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Investing has long been a game of risk-reward trade-offs. Lower-risk investments tend to provide more stability, but they typically provide lower returns as well. Investments with higher risk

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is a top pharmaceutical company with a broad mix of products in its portfolio. It also pays an attractive dividend, which yields 4% -- that's more than twice the S&P 500 average

Some companies tell you a lot about the state of the economy. Three of those companies -- industrial supplier MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM), banking giant Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), and appliance

The artificial intelligence (AI) market exploded last year, becoming one of the fastest-growing industries. Data from Grand View Research shows the AI market is projected to expand at a compound

It seems like every few years the capital markets become enamored with a new buzzword. A couple of years ago, the term "metaverse" captured the attention of investors looking to understand the

Investors should buy stocks with a long-term mindset. The stock market is irrational. It does silly things and can lift shares of poor businesses while punishing good ones, sometimes for reasons not

Nobody in modern history has had an investing career as long and lucrative as Warren Buffett, which makes him someone many investors look up to. His conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, has grown into

So you're looking for some additions to your portfolio that you can aim to hold for many years. Bravo -- aiming to buy and hold great companies over many years is a terrific way to build wealth.

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) bear many striking similarities. Alphabet's Google owns the world's largest search engine, the third largest cloud infrastructure

The list of trillion-dollar companies is fairly slim. Only six have achieved the mark, but four of those -- Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia -- are heavily involved in artificial intelligence

It might surprise investors that 47% of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is in one stock. For an investment manager who preaches the virtues of diversification, this decision seems

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), is one of the most successful investors of all time. Since taking over the once-struggling textile company in 1965, Buffett and

2023 was a comeback year for most growth stocks as they rebounded, led largely by big names in tech. Growth stocks can build you a fortune if chosen right, and a new year is a perfect time to

If you're worried that Social Security is in danger of disappearing completely, here's some reassuring news: The program is not on the verge of total collapse. In fact, Social Security gets the bulk

What does a gene therapy biotech like Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: BLUE) have to do with a cryptocurrency like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), one of the hottest meme coins of yesteryear? If you said "they're

In stock investing, stock price growth or decline usually gets the most attention because it's fairly straightforward: You buy shares at A price, and now they're Z price. However, that doesn't paint

Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) has long held tremendous promise. The company is a leading player in renewable natural gas (RNG). That fuel has immense potential to help reduce emissions.

However,

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian considers Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) and its prospects in 2024 to determine a stock price prediction.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 31

With 2024 here, many investors are trying to pinpoint which stocks will have strong years. With how great 2023 was, there is a bit of exuberance in the market, and some stocks are highly valued

The cryptocurrency market climbed about 110% in 2023, driving the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) up more than 150% during the year. But certain financial professionals see substantial upside for

Drugs associated with weight loss, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, have taken the world by storm. While these treatments have done wonders for the pharmaceutical industry, they've also taken a toll on

Big pharma is facing another round of major patent expirations. Before the decade's end, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) will lose exclusivity for the megablockbuster blood thinner Eliquis as well as its

Investing is a long game, and the earlier you start, the more likely it is that you'll come out with some great profits. And through the effects of compounding, you also don't need to have a fortune

For long-term investors, analyst ratings can usually be safely ignored. Analysts are playing a different game from investors. If your time horizon is measured in years or decades, what a stock does

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are income investments, so the rising interest rates over the past couple of years have been a big headwind. Why take on the risk of loss that comes with a