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The best 401(k) investment strategies involve a handful of tested principles that, when combined, will set any investor up for success in retirement. Debates will always rage about the best trading strategy or which stocks to hold at a given time. There may never be any consensu

Target (NYSE: TGT) has announced plans to ensure a strong performance during the important holiday season, hiring about 130,000 seasonal staff (on par with 2019). The company is adding resources to provide a positive in-store and digital experience for shoppers, including additi

September was a volatile month for the stock market, and so far, October seems to be off to a rocky start. And that may be putting investors on edge, especially given the way the market utterly tanked back in March when news of the coronavirus pandemic first broke.

Shares of Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) soared on Friday. The stock finished the trading day up 13%. The cloud-based communication platform provider's stock benefited from a wave of optimistic analyst reports on the company.

Age 62 is the earliest you can begin claiming Social Security benefits, and it's also the most popular age to file. In fact, nearly half of Americans start taking benefits at age 62, a report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found.

For long-term investors, market crashes provide opportunities to buy more of the great companies they own at a steep discount. Additionally, they allow investors to finally open a position in overvalued stocks after prolonged periods of sitting on the sidelines. Major indices su

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) is a global leader in renewable energy. It produces more power from the wind and sun than any other company in the world. Meanwhile, its current backlog of development projects is bigger than the entire generating capacity of all but two companies. I

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a stable but evolving company that has adapted to changing consumer trends over the years. While its most popular products are its sugary drinks, its business is much more robust, with more than 500 brands around the world. In addition to soft drinks, th

I won't keep you in suspense. The three worst-performing stocks of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in September were Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM). Here's a chart of how each component performed, followed by a sho

The ability to pick winning stocks cheap is key to investment success, of course. But the ability to avoid expensive stocks that can decimate your capital is just as important. By quickly eliminating companies that may underperform, investors automatically increase the potential

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the market's best performing stocks. The company's share price has skyrocketed roughly 2,000% over the last 10 years thanks to a dominant position in both e-commerce and cloud computing services.

With interest rates expected to be near their present 0% range for the next few years as the nation moves through the pandemic and recession, the performance of the stock market may be volatile and uncertain for the near term.

As if cybercrime wasn't already a big enough problem, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated attacks. With more employees working from home and fewer people on site at central offices, the corporate border has frayed, making companies more vulnerable to various kinds of a cybercr

Buying on the dip is one thing, but buying on an all-out collapse is quite another. Still, that's a prospect that cannabis investors face today. Many pot stocks are struggling this year after an already tough 2019, and the coronavirus pandemic is making growth an afterthought fo

October may be the season of leaves changing colors, Halloween, and all things pumpkin spice, but for seniors, it's a very important time of year. That's because October is when Medicare's open enrollment period begins, and if you're on Medicare, it's your big chance to make cha

October doesn't have a great reputation when it comes to stock market performance. The Dow Jones index plunged nearly 23% in a single day on Oct. 19, 1987. Then there's the most infamous October of all in 1929 when a market meltdown at the beginning of the Great Depression.

With a market cap of more than $189 billion, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world. Thanks to its ever-growing cornucopia of consumer health goods, medicines, and diagnostic tests, Abbott has carved out profitable niches in many

Stocks that are popular on the trading platform Robinhood can often do better than the S&P 500 in part because they've got much more hype behind them than the average stock. And while September was a rough month for the market and the index, which fell by 4%, that wasn't th

Setting up your 401(k) contributions isn't rocket science, though it can feel that way, especially to those who aren't sure how much retirement will cost. There isn't a universal magic number, but there are a few pretty simple strategies you can use to come up with your retireme

If you've ever thought about investing in a company that develops medicines for rare diseases, you've probably recognized the market-creating impact of orphan drug designations. Orphan drugs are medicines for extremely rare conditions that governments incentivize companies to de