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Seeking out dividend growth stocks can be a wonderful way to invest for the long term. A dividend gives you a direct cash reward for the risks you take for investing. Even better, it's a reward you

Shares of Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) sank as much as 41% at the open, and settled with a 26% loss for the day after its first-quarter earnings report on Thursday. So what happened?

The investment

Investing in real estate may be a new concept for you. If so, you should know that it's an avenue worth exploring. There's lots of money to be made in real estate -- especially if you go the

There's no question that Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) is firing on all cylinders right now. In the first quarter of 2022, the business reported revenue of $660 million, up 43.5% from the prior-year period.

The stock market has been trampled on recently, and you don't have to look far to see why. Inflation has rocketed to 40-year highs, the Fed has begun its string of interest rate hikes in response

As recent graduates begin to enter the workforce, one of the best things they can do is start putting financial plans and goals in place. Part of these plans should be how to approach investing, as

Sales of consumer electronics, home office equipment, and appliances helped Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) power through the pandemic, but now with many viewing the COVID outbreak increasingly in the rearview

The U.S. has a severe housing shortage. According to some estimates, there is an "underbuilding gap" of anywhere between 5.5 million and 6.8 million units in the country. The current shortages of

You'll often hear that it's important to assemble a nice and diverse investment mix. And investing in the S&P 500 index is a great way to do that.

The S&P 500 comprises the 500 largest publicly

Stocks have gotten beaten up in 2022, and the S&P 500 is down 17% year to date. Given the current environment, it's hard to find stocks that haven't gotten knocked down.

However, some stocks can

Life hasn't been easy recently for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND), once upon a time the big cheese in the alt-protein industry. Wednesday following market close, however, the company delivered another

There's no way to sugarcoat things. The past few months have been absolutely awful for investors. The S&P 500 Index has plunged a gut-wrenching 18% so far this year. Multitudes of stocks have

Investing in real estate is a great way to build a diverse portfolio, enjoy passive income, and meet the various financial goals you set for yourself. But there's more than one way to get into real

Market corrections are frustrating when you're just getting started. But after you've been at it for a while, you start to view falling stock prices with enthusiasm. If you feel excited about the

The tech-centric Nasdaq-100 index might be in the throes of a bear market right now after falling 28% from its all-time high, but there are plenty of individual stocks in the technology sector

Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR) posted its first-quarter earnings report on May 10. The 3D spatial mapping company's revenue rose 6% year over year to $28.5 million, which beat analysts' expectations by

I've known about Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) for a few years, and I gave it a thumbs up in Motley Fool CAPS a while back. In the four years I've been following it, Appian's stock price has doubled

Investors have herded to value stocks and safer assets of late in response to rising interest rates, historically high inflation levels, and fears connected to the war between Russia and Ukraine

Social Security benefits can potentially make or break retirement for many older Americans. In fact, around 1 in 5 baby boomers say that Social Security is their sole source of retirement income

Few would argue that right now is probably one of the more painful times to be a long-term investor. This includes analysts themselves, who hold significant positions in many of the growth drivers

The Nasdaq Composite, a closely watched index comprised of leading tech growth stocks, is down about 24.6% so far in 2022. Several household names have seen their share prices fall even more than

Investors have some big concerns heading into Target's (NYSE: TGT) first-quarter 2022 (ended April 30) earnings report on Wednesday. While the retailer is likely to report solid sales trends through

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) (NYSE: IIPR) is the top cannabis real estate investment trust, using sale-leaseback deals to acquire and rent industrial properties to existing, licensed

The stock market has been on a wild ride so far this year. The Nasdaq officially entered bear market territory, falling more than 25% since the beginning of the year, and the S&P 500 is also down

Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) is an explosive financial technology company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to originate loans for banks. Its goal is to replace the much narrower FICO (NYSE: