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For most Americans, one of the biggest threats to their financial security in retirement is the possibility that they'll have to leave the working world earlier than expected. Unfortunately, according to recent research from The New School, the COVID-19 pandemic could force this

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made headlines recently when the two companies announced upcoming stock splits in an effort to make their shares available to a larger base of investors. Both companies' stocks have run substantially higher over the past 12 months, p

I'm a big fan of dividend stocks. While I don't specifically need the income right now, I like the optionality it provides. On top of that, high-quality dividend payers tend to outperform their more-stingy peers over the long term.

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been around since 1923 -- almost 100 years -- when it began as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Most of us probably think we know a fair amount about the company, but there's probably a whole lot that you don't know.

Millions of Americans have been left jobless in the wake of COVID-19. In late March, the CARES Act was put into effect and allowed for a $600 weekly boost to unemployment benefits through the end of July. But now that that extra money is gone, a lot of people have been left stru

When you're chasing stocks with high dividend yields, you're ideally looking for stocks with yields above those of the S&P 500 or a typical income benchmark like the U.S. Treasury Note. But to build wealth, it's important that you don't just run after the yield, but ensure

COVID-19 has profoundly affected the lives of millions of Americans. And it will continue to do so long into the future. In addition to the devastating loss of life, many people will also face far-reaching financial consequences. 

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are the top two companies in the digital ad space. One dominates internet search, while the other holds domain in the social media sphere. Due to their influence, both have claimed a place among the world's larges

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be showing signs of saturation in the United States, but there's a good reason it can slowly and steadily add millions of new subscribers over the next decade and a half or so.

Shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leading provider of enterprise hardware and a major player in the cybersecurity and collaboration markets, were hammered earlier this month. Cisco's fiscal fourth-quarter report, while beating analyst expectations across the board, fea

There's no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight. As a result, air travel demand hasn't improved much following a steep drop earlier this year. In recent days, passenger throughput at TSA checkpoints has averaged less than 30% of year-ago levels -- despite widespread availabilit

Glu Mobile's (NASDAQ: GLUU) hot rally came to a grinding halt after the company's second-quarter results in early August failed to match Wall Street's expectations. The mobile gaming specialist reported a big quarterly loss instead of an expected profit, while revenue also fell

This slow, summer week sure did see A LOT of big stories! We saw Apple (AAPL) become the first publicly-traded company to reach $2 Trillion and Tesla (TSLA) soar right past $2000 a share. There was an outstanding quarterly report from Target (TGT) amid a mostly solid slate o

When you're shopping for a dividend stock for your retirement portfolio, it pays to choose wisely. If you search for companies that issue the largest dividends on the basis of yield alone, you'll likely end up with a handful of highly unstable stocks that might not maintain thos

The oil patch has been a tough place for dividend investors in recent years. Oil price crashes in 2014 and earlier this year took many payouts down with them. Because of that, many income investors have given up on the sector. 

There's no single universal savings goal to target when it comes to funding a retirement plan. Why? Your retirement expenses and goals may look different than someone else's. Your best bet is to consistently sock away a respectable portion of your income in hopes of amassing eno

This has been an unforgettable and truly wild year on Wall Street. During the first quarter, panic and uncertainty tied to the coronavirus pandemic pushed the broad-based S&P 500 lower by 34% in 33 calendar days. This was the quickest bear market decline in history. But it w

When the pandemic-inspired crash sent stock values plummeting in back in March, investors endured some of the rockiest weeks in stock market history. There's usually a lot more buildup to a stock market crash in which investment values drop 20% or more. Due to the unprecedented

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) offers all the positives of investing in marijuana with few of the negatives.

Stocks that are trading below $5 can be much more liquid than those that are higher-priced. That's just one reason why Apple and Tesla recently chose to initiate stock splits among a long list of perks, including that lowering share price increases investor demand for shares.