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Whether you're new to the stock market or you've been investing for decades, the first nine months of 2022 have been rough. The benchmark S&P 500 index is down 17% this year.

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How do you get started with a career in finance? What about a career in financial freedom? Discussion of these questions and more in this mailbag episode of the Rule Breaker Investing podcast.

To

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) are different companies but share one thing in common: Each has a large base of loyal customers who depend on these companies for essential

The recent bear market has considerably reduced the appeal of most stocks. With many growth stocks down 75% or more from their highs, investors have increasingly looked to other investment vehicles.

If you're viewing the current state of the market with mixed emotions, you're not alone. While a turbulent market can provide plenty of opportunities to buy more of the stocks you love at a bargain

What's better than a growth stock that's performed well in the past? The answer is easy: A growth stock that should perform well in the future.

We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify

In combination with Roche's (OTC: RHHBY) bevacizumab (Avastin), Merck's (NYSE: MRK) oncology medicine -- co-owned with AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN) and known as Lynparza -- received the nod from

Investors aren't flocking into home improvement stocks today. With prices cooling, interest rates soaring, and a recession potentially on the way, Wall Street has abandoned the niche.

That said, the

For most of us, $250 isn't a small chunk of change. But unfortunately, it doesn't look like much next to our monthly bills, which are usually in the thousands of dollars. And it looks even smaller

Amazon is having a second Prime Day this year. In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Jason Moser discusses topics including:

Plus, Motley Fool contributors Brian Stoffel and Jamie Louko engage

Over the past year, many stocks crumbled as inflation, rising interest rates, and other macro headwinds drove away the bulls. However, plenty of defensive blue-chip stocks -- especially those with

There was a time when Social Security payments were a key piece of people's retirement funding plans. But that's decreasingly the case, and rightfully so. The program is struggling to handle a

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discuss:

Mortgage rates have doubled in the past year. Motley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard and Motley Fool

It's hard to believe it's October. Schools are in full swing, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and depending on where you live, the weather may be cooling off. 

While 2022 is nearing an end, there's

Growth stocks may not be the hot investments they were just a couple of months ago, but that doesn't mean investing in this space is dead. Far from it, in fact. 

While shares of many of these

Many companies distribute a portion of their earnings to investors, enabling them to generate some passive income. However, some companies are very generous with their cash distributions. That

The market sell-off has pushed the dividend yield of the S&P 500 from 1.2% at the start of the year to 1.7%. What's more, many individual stocks now yield their highest levels in several years

The stock market is a great long-term wealth-creating machine, but as investors have seen in 2022, market corrections can come unexpectedly. If you have at least five years to hold these stocks, the

Semiconductors are advanced computer chips that power the digital aspects of our lives, from smartphones to the cloud computing technology hosting our online experiences. The chip industry

Mounting concerns over the state of the global economy have pushed stocks to their lowest levels of the year. Accordingly, the S&P 500 index has plunged 23% so far this year. But one sector of the

I've covered Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) for several years now and have always liked the stock. But up until recently, I had never pulled the trigger on actually buying the stock, largely because I

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is barely bouncing back from the devastations of the pandemic. If it faces an economic recession right now, would it endure the impacts without meaningful damage

Buying and holding stocks long term maximizes the benefits of compounding returns. In this video, I discuss why Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) are two excellent stocks

In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses:

Economists and personal finance authors have very different opinions on topics like savings and investing. Motley Fool host Alison

Do you know how much you'll receive in Social Security benefits once you retire? If not, you're not alone. Around 44% of U.S. adults don't know how much to expect from Social Security, according to