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REITs eked out a slight gain in 2023, still drastically underperforming the S&P 500 index. The sector competed with high interest rates, but with the Federal Reserve looking to cut rates multiple times in 2024, that could be the break the real estate sector has been waiting f

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) is probably best known for its exercise bikes. But that business isn't actually the company's focus today because, well, it didn't turn out to be as profitable as hoped. The stock has cratered as a result and now the company is in the middle of

The World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland, and many prominent government and business leaders are in attendance, including Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy. Fortune magazine's Alan Murray was at the conference as well and took the opportunity to speak with

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks were all the rage in 2023 as the boom set off by ChatGPT was a major reason why the Nasdaq Composite jumped 43% last year.

ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) is an unsung hero in the semiconductor industry. It builds lithography machines, which project ultraviolet light onto silicon to make advanced chips. Playing that crucial part has propelled the stock to strong investment returns over the years.The comp

My, how time flies when you're having fun -- in space.

None of the stocks in this article will jump off the screen at you as blatant "value" opportunities. However, I'd argue that these excellent businesses are justified in commanding premium valuations from the market. Whether it's Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) and its triple-dig

There's an old axiom on Wall Street that includes a reference to buying when others are fearful. That's easier said than done, of course, but two stocks that seem to fit the bill today are UDR (NYSE: UDR) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD).

Social Security benefits first become available to you when you're 62. But you'll see lots of advice telling you not to start them so young. The problem is that if you begin your retirement benefits so early, you'll get a significantly reduced monthly payment compared to your sta

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office suite has long been the choice of productivity tools for businesses and customers. While this will continue to be the case, Microsoft is also launching more tools to cement its place on top of the competition.

If you owned Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock this past year, you're likely very happy with your recent returns. The streaming video specialist's shares more than doubled in 2023, beating the rallying S&P 500 index by over 100 percentage points.

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), a developer of data mining and analytics software, made a lot of investors millionaires shortly after its public debut on June 11, 1998. It went public at a split-adjusted price of $60 per share and eventually skyrocketed to an all-time high of $3,13

3M (NYSE: MMM) has been viewed as a relatively safe investment for decades thanks to its steadily growing dividend and diversified business. But its share prices have fallen by 21.3% over the past decade as its growth has slowed and its margins have shrunk.

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has been a battleground stock since it went public in September 2020. Spurred by improving profitability and enthusiasm for its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, the company's share price has soared 141% over the last year. On the other

Billionaire David Tepper runs Appaloosa Management, a hedge fund that has regularly outperformed industry peers and the broader stock market since it was founded in 1993. Indeed, Appaloosa beat the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) by 15 percentage points over the last three years. T

There's no argument that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) tops the list in any discussion of electric vehicles. It also gets name-dropped regularly when it comes to a discussion of growth stocks sitting in long-term investment portfolios. After all, the company is approaching a trillion-doll

Hedge funds don't get the same level of attention among investors as publicly traded funds like Cathie Wood's Ark Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, but it's worth following the moves of these privately held funds that cater to wealthy ind

The digital age has allowed Americans to transact business at their fingertips, from the comforts of their couch. Never has banking or shopping been more convenient -- nor made us more vulnerable to...

Inflation has hit us hard and we've all been feeling the financial pinch. Although, recently enacted tax laws, as well as the expiration of existing tax laws, will likely increase taxes. See: The 7...

Believe it or not, there are lots of cities across the United States where retirees can comfortably retire for under $2,000 a month. Unsurprisingly, though, you won't find them near any of...