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After coming within just 0.3% of setting a new record high, the S&P 500 index has pulled back early in 2024 trading. On the other hand, the benchmark index is still down just 2% from its peak -- and

I love exchange-traded funds (ETFs). While I own quite a few individual stocks, the biggest chunk of my portfolio is invested in ETFs. Whenever anyone asks me about getting started with investing

What's the biggest drawback to investing in stocks that offer high dividend yields? Those high yields often come joined at the hip with high risk.

Investors don't always have to make the trade-off

In the last five years, shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) have climbed by 96% (as of Jan. 10), nearly doubling investor capital. This gain beat the 84% rise of the S&P 500 during the same period,

Countless people will tell you that a significant reason behind them working hard and accumulating wealth is because they want to be able to leave a nice inheritance for their family. It's a common

With a different co-founder now running the board at Tellurian (NYSEMKT: TELL), investors are hopeful the long-struggling start-up can finally break through with the liquid natural gas (LNG) export

Warren Buffett has a well-earned reputation for spotting businesses with unusually durable competitive advantages. By buying and holding shares of these businesses over long periods, his diversified

Compound interest is a powerful wealth creator. For example, an investment that can deliver a 13% annual rate of return can double in value in less than six years. While 13% is an above-average

After touching bear market territory in 2022, the three major indexes rebounded last year -- with the growth-oriented Nasdaq roaring past the S&P 500 for a 43% gain. Of course, no one can predict

When the curtain closed on 2023, Wall Street and everyday investors had plenty of reason to cheer. The 127-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) climbed to a record high last year

Each year, Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, based on what U.S. inflation was in the third quarter of the prior year. The purpose of those COLAs is to

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) investors have been on a wild ride in recent years. In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall takes a closer look at the business itself, its prospects, and what he

Shares of Franco-Nevada (NYSE: FNV) have badly lagged peers Royal Gold and Wheaton Precious Metals. There's a very good reason for this, but long-term investors should probably step back and take a

For most retirees, their monthly Social Security income is indispensable. Based on more than two decades of annual surveys from national pollster Gallup, no fewer than 80% of retired respondents

"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."

Social Security recipients might empathize with that Yogi Berra quote. Benefits payments began including the 3.2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this month

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian provides a stock price prediction for UiPath (NYSE: PATH) in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 11, 2024. The video was published on

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock soared approximately 75% in 2023, around triple the total returns of the S&P 500 index. After a rough 2022, the stock made a huge turnaround as the e-commerce and

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses what Boeing's (NYSE: BA) latest hazard could mean for investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 11, 2024. The video was

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the Federal Reserve interest rate policy and three growth stocks that could benefit from the easing conditions.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock to predict where its stock price could be in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 11, 2024. The

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights his favorite dividend stock to buy for 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 11, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 13

After falling more than 25% in 2022, the stock market came roaring back in 2023, and history suggests there's more to come. The S&P 500 closed just shy of its all-time high as of market close on

Given the state of the economy at the moment, it is understandable that dividend stocks would be among the most popular investments around. You don't give up the chance for long-term capital

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or the Dow, is an index composed of 30 distinguished companies from the U.S. exchanges. It's widely covered and viewed as a gauge for the health of the broader U.S

Data centers are physical locations where companies keep computing infrastructure like servers, network equipment, and data storage solutions. They come in different shapes and sizes, but cloud data