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In the course of planning and saving for retirement, it makes sense to figure out how much income you think you'll need to maintain the lifestyle you want. That way, you can adopt a strategy that

For thousands of years, people have sought to improve their physical appearances with all sorts of aesthetic interventions ranging from the banal to the bizarre. For a much shorter period of time

The real estate sector has underperformed the stock market in the past year, but Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) and Safehold (NYSE: SAFE) have done even worse. In this video, Fool.com

Dividend stocks can be an excellent source of passive income for investors, but not all dividend-paying companies are created equal.

Owl Rock Capital Corp. (NYSE: ORCC) is a dividend stock that

Inflation has hit people hard in the wallet, and making ends meet is getting more and more difficult for many people. For many people, getting tax returns filed as soon as possible is important

With a slew of states and countries legalizing marijuana in the last few years, the cannabis sector is expanding rapidly, and that means there are plenty of opportunities for investors to find the

Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has dominated the computer-aided design market, but how long could this continue? Jamie Louko answers that question and explains why he's excited to own this top dog for the

During the previous long bull market, dividends were an afterthought for many investors. Their focus was solely on growth. 

It's a different environment today. More investors now realize just how

Warren Buffett likes bargains. Sure, he isn't the purist value investor that he was back in his younger days. However, the multibillionaire still likes to get the most bang for the buck when buying

Quite frankly, investors got spoiled. From 2009 through 2020, we enjoyed the longest bull market in history. Sure, COVID-19 caused a steep sell-off. But stocks quickly rebounded. More retail

A second version of the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act was signed into law at the end of 2022, and it has some important changes for the aspiring retiree. Keeping

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) was undoubtedly a major beneficiary of the coronavirus pandemic, as people who were spending more time at home quickly turned to renovation projects. But with the threat of a

Investing is all about trade-offs. Generally speaking, the more certainty there is in an investment, the lower the potential return you can expect from owning it. Within that framework, there is

The bear market has left plenty of stocks in the doldrums -- including those with tremendous growth prospects. This offers us an opportunity to get in on those players at a good price and benefit

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has had one of the most spectacular downfalls in recent market history, going from hot to not in a relatively short time frame. It has lost 85% of its value over the

For years, growth stocks led the broader market higher. But in 2022, they were the driving force of the bear market decline. The growth-focused Nasdaq Composite was hit especially hard, with the

The housing market is a mess, and the economy could become one soon. With shares down far more than the market, investors are concerned Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) face a lot of

There's no beating around the bush: 2022 was an awful year for Wall Street and much of the investment community. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all entered a bear

Industrial real estate has been on an incredible run, with industry giant  Prologis (NYSE: PLD) leading the way. And while other REITs have seen their prices fall in the high-interest-rate

For much of 2022, seniors on Social Security found themselves wondering what their 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would amount to. And in October, they got their answer.

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It's 2023 in America. The Consumer Price Index is up 6.5% year over year. The spiking inflation raises the cost of doing business, and many companies are passing those expenses on to their customers

I like to make a small starter investment in a stock and add to the position as my conviction grows. Two stocks I've been buying hand over fist to increase my allocation over the past few months are

The old saying it takes money to make money is true for passive income. While there are some ways to make passive income without an upfront investment, these options either require lots of time and

Dividend stocks generally make great investments. They supply investors with regular passive income. And for investors trying to boost a portfolio, dividend stocks have historically produced higher