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Deciding when to claim Social Security is one of the biggest choices you'll make as a retiree. Your decisions around Social Security can have wide-ranging impacts, so it's crucial to understand how

It's no surprise that investors are interested in buying Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stocks. These are three of the best companies in the

Shopify's (NYSE: SHOP) strategy resembles Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN), with costly fulfillment centers, logistics, and other capital-intensive business segments. Amazon's profit margins have long

Information management expert Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) just delivered a robust fourth-quarter earnings report. The company smashed its own guidance and Wall Street's estimates thanks to

These three growth stocks could deliver excellent returns for shareholders with higher risk tolerance. This video will answer whether Palantir (NYSE: PLTR), Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), or C3.ai

Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) investors collectively breathed a sigh of relief after the company announced on its Q4 2022 earnings call that it had no intention of cutting its dividend. The company

The pandemic has had a lasting impact on the demand for office space. Many employees continue to work remotely, at least part of the time. So office landlords are struggling to fill up their vacant

In this week's video, I cover everything you need to know about news related to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) during the week of Feb. 13. Today's video will focus on Tesla's potential new factory location

Bark (NYSE: BARK) shouldn't be the dog that it's been. Since going public in late 2020, the direct-to-consumer pet care company has lost 88% of its value even though consumer spending on pets

With its stock price down over 45% over the last 12 months and short interest totaling 33% of its outstanding float, Fisker (NYSE: FSR) seems to be shunned by the market because of its heavy losses

The kind of market volatility we have experienced in the past year can sometimes rattle investors, drawing their focus away from the long-term mindset that is important to earning excellent returns

Beth Kindig is the lead technology analyst for the I/O Fund. Motley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard caught up with Kindig to discuss:

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Stocks have been in a bear market since early last year. The culprit is the concern that raising interest rates to combat inflation will slow the economy. That would affect the growth prospects of

Investors love growth, so they're typically willing to pay a premium for fast-growing companies. The thesis is that they'll eventually grow into their valuations.

However, some growth stocks seem

Stock-based compensation can be a good way to retain employees and to ensure their interests are aligned with those of shareholders. But it's not a free lunch despite the deceptive non-GAAP figures

Oil prices have gotten off to a rather pedestrian start to 2023. While they've ebbed and flowed quite a bit, they're roughly flat so far this year, at around $80 a barrel. That's well off last

Semiconductors have been hard to come by since the COVID-19 lockdowns started a chain reaction of supply side shortages. Three years later, executives across the chip sector largely agree that the

The SECURE 2.0 Act, passed in the final days of 2022, made a lot of key changes to popular retirement accounts, but it also spelled the end for a popular tax credit aimed at low-income workers

Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) recently hit a milestone. The data center operator delivered its 80th consecutive quarter of revenue growth. According to Equinix, that two-decade-long streak is the longest

Tech stocks have been rising in 2023 as investors grow optimistic about the prospects of a new year. The Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index has risen 20% since Jan. 1 -- a significant improvement

It's a truism that the longer you hold a company that's expanding at a steady clip, the more likely you are to get major returns. But even better than that are businesses that are expected to expand

Building a portfolio for passive income can be a challenging process, especially if you are just starting out. But it doesn't have to be this way. Investors simply need to buy at least a couple of

AT&T (NYSE: T), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Ford (NYSE: F) each pay healthy dividends to investors who buy the stock. This video will answer which one of these three dividend stocks is the best buy

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has had an impressive rise over the past five years. The company's share price has nearly tripled, and it provided an annualized return of roughly 22%. That is nearly three

While many investors think of blockchain technology only in terms of cryptocurrencies, a growing number of S&P 500 companies are utilizing blockchain to streamline their businesses, deepen their