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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

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) have set the stock market on fire this year with stunning gains so far, though a closer look at the trajectory of the shares of these two

Thanks to its promises of low-cost bioengineering and biomanufacturing services, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) could one day be the kind of biotech that everyone else in the biopharma sector wants to

The renewable energy industry has hit a bit of a speed bump in recent years. Surging interest rates made it more expensive to fund projects, which has weighed on the sector. Higher rates have also

If you're looking at up-and-coming healthcare stocks with significant potential in the anti-obesity market, one company you've likely come across is Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX). Although the

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has battled a barrage of issues. Financially strapped tenants have struggled to pay rent while rising interest rates have increased its borrowing costs. Those

The Nasdaq Composite index has climbed about 118% over the last five years despite the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic downturn in 2022. The figure illustrates how lucrative investing in certain

Racking up $1 million in a Roth IRA might seem farfetched if you're just getting started. After all, the Roth IRA contribution limits were $6,000 in 2019, increased to $6,500 in 2023, and sit at

Very few assets, if any, have outperformed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in the past decade. Now, as this top cryptocurrency sports a market cap of $1.3 trillion and is in the mainstream financial news

I won't even be eligible for Social Security for another three decades, but I already know I want to claim at age 70. This will get me my largest possible checks, since delaying benefits grows your

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reveals shocking comments made by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, and what it could mean for investors.

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