Executive compensation in the United States has seen an astronomical surge over the decades. In 1965, CEOs of the nation’s largest corporations earned, on average, 20 times the salary of the typical worker. Today, this ratio has skyrocketed to 398 to 1. Top executives below CEOs have also seen strong growth in compensation. This has

Machine learning has become one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, with the potential to revolutionize everything from transportation to healthcare. As machine learning adoption accelerates, investors have a tremendous opportunity to profit from this megatrend. However, not all machine learning stocks are created equal. Many fledgling companies boast about machine learning

Besides investing in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, there are various other ways to benefit from secular industry tailwinds. This includes investment in battery stocks, lithium, and auto component manufacturers. This column discusses some of the best battery stocks to buy that can deliver multibagger returns in the next five years. Given the fact that EV

When a famous firm’s price-to-earnings ratio gets very low, do you just go ahead and buy the stock? That’s a question that value seekers will need to ask themselves if they’re considering United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) stock. It might be “cheap for a reason,” as the old saying goes. It’s not United Airlines’ fault that the U.S.

It’s a well-known fact that the “big money” on Wall Street wants to draw retail investors’ focus away from great stock deals. This is simply because if everyday investors are not buying the shares of such companies, the lack of competition enables large entities to quietly accumulate these forgotten stocks to buy at a much

For those currently holding Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), especially those who bought NVDA stock near its highs (just over $500 per share), it may seem like the beginning of the end for this AI chip stock’s hot run. The generative artificial intelligence mega-trend resulted in shares more than tripling in price between January and August. In recent

When it comes to investing, growth is the name of the game. You want to grow your portfolio and net worth by finding the best growth stocks to buy. So you should be looking at growth stocks to buy, right? That’s what I’m after. And I use the Portfolio Grader to winnow down the field

With increased volatility rocking the markets this year, it’s more important than ever for investors to ensure their portfolios are allocated across a balanced mix of stable, blue-chip stocks and higher growth opportunities. While the majority of your holdings should be devoted to established, dividend-paying companies, I believe carving out a portion for reasonably-priced growth

We’ve all made investment decisions we regret, but none sting more than missing the boat on a stock that explodes. Early-stage stocks can disappoint especially if they were on your radar well before it dominated markets. Early-stage stocks present a unique, but tricky, opportunity. It’s tough to sort good from the bad, especially in today’s

The penny stock euphoria of 2021 was decimated the following year on the back of tight monetary policies. Things may be turning around, and investors may want to consider which penny stocks to buy now. I believe this trend will continue with the outlook being positive for the S&P 500 index in 2024. It’s therefore

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) stock one of many names swept up by “AI mania” earlier this year. During this time, PLTR stock zoomed from around $6.50 per share, all the way back up to above $20 per share. Shares in the data analytics software firm have since coughed back a chunk of their 2023 gains, with

Every day the market offers us good investment opportunities with a variety of companies. While it can be hard work to investigate all investment opportunities on the market, in this article we can discover a great opportunity that we may not have found before. Here are three overlooked penny stocks that are worth taking a

Some investors believe that the market is always correct and that stock prices always accurately reflect reality. As a result, they will rarely if ever buy stocks that are tumbling and that are out of favor with the market. But, that philosophy is provably misguided because there have been many cases in which tumbling stocks

Analyst stock upgrades are something many retail investors follow religiously to gain an edge in their investment selection. While I don’t have any empirical data to demonstrate whether analysts are good or bad at picking stocks, I think they tend to offer up buy ratings much more than sell calls. Long-time market follower Mark Hulbert

Dubbed the Magnificent 7, shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are just a few of the monopolistic mega-caps having their best year yet. As a result, even some of the top Magnificent 7 stock suppliers are having a solid year. With a