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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock has been down sharply since earnings were released this week, and there wasn't a lot for investors to like. Sales are struggling, margins are down, and Tesla is no longer

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a top stock for years. It operates a successful and predictable retail model that doesn't change much; it just takes in high profits and generates loads of

Famed investor Warren Buffett is known for several things, including his love for dividends and his penchant for companies whose shares he can hold forever. It's not surprising, then, to find great

Consumer products have proven themselves to be excellent long-term investment options. The track record goes as far back as the 19th century when companies like Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble began

There's no telling when the next market downturn will arrive, or which sectors might be spared the worst of the carnage when it strikes. But growth stocks are almost certain to be among the hardest

On October 13, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) served up a platter of bad news for investors. Aside from lowering its estimates for sales of its jab and its antiviral pill for COVID, the company reported that

Albert Einstein referred to the idea of compounding as the eighth wonder of the world. Although he was not talking directly about dividends, the process is the same idea. Compounding dividends can

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is back from the dead. The streaming stock surged Thursday after it delivered blowout subscriber growth in its third-quarter earnings report, boosted by its paid-sharing

One of the most notable stock swings in recent years has been PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL). The company's business was thriving throughout the social-distancing phases of the pandemic, and its stock was

One of the most essential tenets of conservative stock investing is enough portfolio diversification to offer both upside opportunity and downside protection. You can diversify your portfolio in

Like it or not, inflation remains higher than Americans have been accustomed to, and the impacts of last year's price surge have not gone away. As of September, inflation as measured by the Consumer

SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ: SEDG) stock cratered this week after the company released preliminary third-quarter 2023 financial results. Not only is revenue expected to be below expectations, but

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has benefited from increased ad activity on its platform. The company has been delivering some improved growth numbers of late, and investors have become bullish on the

Successful stock and bond investing doesn't have to be overly complicated. The sharp rise in the popularity of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, over the past 30 years proves this point.

ETFs can

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates the sell-off in Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock following its quarterly earnings update. Specifically, he asks if investors should buy the Tesla stock

AT&T (NYSE: T) has a history dating back to the late 1800s. And over many periods of that long and storied history, it's been a fantastic stock to own.

However, over the last 10 years, AT&T stock

Before taking the plunge into a pre-revenue gene-editing stock like Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BEAM), which is probably years away from making any money, it's important to pause for a beat to

While artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, it has emerged as the most prominent investment trend in 2023. The launch of generative AI applications like ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude 2 has

There are few retirement decisions someone makes that have as big an impact as when they decide to claim Social Security benefits. For many Americans, Social Security is a large portion of their

Putting money behind broad themes that you see shaping up across the economy is a smart way to benefit from secular trends. The media and entertainment industry provides a great example. 

While

The late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs often referenced a popular quote by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky: "I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been." As a technology innovator, Jobs

While looking for stocks that generate immense free cash flow (FCF) is easy enough, these promising companies are rarely coupled with significant discounts on their share prices.

However, the two

Following the stock picks of the world's wealthiest investors can work to your advantage. Just about all of them use a value approach to stock selection like Warren Buffett. When billionaire

Plenty of growth stocks flew to soaring heights during the pandemic, but a good percentage of those same growth stocks now find themselves in a long, spiraling descent. For example, concerns about

There's a strong argument to be made that Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. His tenure spans more than five decades, and his performance is unmatched