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In the world of investing, there's a disclaimer that has become practically cliche: "Past performance is no guarantee of future results." Put simply, just because a stock or other investment has

There are lots of reasons to like PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) as a possible investment for your long-term portfolio. One of the best reasons is its generous dividend yield -- recently at 4.1%. That yield

As in most years, investors have had a lot of potential risk factors to navigate in 2025. That hasn't stopped major indexes from posting huge gains across the stretch. Along those lines, the S&P 500

Earlier this decade, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD (OTC: BYDDY)(OTC: BYDD.F) was facing a problem. It wanted to become a major exporter of its wares, but at the time, the shipping industry

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) stock recorded explosive gains over this week's trading. The company's share price surged 51.4% in a stretch that saw the S&P 500 rise 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rise

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has a huge 7.5% yield. To put that into perspective, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is yielding a scant 1.2% and the average energy company just 3.2%. It might seem

If you've been on Social Security for a while, changes to the program may not seem all that unusual to you. Each year, the government makes updates to benefits and the formula used to calculate them

Warren Buffett is well known for his preference for holding investments long term. "When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is

Without a doubt, artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the greatest investment trends of our time. Companies such as Nvidia are providing the most powerful AI hardware. Companies such as Comfort

It's been a challenging year for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Its EV sales have declined, as have its profit margins and its share of a market it almost single-handedly established. The company also

Investing in real estate can be a reliable way to collect passive income. There are numerous opportunities for generating passive income from real estate, including purchasing a rental property or

The S&P 500 has reached record levels in recent times and is heading for its third consecutive annual gain -- in this sort of environment, you may be thinking a lot about growth stocks. These are

Leading tech companies are spending billions on data centers to support growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) compute capacity. AI chip leader Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently said it

Semiconductor stocks and artificial intelligence (AI) are ruling the stock market this year. While the benchmark S&P 500 is up 12% so far in 2025, major semiconductor exchange-traded funds are by

Investors cannot get enough of space economy stocks. Upstarts such as AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) are seeing soaring stock prices, with AST SpaceMobile stock going from a low of around $2 in 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been a core holding for Bill Ackman since Pershing Square first disclosed a nearly 10% stake in 2016, and the investment has paid off handsomely over the long

Rising more than 31% since the start of the year (as of this writing), shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR) have benefited from increasing investor interest in rare earth metals and magnets --

In 1991, Social Security's full retirement age (FRA) was 65, yet the average retirement age in the U.S. was 57. Today, FRA hovers around 67 with the average American retiring at 62.

According to

It wasn't a big surprise that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cut interest rates at the Fed's September meeting on Wednesday. In July, he implied in no uncertain terms that a rate cut was

Most investors first noticed Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) for its eye-popping growth story. In just a few years, the Brazilian digital bank amassed more than 120 million customers across Latin America and

While oncology is the largest therapeutic area in the pharmaceutical industry by revenue, the anti-obesity space has grabbed the most attention over the past couple of years. This niche is still in

Shares of Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) have more than doubled in a year. They are up nearly 200% over the past three years. And over the past five years, the gain is more than 650%! These numbers are more

Is your portfolio in need of a new growth name? Perhaps a stock that hasn't raced to a nosebleed valuation thanks to the advent of artificial intelligence? They're out there. You just have to dig a

Demand for electricity is soaring, and the U.S. wants nuclear energy to fill this need. By 2050, the government wants nuclear power capacity to grow from 100 gigawatts to 400 gigawatts, which would

The S&P 500 has traditionally been a sound way for investors to grow their wealth, but there's no denying that its valuation has become bloated. It recently topped 6,600 as of the end of Monday's