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Few public companies dominated the headlines in 2023 more than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), whether it was its involvement with OpenAI's Chat GPT, its successful $69 billion acquisition of Activision

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) runs with a pretty distinguished group of peers, all of which are giant international energy producers with diversified businesses. Despite immense pressure to shift hard

2023 has been a solid year for investors. Through late December, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index returned 45% while the S&P 500 returned 25%. One of the prominent investment themes of 2023 was

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a popular investment option that offer numerous benefits to investors. ETFs are collections of securities that trade on stock exchanges like individual stocks but

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a developer of quantum computing technologies, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Oct. 1, 2021. The combined company's shares started

GigaCloud Technologies (NASDAQ: GCT) stock is seeing strong bullish momentum this week. The e-commerce company's share price was up 21.1% from last week's market close before the market opened this

Shares of Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) are down about 30% over the past year. But there was a big announcement on Nov. 2 that lifted its shares by around 25%. Is this a sign that Wall Street thinks

Some readers may already know that to maximize their monthly Social Security benefits check, they need to wait until age 70. That can be a long wait for many retirees, but if you can hold out, it's

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Verizon (NYSE: VZ) to Altria Group (NYSE: MO) to determine which is the better buy for passive income investors.

*Stock prices used were the

The artificial intelligence (AI) craze sent shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) soaring in 2023. As many investors know, the chipmaker has benefited from the massive demand for its graphics cards, which

When it comes to taxes, no one wants to pay more than they have to. Understanding how the tax code is written can go a long way in you paying only the required amount of taxes. You can save $1,000s

Cathie Wood caught investors' attention during the last bull market when the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by her company, Ark Invest, skyrocketed. But by early 2021, even before the bear

ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) was once a hot company pushing the electric vehicle revolution forward. Its charging stations sprouted up like weeds, fueled by a shift toward the production of EVs

Most investors understand that artificial intelligence (AI) stocks will play a vital role in the market over the next few years. However, many aren't in tune with which ones are slated to provide

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights how this company implements AI to improve its customer value proposition.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 26, 2023. The video

I'm a goal-oriented investor. One of my targets for the coming year is to increase my annualized dividend income by more than 15% by the end of 2024.

I aim to achieve that goal by investing more

In a world where coffee fuels the daily hustle, Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) offer investors a taste of growth and innovation alongside a

Whether you have medical expenses coming up or you're just looking for a tax-advantaged place to put your retirement savings, a health savings account (HSA) can be a great tool. But like any tool

No one can predict what the stock market, or any individual stock, will do in 2024. The stock market surged in 2023, which was probably not on many investors' bingo cards in January. But one thing

Income investors have become more open to dividend stocks in recent years. With rock-bottom interest rates at the bank and low inflation, dividend stocks drew interest despite a modest 1.5% average

Sometimes you have to move on from a stock. Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has unfortunately fallen into this category for me. Instead, I have my eyes on a much better option: Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB).

So why am

It's always a good idea for investors to have a long list of stocks they've fully researched ready to go in case the stock market tumbles. Opportunities to buy great companies at great prices don't

Earlier this month, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) recalled more than 2 million electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. market. It was the largest recall in the young company's history, covering nearly all Tesla

If you want to beef up your retirement savings in 2024, the new 401(k) contribution limits can help. Last month, the IRS announced the new inflation-adjusted limits for retirement accounts, and

While investors may be hoping for a full-throttled bull market to appear in the new year, some great companies with long-term competitive advantages and robust financials remain at reasonable