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There's a reason many investors are quick to load up on dividend-paying stocks. The idea of a steady income stream can be quite appealing. And also, during a down market, ongoing dividend payments

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stands as one of the most incredible success stories in stock market history. The company's share price is up more than 15,100% over the past two decades, and the tech giant

Stocks come in all shapes and sizes. Some are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars; some trade for pennies. This enormous gap can make apples-to-apples comparisons challenging. 

One way to

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) was once one of the biggest coronavirus-vaccine hopefuls. The company was among the first to launch clinical trials of a vaccine candidate -- and saw its shares

In an interview from Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 17, Columbia Law School professor and financial regulation expert Kathryn Judge answers a question about the role of middlemen in the global

With the stock market having its worst first half of the year on record, it's no surprise that the stocks of asset managers have fared poorly. The decline in stock prices means that their assets

Real estate technology company Redfin Corporation (NASDAQ: RDFN) is trying to change how people buy and sell their homes. Home buying is a complex and often stressful process, but it hasn't changed

One definition of supercharged is "extremely powerful or fast." Today's focus is on the powerful side of things -- at least as it relates to investing.

While this focus could mean various things to

Investment bank and financial services giant Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) saw its stock price surge in recent days after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on July 18. There was a

Changing your retirement date means it's time to take a long look at your financial plans, including the age when you decide to claim Social Security. Sometimes, there can be some real advantages to

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock is down nearly 20% in the last month as broader market volatility and ongoing supply chain issues pressure infrastructure companies and equipment manufactures. Adding

Streaming giant Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) had a lot to prove with its second-quarter earnings report. Investors had abandoned the tech giant in droves due to its recent lackluster subscriber growth

Investor sentiment toward cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) has recently gone from bad to worse amid concerns about Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs analysts lowering the

It may be difficult to look at your cryptocurrency portfolio these days -- or difficult to imagine investing. That's because some of the most popular players have seen their values tumble. The

Getting rich over time can be as simple as picking major players in industries with growth catalysts and holding on for the long run.

The share of U.S. e-commerce sales to total retail sales has

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is scheduled to report fiscal 2022 second-quarter earnings on July 27. The e-commerce enabler is experiencing slower sales growth as people shift spending toward away-from-home

When Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) released its Q2 earnings report earlier this week, investors were...underwhelmed, I suppose is the word. Hasbro knocked it out of the park on Tuesday, reporting revenue

Warren Buffett learned a lot from his mentor, Benjamin Graham. One of the most important of those lessons was Graham's insistence that "In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) was one of the hottest electric vehicle stocks of 2021. The EV maker went public at $78 per share last November, and its stock started trading at $106.75 before

You can't claim Social Security until you're 62, but all through your working years, the government tracks the money you've paid Social Security taxes on so it knows how much to pay you in benefits

Following its rough first-quarter earnings report earlier this year, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced a handful of strategies to tackle its declining subscriber numbers. Among those plans was a move

Shares of hydrogen-power stocks (and renewable energy companies in general) have been wildly up and down in recent weeks. With Russia's war on Ukraine straining the global energy industry, hydrogen

Retail investors often bemoan the fact that we don't get access to investing in exciting early-stage, private tech companies in the same way that venture capital (VC) funds and other accredited

Investing is hard, and the biggest impediment to success is usually your own emotions. Which is why it can be hard to buy when a stock is cheap, since other investors are selling. There are ways

This year has been one for the record books. Inflation is at its highest level in over 40 years. The S&P 500 is off to its worst start in over 50 years. Interest rates are rising at their fastest