Can You Retire On UPS?
United Parcel Service has long been one of the world’s most trusted shipping giants, a backbone of global commerce that seems almost untouchable. But in the past half decade, shareholders have felt more turbulence than smooth sailing. The stock is down 46%.
That’s a sobering reality for a company many once viewed as a safe,
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1 ETF Set To Beat The Market in 2025?
2024 was another banner year for the US stock market, with the S&P 500 notching a gain of 23%. Dwarfing even this return, though, was that of the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF), which has delivered a 29.7% return over the last 12 months.
There is lots of speculation that the new President will be supportive of the financial sector so can XLF beat the market again in 2025,
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1 Rare Stock Buffett Is Buying
Warren Buffett has spent 2024 stockpiling cash, even going so far as to sell off sizeable pieces of some of his largest investments. Recently, though, Berkshire Hathaway announced that it had made some modest acquisitions, including the addition of nearly 388,000 shares of domain name registry service Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN).
These purchases brought Berkshire Hathaway’s holdings in Verisign to 13.2 million shares,
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Massive Upside In Big Money Pharma Favorite?
Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) is a fledgling pharmaceutical company that specializes in the use of immune therapies for cancer treatment. Specifically, Iovance is exploring new applications of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, utilizing cells that the human body naturally produces to attack cancerous tumors.
There was lots of hype about this next-generation cancer treatment company but its share price has been decidedly lackluster this year,
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The Smartest Growth Stock Hiding in Plain Sight
The smartest growth opportunity on the market right now might not be a flashy newcomer at all. Instead, it’s a powerhouse that’s already central to nearly every major tech advancement, TSMC.
While names like Nvidia and Apple steal headlines, TSMC is the company making their breakthroughs possible, and that makes it one of the most overlooked,
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Could a Consumer Bull Market Supercharge Shopify?
The SPDR S&P Retail ETF is up about 25% since April 1, putting it within reach of its all-time high from late 2021. That kind of pop isn’t happening in isolation.
Consumer sentiment, which had been stuck near recessionary levels for most of 2022–2023, has recovered to a three-year high in 2025, according to the University of Michigan’s surveys.
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Vanguard’s Hidden Opportunity in a Beaten-Down Sector
Vanguard is known for its low-cost, no-fuss ETFs and when it comes to equity investing, they offer a lineup of about 50 stock-focused funds that make it easy to diversify with a single ticker.
One of the more cyclical areas of the market is consumer discretionary and it’s been getting hit hard in 2025.
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New to Investing? Build Your Portfolio Around These 2 Rock-Solid ETFs
These ETFs can give you lots of diversification while also providing you with exposure to the best companies in the world.
If you’re getting started with investing, the process can seem overwhelming. There are thousands of stocks you can choose from, and it can be challenging to pick which ones may be the best ones for your portfolio.
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