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If you're investing in companies for the dividends they pay, you're actually better off when prices go down.

Why? It means you get more dividend income for your money. Yes, dividend stocks can

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) continues to flourish late into 2025, surging by more than 37% from its low point in April earlier this year, as of this writing. But investors have mixed feelings

For most investors, earnings season is the most exciting period of each quarter. This is the six-week time frame where a majority of S&P 500 companies unveil their operating results, which serves as

Is artificial intelligence (AI) really a lasting trend? Is the bubble about to burst?

AI accounts for a massive percentage of the market today. The eight most valuable companies in the U.S. are all

This year has been a banner year for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shareholders. Despite fears to the contrary, the company's growth has continued unfettered, as new viewers flock to its streaming video

On a recent trip, my husband and I got to talking with a couple who were within a year of retiring. They shared plans to abandon their high-cost suburb and move to a more remote part of the country

Whether you use your health savings account (HSA) to cover your health expenses now or save that money for retirement, it's probably pretty important to you. If you don't have an HSA yet but are

On November 12, 2025, Bearing Point Capital, LLC disclosed a sale of 22,893 shares of Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM), reducing its position by an estimated $4.7 million.

According to a filing

The last 10 years have been kind to investors with the foresight to not only buy XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) in 2015 but hold through the many extreme ups and downs in the years since. While Bitcoin remains

Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG) latest earnings reveal how effectively managed companies can turn potential headwinds into tailwinds, even amid constantly shifting trade policies.

The robotic

Wearable-tech specialist Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) reported its third-quarter results before market open Wednesday, and investors weren't necessarily impressed with its performance. Its stock closed Hump

As an old investing adage goes: Investors have lost more reaching for yield than at the point of a gun. That may sound a bit dramatic, but when you think of all the yield trap stocks -- high-yield

Just because a business is susceptible to things it cannot control doesn't mean it's a lousy company.

I would say that applies to Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL) right now. The world's largest wholesale

Is now an uncertain time? The truth is, there's never certainty in any market, but some markets appear to be safer than others. With the market at record highs, its valuation inflated, and the

Explore the exciting world of Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends

Investors heard the call of telecom infrastructure specialist IHS Holding (NYSE: IHS) on Wednesday. On the back of its latest set of quarterly figures, they bid the company's shares up almost 2%

Is Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) in play?

That was the hot speculation about the financial software specialist on Wednesday, after Bloomberg published a story on a potential takeover of the

U.K.-headquartered biotech Centessa Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CNTA) is drawing from the investor well for new financing, and the market is clearly pleased with the effort. On Wednesday, shares of the

Shares of On Holding (NYSE: ONON) leaped 18% on Wednesday after the Switzerland-based premium footwear maker boosted its full-year sales and profit forecast.

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On's

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is a wealth-building machine, and it has the potential to turn small monthly contributions into hundreds of thousands of dollars or more with enough time.

While it's

As of October 31, popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTCUSD) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have experienced significant price drops throughout the month, which could spook investors more

The shares of financial tech software developer Bill Holdings (NYSE: BILL) easily surmounted Hump Day with an almost 12% rise in value. Not coincidentally, this followed a media report published

If you're retired and don't need the money from your required minimum distributions (RMDs), taking regular RMDs may feel like a burden. However, they don't have to. Properly reinvested, RMDs can:

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) climbed 9% on Wednesday after the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker laid out a promising growth trajectory for investors at its Financial Analyst

On Nov. 12, 2025, ARK Investment Management disclosed in an SEC filing that it reduced its stake in CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) by approximately 400,000 shares.

According to the 13F filing