Professional analysts aren't always right about which stocks to buy or how high those stocks could go. But when there's a strong consensus among them, I don't ignore it.After all, these people became professionals due to their deep knowledge of how businesses and the stock market work. If they widely agree about something, it's worth noting.There are...

Long-term investing requires optimism. This is why investing in turnaround opportunities is intrinsically dangerous. The danger to investors is the failure to properly assess the risks because they look at the opportunity through rose-colored glasses. Their optimism emphasizes the good possibilities instead of the bad ones and makes it harder to develop...

It's official now. Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) is out of the space tourism business -- at least for a while.On Saturday, June 8, Virgin Galactic's "Galactic 07" mission successfully took off, briefly visited space, and landed with all passengers safe and sound. This was the company's seventh revenue-generating commercial flight. Now, Virgin intends...

As time passes, it's easy to forget how many companies saw their valuations skyrocket during the pandemic. Many investors who bought stocks in 2020 and 2021 are still seeing red in their portfolios because of how far ahead of the business fundamentals those stock prices had gotten. In addition, the psychological aspect of knowing a stock is down significantly...

It hasn't been a pleasant ride for SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) investors. As of this writing, the shares trade about 74% below their all-time high.But this fintech stock is up 48% since the start of 2023 (as of June 13), although it has certainly been a bumpy journey. Perhaps this momentum has caught the attention of investors.With the shares now...

Some methods of generating passive income can be quite involved. For example, you could invest in real estate. But that typically entails managing the property or paying someone else to do it.If you're looking for easy ways to make passive income, you might want to check out Vanguard's exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard has made investing simple...