Deciding how to prepare for retirement can be pretty complicated, so it’s tempting to follow some basic rules of thumb that you’ve probably heard lots of times. Unfortunately, listening to these generic rules could end up being a mistake that costs you. Your best bet is to create a personalized retirement savings and investing plan based on your specific financial…
The one fact that has to be top of mind when looking at the energy sector is risk. That’s because oil and natural gas prices are highly volatile and play a huge role in the financial performance of many energy stocks. But there are important nuances to consider before you hit the buy button on any stock. Here are 10…
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has a dirty little secret: The technology is an energy hog of epic proportions. Training an advanced frontier large language model can consume as much electricity as 1,000 U.S. homes use in a year, depending on model size and run time. As Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Alphabet (GOOGL) race to build ever-larger AI systems, they’re hitting a wall that has nothing to do…
There’s little doubt that artificial intelligence is here to stay. It’s just too game-changing to put back in the box now. In fact, we’ve only scratched the surface of its potential usage. Industry research outfit Precedence Research predicts the worldwide AI market will grow at an average annualized pace of over 19% through 2034. This, of course, translates into opportunity…
Dividend stocks are often thought of as income instruments, and they certainly can be. Many retired investors derive a significant portion of their income from dividends, and there are lots of stocks with excellent track records of consistent dividend payments over decades. However, dividend stocks can also be excellent compounding instruments, especially for investors who still have many years until…
Quantum computing is often considered the next frontier for the tech industry. Unlike traditional computers, which store their data separately in binary bits of zeros and ones, quantum computers can process those bits simultaneously in qubits. That difference allows them to process a lot more data at a faster rate than traditional binary computers. However, quantum computers are also bigger, pricier, and…
Investors often buy growth-oriented stocks in the hope of finding the next big thing. Admittedly, this goal is elusive, and even in the uncommon scenario of a stock being destined for gains of 100-fold or more, such a process typically takes decades. Nonetheless, some of today’s largest stocks, such as Amazon and Netflix, were small-cap stocks at one time. Hence, looking toward smaller stocks can…
The artificial intelligence (AI) market has grown like a weed over the past decade. That rapid expansion — which was fueled by more sophisticated cloud computing services, large language models, and generative AI applications — lit a blazing fire under some high-growth tech stocks. The most obvious winners are Nvidia, the world’s top producer of discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) for…
Even though broader equities have been highly volatile this year, it’s still a good idea to invest in stocks for a straightforward reason. Holding shares of top companies for five years and beyond will usually allow anyone to earn superior returns. That’s not a secret, but it’s easy to forget when dealing with an uncertain near term. Even turbulent times…
Bitcoin‘s (BTC) price is a bit less than $110,000 per coin as of this writing, right near its all-time high, and right in the midst of what might be a generational bull run for the asset. There’s a solid chance it could keep powering on higher and higher over the coming quarters. But this favorable setup isn’t the result of chance, nor…