
Marijuana is still illegal at the federal level in the U.S. But that hasn't stopped the American pot industry from evolving. Individual states have been independently legalizing cannabis to various degrees: 33 and D.C. have made medical cannabis use legal for some conditions, whi
My first attempt to take advantage of Robinhood's "extended trading session" hours to get a leg up on Wall Street ended in disaster, but I was determined to try again. This time, I actually managed to beat the market at its own game!You'd think after finally scoring a win on Robi
It wasn't all that long ago that many investors expected CBD stocks to soar after the U.S. legalized hemp. The reality is that shares of top CBD stocks such as Charlotte's Web Holdings (OTC: CWBHF) have tanked. Corinne Cardina, The Motley Fool's Bureau Chief of Healthcare and Can
Forget ghouls and goblins -- if you want to scare an investor, just show them a five-week chart of the benchmark S&P 500 between Feb. 19 and March 23. The S&P 500's 34% loss in roughly one month during the first quarter marks the fastest bear market decline in history.Of