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On Jan. 6 Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) announced a 3.3% distribution increase. Although well below current inflation rates, that's actually pretty good -- the prior increase was 1.1%

The semiconductor industry continues to be an exciting topic for investors in 2022 due to the continued shortage. Today's video focuses on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), a company

The world's second-most valuable cryptocurrency, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), had an outstanding 2021, rising 409% during the 12-month period. If we zoom out, we see even more jaw-dropping returns. Over

Could Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) be one of the top e-commerce stocks for long-term investors to buy in 2022? The following segment of Backstage Pass was recorded on Dec. 22 and features Fool contributors

Despite the high valuation and decline in its stock price after reporting fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2021, I still believe JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is a best-in-breed banking stock

Last year was tough for some really popular dividend stocks. Established businesses struggled with everything from supply chain issues to labor shortages to hedge fund margin calls. Whatever plagued

The U.S. stock market has had an incredible run since the financial crisis. So good, in fact, that if you had invested at the worst time in October 2007, right before the big crash, you still would

What was that about the death of retail? The recent months have been full of surprises for investors, not the least of which is the fact that while e-commerce solutions continue to drive fast-paced

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock performance over the last decade has been nothing short of exceptional. Shares are up almost 23,000% in the last 10 years alone, making it one of the top-performing

Inflation ticked up a huge 7% in December 2021, the highest level since 1982. You've probably felt the sting as you head out to live your daily life and been forced to pay more for just about

Tech and biotech stocks on the Nasdaq Stock Market have been taking a beating lately. Narrative-driven growth stocks have fallen out of favor since the start of last December due to the uncertainty

Picking the right companies to invest in is probably the biggest challenge to being a successful investor, but there's more to it than that. You also have consider things like position sizing, or

Whether you're flipping a house, prepping to rent one out, or just improving your own place, renovations can make a big difference -- both in the property's aesthetics and its value.

But make no

Ways to invest in the metaverse are as broad as the concept itself. Two companies I believe are great investment choices are Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Unity Software (NYSE: U).

Both are helping

2022 has gotten off to an ugly start for the stock market, but Wednesday morning, market participants seemed ready to claw back at least a little bit of the ground major market benchmarks have lost

It's well known that the S&P 500 increases roughly 10% per year on average over the long term. Investing early and then regularly adding savings can help build lasting wealth. Cryptocurrencies, on

Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ: AFRM) lost more than 50% of its value over the past two months as rising interest rates caused investors to dump their pricier, more speculative, and unprofitable growth

Even if an investor's planning to hold onto their shares for many years, it helps to start an investment off on the right foot. Seeing early stock price gains can help to cement confidence in a

It may not be the highest returner among video game stocks, but console game developer Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) may have more limited downside. That's the conclusion the team for The Motley

A lot of people dream of retiring early, whether it's so that they can travel, pursue hobbies, or simply live life on their own terms. If your goal is to retire early, it'll take a commitment from a

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) started as a joke. Its creators wanted to make a coin that no serious investor would consider. As things turned out, the joke is on them after the cryptocurrency's price

Real estate is an exciting and fast-paced space to invest in, and this rings truer than ever as a new year kicks off. In this segment of Backstage Pass, recorded on Dec. 22, Fool contributor Deidre

On Jan. 10, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) announced it is acquiring Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) in a deal valuing Zynga at $12.7 billion. This could be really good news for Take-Two shareholders. In

Housing prices for single-family homes are up, well more than up -- they skyrocketed in 2021. Nationally, home prices have risen 18% from November 2020 to November 2021, according to CoreLogic. And

COVID-19 has created a lot of volatility in the stock market. The whole market crashed in 2020, but many stocks quickly recovered. Indeed, there have been some high-flying pharmaceutical stocks that