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For most current retirees, Social Security provides income they simply couldn't do without. A 2023 survey from national pollster Gallup found that 88% of retirees lean on their Social Security

Stocks can help you retire rich. Not as in "get rich quick," but steady compounders that slowly and surely make you money for decades. Those companies are challenging to find. To help in your

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) posted its latest earnings report on May 20. For the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (ended on April 30), the video conferencing software provider's revenue rose

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is an intriguing stock for income-focused investors. The energy partnership has grown its distribution payment to investors every year for 25 consecutive

Are you looking for stronger returns on your money but aren't quite sure where to start? If you're thinking about doing it with stocks, then you're looking in the right place. The stock market's

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian makes his case for why this dividend stock deserves a spot in your portfolio.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 23, 2024. The video was

Machine vision company Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) recently received an analyst rating upgrade from hold to buy from HSBC. In addition, the price target was raised from $40 to $52. There's no doubt

For the past several months, investors have been wondering if Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) would launch a stock split. That's after the technology giant's stock soared in recent years, reaching nearly

Passive income investors love real estate investment trusts (REITs) because their dividends are often high-yielding and reliable. REITs are required to pay 90% of their income as dividends, which

Retirement can be nerve-wracking. No matter how much you save and plan, there's no guarantee that your funds will be enough to get you through the following years and decades.

Want to make sure your

Analysts from a major British bank say that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) should more than double from here to the end of 2024. Does this projection make sense?

Geoff Kendrick, head of crypto research and

You certainly don't have to chase hot tech stocks to earn great returns in the market. As of May 20, an investor that bought $1,000 worth of shares in Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) five years ago

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), most investors and Wall Street analysts use the "Magnificent Seven" stocks as a key barometer. There are good reasons for this.

Microsoft has plowed

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) went public in 2020, and it has come a long way in growing its business and improving its financials. The data analytics company has leveraged artificial

When Amazon's deal to acquire iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) fell through earlier this year, it was as if the air was let out of the robot vacuum maker's stock. Almost in an instant, shares went over a

The news that high-profile activist hedge fund Elliot Investment Management has built a $1 billion position in building controls and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) company Johnson

Currently, investors would need to buy roughly $29,400 worth of Unilever (NYSE: UL) stock -- or about 542 shares -- to receive $1,000 in annual dividend income. As impressive as the consumer staples

Looking for rapid growth? Check out fintech stocks. These companies combine the huge addressable markets of finance with the high growth rates of tech stocks. It's not uncommon to see fintech stocks

For much of cryptocurrencies existence, short-term trading strategies that seek to benefit from high volatility and sudden momentum shifts defined the cryptocurrency market. But with the recent

In the past five years, Chipotle has crushed it for shareholders, skyrocketing 340%. The Tex-Mex fast casual concept is still expanding rapidly, while posting incredible profitability. It makes

Altria (NYSE: MO) is a consumer products maker with an industry-leading position, a long history of increasing its dividend annually, and a huge 8.5% dividend yield. There are things to like here

The stock market has performed relatively well since the beginning of the year although, of course, there is no guarantee that it will maintain that momentum. Who knows what curve ball the future

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have fallen behind the return of the broader market over the last year. One of the issues weighing the stock is the perception that other tech companies like Alphabet

Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has been a fantastic, market-beating stock to own for the past decade. Its 10-year return is an incredible 527%, which dwarfs the S&P 500's 182% gain during the same period

When looking to invest in dividend stocks, chasing high yields isn't always an advisable strategy. Companies with juicy yields are only worth investing in provided they can support their payouts. We