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"Bethlehem Steel was a giant. You knew if you worked for a place like that, you were ... set for life." -- Wife of a Bethlehem Steel worker

I've been writing for The Motley Fool for a long time, but

Investors prefer the businesses that they own to provide a smooth journey for their portfolios. But Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) has done anything but. Since October 2019, shares have tanked 94%,

With rumors swirling about CVS Health's (NYSE: CVS) new and ongoing discussions on how to turn around the company's sagging fortunes, it's natural for investors to wonder whether there's a new

Most of the time, investors should be aiming to buy stocks on a dip. Why pay more when a little patience (and some short-term market fluctuations) will allow you to get more bang for your buck?

If you're thinking of relocating for retirement, consider South Carolina. It was recently ranked the fourth-best state to retire in by the folks at Bankrate. Beneath that top number is a mix of

Social Security is undeniably one of our government's most essential functions. The roughly $1.4 trillion in benefits the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out each year is a lifeline to

Here's a clue to help you consider whether you want to relocate in retirement to Rhode Island: Its state nickname is the Ocean State. Nestled in New England, it's one of the original 13 colonies and

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best performing stocks the past few years, as demand has skyrocketed for its graphics processing units that help build out artificial intelligence (AI)

It has been all sunshine and rainbows for Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) shareholders as of late. The stock is up 168% in the last 12 months and is reaching all-time highs.

Investors are excited

American Express (NYSE: AXP) was founded in 1850 and was initially a shipping company transporting items across the United States with horse-drawn wagons. Given its long history, Amex is a

A stock split is always a piece of market-shaking news for a publicly traded company. This classic piece of financial engineering is usually a sign that a stock has grown so popular, its per-share

America's space industry was supposed to undergo a big change in 2023. As multiple news outlets reported at the time, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and

Nvidia achieved a $3 trillion market cap earlier this year, an impressive achievement considering that it was approximately one-tenth that size two years ago. The advent of generative artificial

Buying stocks that will benefit from the recent cut in the fed funds rate (as well as the additional cuts being forecast) makes sense. Moreover, looking at stocks of companies that have positioned

Realty Income (NYSE: O) has long been an income-focused investor favorite given its monthly dividend payout that rises quite regularly. However, the stock's price performance has been a bit of a dud

If you're not tracking your net worth, you might not know whether you're truly making financial progress in life or not.

You might think you're making progress with your savings or debt paydown

With October now underway, there isn't one single way to play the energy sector, but that's not new. There have always been different tactics for investing in this volatile niche of Wall Street. The

The biggest winners in the stock market over the last two years have all been great companies fueling the biggest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI).

Nvidia is the poster child of big AI

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) delivered a breakout year for investors, with shares returning 62%. It's been one of the best-performing technology sector stocks in the S&P 500 index for 2024.

The company is

Investors looking for a quick and easy way to invest in the biggest and fastest-growing technology stocks in the world have flocked to the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ).

The ETF tracks the

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Altria (NYSE: MO) are both classic consumer staples plays for income investors. Coca-Cola is one of the largest beverage companies in the world, and Altria owns Marlboro

OpenAI was founded in 2015 by a team of researchers and entrepreneurs which included Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and Tesla Chief Executive Offficer Elon Musk. It was established as a not-for-profit

Building wealth in the stock market is not complicated. It simply involves holding shares of consistently growing companies over many years. In the last decade, a small group of elite growth stocks

In 2024, a surprising number of billionaires have turned bullish on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Some of them are billionaire hedge fund managers. Others are tech entrepreneurs or captains of industry

Investors are very forgiving when it comes to the stock of Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). Although it dipped last week after reporting a mere 1% year-over-year increase in revenue, it's still up