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EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) offers dividend stock investors a juicy dividend yield. That said, passive income investors must check under the hood to determine whether the dividend yield is safe.

Recently, SoFi Technologies' (NASDAQ: SOFI) CEO Anthony Noto purchased $5 million of the company's common shares. When the CEO of a company makes a big purchase like this, it's a good signal to the

The stock market may be down and investors may be selling growth stocks, but there are still some companies with explosive results that are worth your attention. And they're trading at lower levels

History has shown that, given enough time, the stock market always broadly trends toward new highs. That's an important lesson to remember in a year like this where all the major U.S. indexes, from

Social Security checks are set to get a substantial boost next month as the 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2023 kicks in. This will add $147 to the average senior's monthly check, and

For nearly every company in the software space 2022 has been a tough year, and that includes Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE). Shares of the creative software leader are down roughly 40% on the year, clobbered

The 2022 bear market pivoted this fall resulting in a nice rally. The S&P 500 index has rebounded from this year's lows that saw it down more than 20% with a double-digit rise since the end of

Semiconductor stocks got clobbered this year, getting hit by the fallout from the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes, China's weakening economy, a drop in consumer electronics purchases, and

The past year has been downright awful for companies in the mortgage space. The majority of the blame lies with rising interest rates. Mortgage originators saw volumes collapse as rising rates

The metaverse became a hot topic last year as speculative investors cheered on the potential creation of a sprawling VR world supported by cryptocurrencies and decentralized apps. But over the past

This year has been a perfect storm for the mortgage space. Mortgage originators struggled as rising rates crushed origination volumes, while mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) dealt with

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) makes billions of dollars each year producing oil and gas. However, because those fossil fuels emit carbon dioxide when consumed, they're significant contributors to climate

Investing in the stock market shouldn't revolve around guessing the best moment to buy in or putting all your capital into a single investment in the hopes of generating sky-high returns. For those

In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and its recent Dec. 6 presentation at the Arete Tech Conference. Management shared great information

Despite their superior yields, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are often overlooked and undervalued by investors when compared to other dividend-paying stocks. Since REITs must pay 90% or more

If you're screening for high dividend-yielding stocks, it's likely Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) have come to your attention. Verizon is currently yielding an eye-popping 7%, and AT&T yields

This year has been tough for most stocks -- even the biggest and strongest of names. All three major indexes slipped into bear territory. And economic problems like rising inflation weighed on

Financial scams are hardly a new thing. But in the wake of the pandemic, they seem to have exploded. And unfortunately, it's seniors who tend to get targeted by scammers the most.

Why is that the

You may see a lot of bargains in the shops and online this season. But there's an even better place to find a good deal these days. I'm talking about the stock market. This year's long sell-off has

One of the biggest debates going on right now in the crypto world centers around Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. In the wake of the meltdown of Binance rival FTX

I own about 40 different stocks in my personal portfolio, but the position sizes vary dramatically. I have a few extremely small positions in speculative growth stocks, some mid-sized positions in

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns dozens of stocks in its portfolio, many of which were hand-picked by Warren Buffett himself. However, in this video, Certified Financial Planner®

While I purchased a lot of fantastic stocks this past year, the stock I'm most excited about owning is Blackstone (NYSE: BX). This ultra-high-yield dividend stock has fallen 42% this year despite

Metaverse stocks have fallen flat in 2022 as the much-hyped concept has yet to take off. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the company most closely associated with the concept and which popularized the

Retirees will have an added reason to be happy once the new year begins. Their Social Security benefits will be higher starting in January. 

In October, the Social Security Administration (SSA)