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The market has climbed noticeably this year, and some businesses have registered even faster growth. One such enterprise is SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI). The digital bank's shares are up 114% in 2023 (as of

Inflation hammered the U.S. economy following the pandemic. Business closures led to supply chain disruptions, which evolved into an imbalance between supply and demand as the government issued

Picking winners is important in investing, but avoiding losers is equally so. Connected-fitness company Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON), PC and printing giant HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ), and online-car marketplace

If you want to put yourself in a position to enjoy retirement without constant financial worries, it's a smart idea to save for it consistently throughout your career. And if you don't have access

If you are looking to build wealth for your retirement, investing is the best method you can utilize to achieve this goal. By parking your money in promising growth stocks with sustainable

It's not everyday companies turn into trillion-dollar megacaps. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have all crossed that threshold

When it comes to capitalizing on the key holiday shopping season, many investors first think of retail stores, e-commerce leaders, or manufacturers of specific products that happen to be popular in

Real estate can be a great way to earn passive income. However, there are some drawbacks to buying a rental property. The initial expense can be high when factoring in the down payment, closing

It seems like U.S. consumers are increasingly worried about the economy. That's not a statement that comes from a statistical analysis, but from a view of what's going on at stores that cater to

One of the biggest retailers just shared huge news. It is issuing a special $15 dividend for shareholders. This is certainly a welcome turn of events for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) investors

Stocks have been flying higher lately as excitement over new generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and prospects for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve combined to help push

2023 has been a great year for stocks. The S&P 500 has gained around 24%, fueled in part by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that has sent some tech stocks flying. The so-called Magnificent

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch will be taken off shelves in the U.S. in less than a week, and it's unclear when it will return. The International Trade Commission has banned the product; without a

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian considers IBM (NYSE: IBM) stock from the perspective of a dividend stock investor.

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Water is essential for life, and like most invaluable resources, it's a big business as well.

Investors don't typically pay much attention to water stocks, as most water utilities are considered

Share prices of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) have fallen 27.1% so far in 2023, leaving the dividend yield at 3.1%. That's simply too cheap to pass up for a dividend that's grown at an 11% compound

Some people turn 62 and aren't anywhere ready to kick off their retirement. But by the time your 62nd birthday rolls around, you may be well into the process of planning your workforce exit.

Either

In the latest quarter, Ford (NYSE: F) disappointed Wall Street with revenue and earnings that missed expectations. But the shares recently have benefited from improving market sentiment.

Even though

Wall Street fell back in love with both Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stocks in 2023. It helped that sales trends have rebounded in the e-commerce industry following the

The S&P 500 is up 23% this year after a tough performance in 2022 when it fell by 19%. The success of growth stocks has been a key reason why the broad index has been doing so well. And three of the

The U.S. stock market seems to have heaved a sigh of relief after the Federal Reserve kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged in its latest policy meeting. Further, on the back of a

Sometimes the greatest gift from investing can be the dividends you receive, and hopefully reinvest, each quarter. Not only is receiving payment for having skin in the game a nice bonus, but

At a time when the S&P 500 index is yielding just 1.5%, finding a stock with a yield of 12.8% might seem like finding a needle in a haystack. That lofty yield is exactly what Annaly Capital

There's a good reason the myth of the crypto millionaire exists. According to the latest Crypto Wealth Report, there are more than 88,000 people around the world who have become crypto millionaires.

Shares of Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) blasted off following its reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). It was able to start launching paying customers into space in 2023