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Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been on a roller coaster for a few years. The company's valuation climbed as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, only to drop as inflation climbed.

But what might the

Warren Buffett isn't an income investor. However, his Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio includes plenty of solid dividend stocks, some of which offer especially attractive

Watching your kids may be a higher priority for you than watching the stock market, but that doesn't mean a busy parent has to miss out on the proven power of long-term investing in the form of

As cryptocurrency continues to gain mainstream attention, many investors are looking for ways to get exposure to the market without directly owning cryptocurrencies that can be highly volatile or

The stock market is often a story of price swings, especially in the short term. There are subtle swings, price corrections, and in more extreme cases, bear and bull markets. A bear market is

A decade ago, Apple and ExxonMobil were the most valuable companies in the world, but neither had a market cap exceeding $600 billion. Today, Apple and Microsoft are the most valuable companies in

The idea of retirement can be unsettling from a financial standpoint. After all, you're going from collecting a paycheck to having to live off of savings and Social Security. And so, if you're

I'm old enough to remember having shopped at Alexander's, which was a department store "way back when." Today, however, what's left of that business is a set of properties owned by a real estate

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is showing no signs of stopping. Share prices of the graphics card specialist have nearly doubled in 2023 despite warning signs from peers such as Advanced Micro Devices

Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) wowed investors late last year with strong data from a phase 3 study of AXS-05, its candidate treatment for Alzheimer's disease agitation. AXS-05 met its primary

Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why he thinks Ford (NYSE: F) has investors talking.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 14, 2023. The video was

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says, "The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient." There are many impatient investors right now dumping shares of

Learning a new skill is always scary at first because there's so much you don't know. And learning how to become a successful investor is even scarier, because you're putting your own money at risk.

It's a lesson new investors may not have learned and tenured investors need to be reminded of: Stocks are fickle. Although the broad-market indexes rise in value over time, stocks can be highly

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been a polarizing stock ever since its public debut in September 2020. The data analytics company initially dazzled the bulls with its high growth rates, its goal of

Unity Software (NYSE: U) took investors on a wild ride after its public debut in September 2020. The gaming company priced its initial public offering at $52, and its stock surged to an all-time

With a $30 billion market cap, it isn't too surprising to find industrial stock Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) in the S&P 500 index, even though it probably isn't a household name. But given its impressive

Uncertainty is the greatest risk facing investors in any new industry. Take artificial intelligence (AI), for example. Even if artificial intelligence is the most significant leap forward since the

Deal or no deal? That's now the big question for investors concerning Amgen's (NASDAQ: AMGN) pending $28 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP).

The Federal Trade Commission

The pandemic hit the travel industry hard. However, as global travel demand returns to normal, vacation rental leader Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has demonstrated its resilience. 

Surprisingly even now

If you're buying a dividend stock that's trading near its low for the year, it stands to reason that the yield is also higher than it would normally be. If the stock recovers from those lows, those

Two entertainment leaders are Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). There are key similarities between these companies, but only one can be the better buy.

Income investing is a tried-and-true investing strategy. This is because businesses that pay consistent and growing dividends to shareholders are often mature businesses that can't possibly reinvest

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is truly in a league of his own when it comes to investing. Since taking over as CEO in 1965, he's overseen an aggregate return in

The virtual reality (VR) market has seen massive expansion since Meta Platforms acquired Oculus in 2014. The purchase led to advances in the technology and decreases in headset prices, making them