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Holding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in your portfolio can be a great way to balance out your risk. You can have a couple of ETFs that provide you with some stability and dividend income, where you

Wall Street has been volatile lately, but some stocks have been hit much harder than others. A quarter of the market's publicly traded companies have shed more than half of their value. Just a tenth

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According to a recent SEC filing dated Feb. 17, 2026, Garden Investment Management, L.P. increased its stake in The Middleby Corporation by 102,903 shares during the fourth quarter of 2025. The

Is the era of true "forever" stocks finally over? There's no denying more for-profit corporations are facing challenges they haven't in the past. There are some well-run outfits in industries that

Robinhood's recent "Take Flight" event marks a strategic pivot from a simple trading app to a comprehensive "financial super-app" for families. By introducing trust and custodial accounts, the

With rising geopolitical tensions, major monetary policy shifts, slowing economic growth, an overvalued stock market, a choppy job market, and elevated inflation, these are uncertain times for

The conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has whipsawed the stock market since attacks began.

As of this writing, the war has spread to other countries in the Middle East, further complicating

Some indicators suggest that equity markets are currently overvalued. For instance, the S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio is near multi-year highs. In this environment, it pays to look for bargains, stocks

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated Feb. 17, 2026, Port Capital LLC increased its stake in Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) by 446,260 shares. The

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Dividend Kings, or companies with 50 or more consecutive years of annual dividend growth, represent some of the highest-quality stocks out there. They can make for great long-term investments in

Many investors mistakenly believe that in order to build a diversified portfolio using exchange-traded funds, you have to own a large number of different ETFs. It's true that with individual stocks

Shares of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) are down nearly 26% so far in 2026. Investors have been concerned whether artificial intelligence (AI) can disrupt the traditional seat-based software-as-a-service

At the start of the year, there was plenty of excitement around silver. The precious metal was soaring and reaching record highs along the way. However, it has declined from the highs it reached in

Tech stocks appear to have fallen out of favor with investors this year. Concerns about not only high valuations but excessive spending on artificial intelligence (AI) appear to be weighing on even

Last week, I wrote about how the war in the Middle East is hitting airline stocks hard, as it has pushed the price of jet fuel significantly higher while depressing demand for air travel. But

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On February 17, 2026, Tensile Capital Management LP reported selling 384,415 shares of Vertex (NASDAQ:VERX) in the fourth quarter, an estimated $8.32 million trade based on quarterly average

Last quarter's reported loss isn't the problem. Although it was slightly bigger than expected, the analyst community knew the company would likely remain in the red due to a revenue headwind for the

Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed a reputation for taking stocks to parabolic levels. This is particularly true of stocks like Nvidia and Palantir Technologies, which have driven

Shares of ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), a workflow automation company, were falling this morning as investors continued to view the company as vulnerable to disruption from artificial intelligence.

Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) stock took investors for a rollercoaster ride Tuesday morning. Reporting Q4 earnings, the stock fell 3%, then flipped and surged more than 14%, before pulling back to

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According to a Feb. 17, 2026, SEC filing, Broad Bay Capital Management, LP established a new position in Brinker International(NYSE:EAT), acquiring 175,000 shares. The estimated transaction value