Alana Benson is an investing writer who joined NerdWallet in 2019. She covers a wide variety of investing topics including stocks, socially responsible investing, cryptocurrency, mutual funds, HSAs ...

SDI Productions / For people in their 60s, retirement accounts typically hold more than $300,000 in stocks on average—but the median balance is closer to about $100,000. Taxable brokerage accounts ...

Stocks can be a great way to build wealth over the long term. You can buy stocks directly or you can buy a mutual fund or ETF that gives you access to many stocks through just one investment. If ...

Economic conditions are uncertain right now. Interest rates are high, and inflation has been ticking up in recent months. To top it off, the Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates for the first time ...

Charles Schwab Corp. reported that fewer clients opened new brokerage accounts with the investing giant than analysts expected, sending shares of the company down in early trading. New brokerage ...

Bitget has launched a private beta for a new TradFi trading feature that lets crypto users access forex, gold, commodities and stock CFDs using USDT as collateral.

The U.S. stock market sank sharply in early trading, with investors increasingly skittish about the strength of the artificial intelligence boom. The S&P 500, which set a record high in late October, ...

The benchmark indices will remain closed on 25 December 2025 on account of the Christmas Day holiday celebrated in the ...