Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count ...

The Magnificent Seven represent 33.8% of the S&P 500 as of January 2026, up from 12.5% in 2016. From 2016 through 2025, these seven companies achieved an 875.5% return, outperforming the S&P 500. The ...

Tech giant Apple is proof of how far high-quality products and strong brand loyalty can go. It first became the world's most valuable company on Aug. 9, 2011, 15 days before Steve Jobs resigned as CEO ...

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