Disruption isn’t a dirty word for investors. Sure, some companies can fade away as their businesses are rendered obsolete by new technologies. However, others flourish and make smart investors a lot of money over time. I believe we’re currently in the early stages of two massive disruptions. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to transform our world in too many ways to…
Stocks and cryptocurrencies both offer investment opportunities, but they differ significantly in their nature, risks, and potential returns. The best choice for you depends on your individual financial goals and risk tolerance. However, it’s well worth noting that you don’t have to put cash into riskier assets like crypto to gain the returns you desire. If you have cash to…
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…