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Stocks rallied last week as investors welcomed the beginning of the second-quarter earnings season. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained more than 1%, and the S&P has climbed back to roughly even so far in 2020

I looked at three stocks to avoid last week, and all three investments did wind up moving lower. The stocks fell between 3% and 27%, with an average decline of 11%. It wasn't easy. One of the three was trading as much as 16% higher on Monday but succumbed to sanity and gravity.

Buying cheap dividend stocks is a great way to secure better-than-normal dividend yields while also locking in a lower average cost for your investment. That can set you up for some capital gains down the road to go along with all that income you'll be earning from regular payou

Winners tend to keep on winning. And make no mistake about it: DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM) is a winner.

Airlines were hammered in the coronavirus market downturn, which caught the attention of contrarians and deep-value investors. Many people felt like geniuses for buying on the dip ahead of a May rally, but the plot has since thickened with much of those gains being erased. Share

In today's low-interest-rate, technology-disruption-based economy, growth stocks have been the flavor of the decade. In fact, growth stocks are currently outperforming value stocks by some of the widest margins since the dot-com bubble, and they've been outperforming for an unpr

For many Americans, 2020 is a year they won't soon forget. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacted a huge physical and financial toll on our country, with well over 137,000 Americans losing their lives, and more than 20 million folks losing their jobs.

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has certainly delivered strong returns for its investors. As the U.S. and the rest of the world has gradually become more cashless, it's been a huge catalyst for payment processing businesses like Mastercard. Over the past decade alone, Mastercard's share p

With the COVID-19 outbreak on a lot of people's minds, it's easy to see how taxes may have fallen by the wayside. But if you missed the recent July 15 filing deadline, you may need to take action sooner rather than later to avoid serious repercussions.

Energy drink veteran Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) is trading 14% higher year to date. That's a 49% rebound from the lows in March and the stock comes with pricey valuation ratios such as 35 times trailing earnings and 10 times the company's book value. Is Monster a buy at the

When stocks are trading near their all-time highs, especially amid a recession, it can be risky to hang on to them. If there's a market crash, investors typically shed their portfolios of their most expensive holdings and look for cover in safer stocks that aren't trading at sky

You could play it safe. Put your money in assets that aren't likely to lose their value. Maybe you might opt to buy shares of utility companies that enjoy monopolies. 

If you're focused only on the short term, the stock market might look pretty scary right now. Stock valuations are frothy. COVID-19 doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. U.S. job numbers aren't encouraging. 

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is going through major disruptions to its business because of COVID-19. Many of its operations had to be shut down to help slow the spread of the virus. The effects of the disruptions created a cash crunch, which led management to pause its dividend and g

Michael Jordan is to basketball as Warren Buffett is to investing. The Nebraska native is closer to celebrity status than anyone else in the investing world and for good reason. When Buffett buys a stock, he considers it the same as buying a business: There is an extensive check

The Robinhood trading app has stoked the interest of young investors. Although these traders have found some potentially lucrative stocks, some of those stocks could become potential investor pitfalls. To this end, knowing when to sell shares will become a critical skill if thes

Yes, the stock market will crash again. That's a 100% certainty. What isn't so certain is when it will happen. But you can bet on another market crash coming down the road, perhaps even this year.

When you invest in a stock while taking a long-term buying perspective, you naturally expect that it could be five or 10 years before you start to see a reasonable return on your investment. By tracking your portfolio returns, you can hone your buying strategy and learn how to i

Quick, which company has a longer streak of annual dividend increases, PepsiCo or Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT)? This is an article about the latter, so you could pretty much guess that answer -- but at 52 years, Federal Realty's dividend record puts it in impress