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Did Your Social Security Benefits Suddenly Shrink? This Could Be the Reason Why: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874879/confused-person-using-cell-phone.jpg
Did Your Social Security Benefits Suddenly Shrink? This Could Be the Reason Why

With inflation driving up costs, it can feel like your Social Security benefit is shrinking even when it's staying the same. So it can be downright alarming when those checks that you count on start

Should Investors Be Nervous Live Oak Bancshares' CEO Sold 20,000 Shares?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/ffcb96c38b084cd623d7bbcf925cde38d84e836d-1536x1024.png?w=800&q=75&fit=max&auto=format
Should Investors Be Nervous Live Oak Bancshares' CEO Sold 20,000 Shares?

The CEO of Live Oak Bancshares recently sold 20,000 shares for $769,000. What does this mean for investors?

James S. “Chip” Mahan III, Chief Executive Officer of Live Oak Bancshares (NYSE:LOB)

Better Crypto Under $1: Cardano vs. Canton: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874383/investor-looking-at-smartphone-and-laptop.jpg
Better Crypto Under $1: Cardano vs. Canton

Crypto investors looking for bargain-priced cryptos under $1 have typically turned to Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) for value. But here's the thing: Cardano is down a whopping 49% in 2026 and shows signs of

This 6%-Yielding Stock Keeps Raising Its Payout No Matter What the Economy Does: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874308/getty-happy-senior-wheelchair.jpg
This 6%-Yielding Stock Keeps Raising Its Payout No Matter What the Economy Does

It's hard to find more attractive investments than healthy dividend-paying stocks, because they offer a win-win-win proposition: Over time their stock prices should rise, plus they pay dividends to

IYF vs. KRE: Which Financial Sector ETF Is the Better Buy?Photo, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Private equity firm, sunset photo at golden hour, photo by Ansel Adams: https://img.midjourneyapi.xyz/temp/11edc0a6-edfc-46d1-baee-abd4f510abd1.png
IYF vs. KRE: Which Financial Sector ETF Is the Better Buy?

Comparing the iShares U.S. Financials ETF (NYSEMKT:IYF) to the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEMKT:KRE) highlights a classic trade-off: broad-sector stability versus highly concentrated industry

Lockheed Martin vs. RTX: Which Defense Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/1c43c7ea2a115de06def5b60d05cbbe789d96aa5-1200x800.png?w=800&q=75&fit=max&auto=format
Lockheed Martin vs. RTX: Which Defense Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

Choosing between the world's largest defense contractors involves weighing steady government contracts against commercial aerospace recovery. You must decide whether Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) or

The Nasdaq-100 Is Getting 5 New Members. Here's the List.: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/6db72d603161b24425fdda8adee49bfd71049784-4200x2363.jpg?w=800&q=75&fit=max&auto=format
The Nasdaq-100 Is Getting 5 New Members. Here's the List.

The Nasdaq-100 index is adding five new members on June 22, and this quarterly rebalancing of the famed index appears particularly representative of the broader themes dominating the market right

Here's How Many Shares of Coca-Cola You'd Need to Buy for $1,000 in Yearly Dividends: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874496/ko-logo-red.png
Here's How Many Shares of Coca-Cola You'd Need to Buy for $1,000 in Yearly Dividends

There's something satisfying about getting paid to own a piece of a business. You buy shares, the company sends you money every so often, usually once per quarter, and you don't have to lift a

Investing in an S&P 500 ETF? You May Want to Think Twice Starting in 2027: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874475/gettyimages-2197655349.jpg
Investing in an S&P 500 ETF? You May Want to Think Twice Starting in 2027

The last couple of years will come to be known as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom period. We've seen it in technological development. We've seen it in tech stock share prices. And most

Why Fox Corp Stock Sank 24.9% This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875368/tv.jpg
Why Fox Corp Stock Sank 24.9% This Week

Shares of Fox Corp (NASDAQ: FOX) sank 24.9% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The TV and live sports giant made a splash by announcing an acquisition of Roku (NASDAQ:

Vanguard Global ETFs Face-Off: Is the Total International Stock ETF or the Emerging Markets ETF the Better Buy?Photo, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Coal company, neutral atmosphere, photo by Galina Stepanova: https://img.theapi.app/temp/0e838f13-fa33-4583-92e9-bf3375dacf70.png
Vanguard Global ETFs Face-Off: Is the Total International Stock ETF or the Emerging Markets ETF the Better Buy?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) provides broad global exposure excluding the U.S., while Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEMKT:VWO) focuses exclusively on developing

Is SpaceX Stock a Buy at a $2.8 Trillion Valuation? The Math Might Blow Your Mind.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874886/spacex-logo-with-the-moon-in-the-background.png
Is SpaceX Stock a Buy at a $2.8 Trillion Valuation? The Math Might Blow Your Mind.

