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Retiring into a potential recession isn't what anyone would want, but there are ways to maintain some control over your portfolio in times of economic decline. Making some big-picture adjustments to

Lower consumer spending, high inflation, rising interest rates, geopolitical tensions -- the list of economic headwinds besetting the stock market goes on and on. Being bearish is in style, and the

Inflation has been no joke this year, with consumer prices jumping to some of the highest levels in 40 years. Consumers have felt the sting everywhere, whether they are at the pump or the grocery

The COVID-19 pandemic has been downright awful for the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) sector. In the early days of the pandemic, liquidity in the mortgage market dried up and the

One may not expect companies to grow exponentially in a choppy market, but such companies do exist, and it's not hard to find such potentially explosive stocks if you know where to look.

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The Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) rollercoaster has been a wild one. The stock soared more than 2,700% in 2020 after the company received $1.6 billion from the U.S. government to develop the COVID-19

Media-streaming veteran Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may have to learn some new tricks. The company is taking its sweet time analyzing whether or not Neil Gaiman's Sandman should be re-signed for a second

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is arguably the most popular coffee company in the world. In this video, I will answer if the stock is a buy using my simplified six-step framework for analysis. 

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If you want your $1,000 to turn into a whole lot more a few years down the road, buying stocks is a great idea. But not just any stocks. The best bet is a company that has a track record of earnings

You won't find every stock that Warren Buffett owns listed on Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) 13-F filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. No, the legendary investor

Shares of electric vehicle manufacturers NIO (NYSE: NIO), Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID), and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) are down sharply from their 2021 highs -- 58%, 75%, and 81%, respectively

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the definition of a battleground stock. Bulls see the company continuing to lead the electric vehicle (EV) revolution and branching into valuable new product and service

Aerospace and defense giant Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) stock is down 1% in 2022. While that might not seem like anything to write home about, it's still more than a 14% outperformance versus

This has been a year that's tested the resolve of professional and everyday investors alike. The first half of the year saw the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) produce its worst return since

One of the best parts about investing is that stocks offer you a reasonable chance to maintain -- or even increase -- your purchasing power over time. Yet as 2022 has proven, stocks can go down as

This year has served as an unpleasant reminder that the stock market doesn't move up in a straight line. Since the year began, the benchmark S&P 500 and growth-centric Nasdaq Composite have each

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) went public at $38 per share last July, and the online brokerage's stock closed at an all-time high of $70.39 less than a week later. But over the past year, it

Social Security is facing a serious cash flow problem. In the coming years, it expects to fall short on revenue, due to an anticipated mass exodus of baby boomers from the labor force.

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It's that time of year. No, I'm not referring to the change of season. Instead, I'm talking about the countdown until Social Security recipients find out how much their benefits will increase next

In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analysts Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss:

John Ourand from the Sports Business Journal discusses Amazon's investments in NFL programming, Disney's thinking

Whether you drink coffee or not, java is big business, with a retail market worth over $47 billion. Let's take a look at a couple of major players in this segment -- one of which you probably won't

Plenty of tech companies have suffered significant share price declines in 2022 as high inflation has crimped consumer discretionary spending. As a result, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector index is

When a downturn hits, even industry leaders feel the pressure. That's been the case for two companies in particular: telehealth specialist Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) and animal health company

The past year has been brutal for investors who own a lot of growth stocks listed on the Nasdaq. The Nasdaq Composite Index currently sits 28% below its 52-week high, putting it squarely in bear

If you are coming into the market now and building a retirement portfolio, the state of the market and the economy might feel a bit daunting. The bear market has been harsh, and with the expectation