Author name: Rachel Thomas

Nvidia (NVDA -2.09%) and Palantir (PLTR -3.72%) have been two of the best-performing stocks on the market this year, and artificial intelligence is the major reason. Nvidia needs little introduction at this point. The chip stock has come to dominate the market for data center GPUs (graphics processing units) in the AI boom, which has

Social Security is critical for millions of older adults, with 43% of baby boomers expecting their benefits to be their primary source of income in retirement, according to a 2024 report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. Among retired workers, the average benefit across all ages is around $1,925 per month, according to the

Food-service stocks are rarely “must have” names. Not only is it just not a high-growth business, it’s a highly competitive, low-margin one as well. These are characteristics that many investors aim to avoid. Every now and then, though, a compelling restaurant stock presents itself. Domino’s Pizza (DPZ -0.69%) is one such name, and is likely

As 2024 winds down, growth stocks have once again easily outperformed value stocks. If it seems like growth stocks usually outperform value stocks, you’d be correct when looking back over the past 10 years. This can be seen in the returns of the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG -1.43%) compared to the performance of the Vanguard