Last Friday, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) completed the largest initial public offering (IPO) of all time. SpaceX stock opened its first trading day on the Nasdaq at

How to Prepare Your Budget Now If the 2027 COLA Comes in Below Expectations: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874223/couple-looking-at-computer-together.jpg
How to Prepare Your Budget Now If the 2027 COLA Comes in Below Expectations

In most years, Social Security provides a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to help ensure that benefit recipients can maintain their buying power. Prices increase over time because of inflation, and

How to Calculate Whether You Can Afford to Retire in 2028: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874235/senior-woman-laptop-smiling-gettyimages-1414393948.jpg
How to Calculate Whether You Can Afford to Retire in 2028

If you're thinking of retiring in 2028, you might already be picturing yourself having more free time and less stress. But now's the time to figure out whether your savings will be enough to support

Should You Buy This Top Silver ETF With Silver Trading Below $75 an Ounce?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874679/gettyimages-1456168733.jpg
Should You Buy This Top Silver ETF With Silver Trading Below $75 an Ounce?

Silver went on a tear in 2025, more than doubling in price from about $30 an ounce to almost $78.

It then peaked at around $115 an ounce in late January 2026 before prices began to fall. It's now

Slide Insurance Chief Risk Officer Sells All His Stock. Should You Sell, Too?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/ffcb96c38b084cd623d7bbcf925cde38d84e836d-1536x1024.png?w=800&q=75&fit=max&auto=format
Slide Insurance Chief Risk Officer Sells All His Stock. Should You Sell, Too?

The Chief Risk Officer of Slide Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:SLDE)  sold out all his stock recently. The Tampa, Fla.-based insurer specializing in residential coverage has posted a negative one-year

SpaceX Is the 5th Most Valuable Public Company in the World. Can It Overtake Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, or Microsoft?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874866/spcx.png
SpaceX Is the 5th Most Valuable Public Company in the World. Can It Overtake Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, or Microsoft?

In the three trading days from its June 12 initial public offering (IPO) to June 16, Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), or SpaceX, became the world's fifth-most-valuable company

What Does Berkshire Hathaway See in This Housing Stock?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/873537/home-construction.jpg
What Does Berkshire Hathaway See in This Housing Stock?

The market has finally had time to digest the "what" of Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) recently announced decision to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC). Now that

ConocoPhillips vs. Viper Energy: Which Energy Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/ec17828da7b88d24cf995e27c369e02cc8a081b5-1200x800.png?w=800&q=75&fit=max&auto=format
ConocoPhillips vs. Viper Energy: Which Energy Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

The energy landscape in 2026 presents a choice between massive global scale and targeted regional growth. Choosing between ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) depends on your

It's Rough in China's Auto Market. When Will the Other Shoe Drop for Nio?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874858/nio_es9_2.jpg
It's Rough in China's Auto Market. When Will the Other Shoe Drop for Nio?

While most of the world is concerned about the rapid expansion of Chinese automakers that have the ability to severely undercut on price while still boasting advanced electric vehicles (EVs)

Elon Musk Sees SpaceX Hitting $1 Trillion in Revenue by 2030. It Could Be Beaten to That Mark by This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874941/nvdaspcx.png
Elon Musk Sees SpaceX Hitting $1 Trillion in Revenue by 2030. It Could Be Beaten to That Mark by This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) created history this month by pulling off a record initial public offering (IPO) in which it raised $75 billion. The Elon Musk-led company, popularly

3 Better Trillion-Dollar Stocks to Buy Instead of SpaceX: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/874861/gettyimages-1328283439.jpg
3 Better Trillion-Dollar Stocks to Buy Instead of SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) -- or SpaceX -- has rocketed higher since its debut, closing in on a $3 trillion market capitalization. But let's be real: The stock is largely being

Why Shares in Knight-Swift Transportation Crashed This Week: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875348/gettyimages-1224645289-1200x800-5b2df79.jpg
Why Shares in Knight-Swift Transportation Crashed This Week

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX) is the largest full truckload carrier in the U.S., and it's always going to be at the center of the never-ending debate over where trucking companies are in

SpaceX Is Outperforming Everything. Is It Still the Smartest Buy Right Now?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/872376/rocket-launch-3.png
SpaceX Is Outperforming Everything. Is It Still the Smartest Buy Right Now?

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has gone where no public company has gone before. After debuting with a $1.5 trillion valuation, the stock surged nearly 20% over its first two trading

Here's How Many Shares of Nvidia You'd Need for $10,000 in Yearly Dividends: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/875008/nvidia-name-and-logo-on-green-filter-with-office-in-background_the-motley-fool.png
Here's How Many Shares of Nvidia You'd Need for $10,000 in Yearly Dividends

Without a doubt, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best-performing stocks in the market, as its shares have climbed 1,050% in the past five years (as of June 17). Positioned at the center of