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The stock market hasn't been kind to fossil fuel stocks in 2020. So far this year, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, which tracks the oil and natural gas sector, is down 40% compared to a

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), the maker of cloud-based hyperconverged infrastructure software, delivered another solid earnings report last Monday. 

Billings, measured on an annual contract value (ACV)

You have lots of choices about when to claim Social Security. In fact, you can start your benefits as soon as age 62. You can also wait and earn delayed retirement credits (which raise your

Investors looking to build a retirement portfolio during their working years may not be interested in utility stocks. They just don't dish out that much growth.

Investors who have already built a

2020 has been a year of investing themes -- both positive and negative. As the coronavirus market crash slammed the market in February, the investing narrative went from greed to fear in a matter of

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) appears to be likely to be the first drugmaker, along with its partner BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX), to win U.S. emergency use authorization (EUA) for a coronavirus vaccine

There are successful companies out there that don't garner the attention and excitement of many investors simply because they operate in uninteresting industries. O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY)

Retirement is a period of life you'll need to carefully plan for. But the wrong moves could end up wrecking your senior years and leaving you uncomfortably cash-strapped. Here are a few ways you may

Cannabis stocks have been on fire since the November elections, which also coincided with generally positive third quarter earnings reports across the U.S. marijuana industry. The incoming

Over 10 million people are playing the markets using Robinhood, the red-hot stock trading app that was offering no-commission stock trades long before the major online brokerages followed suit. Some

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. But it has also accelerated certain technological trends that investors should be tapped into. During lockdowns, consumers have turned to e-commerce

The Dow Jones hit a milestone this week, closing above 30,000 points for the first time. Fueling the surging stock market is optimism that vaccines will soon end the COVID-19 pandemic.

However,

Most baby boomers are retired already, or are getting close to it. Unfortunately, far too many are putting their retirement security at risk. Recent data from Fidelity shows members of this

For many investors, 2020 has been an incredible year. Several sectors are well on their way to gaining more than 20% this year, and tech stocks in particular have crushed it. But it hasn't been all

Investors have been on quite a ride in 2020. The market took a huge nosedive in March, leaving investors wondering how far stocks would fall and how quickly they might recover. The drop didn't last

Stepping into a hot stock at exactly the right time is plenty of fun. The fact is, however, that stock picking should be a relatively boring affair for most of us most of the time. Investors are

Should cannabis investors be buying stocks in the tobacco sector? Is now a good time to invest in pot stocks? How long should investors hold their pot stocks? These are just a few of the questions

Tech stocks have been all the rage in 2020. And for good reason, with the tech sector delivering more than 30% in gains and tech companies providing many of the tools that have kept millions of

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world. But it has also accelerated certain technological trends that investors should be tapped into. Will investors in companies like Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) and

Low interest rates, more companies allowing (even encouraging) their employees to work from home, and the largest cohort in American history are driving the housing market in a massive way. So far

You'll often hear that Social Security won't go very far in helping you attain financial security in retirement. And that's true. The average senior today collects $1,519 a month, which translates

The case for buying 3M (NYSE: MMM) is a value-investing one. In a nutshell, you aren't buying 3M for what it is now, but rather for what it could become if CEO Mike Roman's restructuring begins to

When you think about dividend stocks, biotechs probably don't immediately come to mind. However, a handful of the largest biotechs offer dividends.

Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) dividend program

Investors often consider their biggest mistakes the stocks or trades that lost them money. Yet the reality is, it's almost always the great stocks investors sold too soon that cost the most. On The

Shorting is an investing concept that isn't well understood by many people, especially those who are new to the stock market. But we've got you covered. In this Nov. 17 Fool Live video, Fool.com