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There are all sorts of exchange-traded funds (ETF) you can buy on the market. State Street pioneered the idea of the ETF when it launched the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 1993, and today, there are a

Costco Wholesale's (NASDAQ: COST) stock rallied nearly 80% over the past three years as the S&P 500 advanced about 30%. The warehouse retailer outperformed the market as it impressed investors with

The Nasdaq has blasted higher over the past two years, gaining more than 43% last year and now heading for an increase of more than 33% for 2024. This is thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI)

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is yielding a scant 1.2%. By comparison, the 6.3% yield on offer from Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and the 6.4% from Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) are huge

Investing in a company to hold it forever is a simple idea, but it's not easy. Most companies can't maintain competitive advantages forever. Eventually, most businesses succumb to existential

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) has been an incredible long-term winner in the stock market but has retreated significantly from its all-time highs.

Applied is the largest semiconductor equipment

Quantum computing expert IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is taking the stock market by storm nowadays. By Dec. 11, the stock has gained 143% year to date, including a 289% jump in just the last three months.

This

Altria (NYSE: MO) is a consumer staples giant with a growing dividend and a huge 7.4% dividend yield. That looks like a big opportunity for income investors, given that the S&P 500 is only yielding

There's no way to deny it: 2024 was a stunning year for the stock market. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is up nearly 28% year to date. As always, there are stocks significantly outperforming this

With a forward yield of 15%, it's no surprise that AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) often finds itself on the radar of income-oriented investors who are looking to supplement their income with

There are good stocks, and then there are great stocks. Good stocks can perform well for at least a while. Great stocks can be life-changing investments, often becoming a portfolio's chief growth

The investment community has long looked to Warren Buffett for guidance and clues about what may happen next in the market, and for good reason. The billionaire investor has proven his expertise

Jim Tierney at AllianceBernstein recently told Yahoo Finance that chipmakers like Nvidia were the first phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) trade. He believes the next phase will focus on

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) has been one of the best-performing technology stocks in the world since going public in 2018. The journey has been bumpy, though. Shares have produced a 19% annual

Investing in what you know is important, or at least thoroughly understanding the products or services the business revolves around. For Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) investors, that might be difficult if

Investors have had much to celebrate in 2024. The tech-centric Nasdaq-100, which tracks the performance of the 100 largest nonfinancial companies in the Nasdaq Composite, has gained 28% (as of Dec

The market has been on the fence about coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) for much of the enterprise's brief history as a public company. But it's firmly on the buy side as of its most recent

One of the most important technological developments in decades is that of artificial intelligence (AI). These next-generation algorithms promise a tidal wave of productivity increases by

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has been on an absolute tear since early last year, fueled by developments in artificial intelligence (AI), a rebounding economy, an uncontested election, and recent

On Dec. 10, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shareholders voted against a proposal to ask the company to add Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to its balance sheet. Microsoft's board had recommended that shareholders

Domino's (NYSE: DPZ) stock found its way back onto many investors' radars last month after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it had added the pizza purveyor to its portfolio. News

Several of the world's leading e-commerce stocks minted a lot of millionaires over the past few decades. For example, a $30,000 investment in Amazon's IPO in 1997 would have blossomed to a whopping

The stock market has been on an absolute tear this year. The S&P 500 is up by 27%, which is almost triple its average annual gain dating back to when the index was established in 1957.

The

Anyone who looks at their 401(k) accounts or investment portfolios knows the stock market is sizzling hot. There have been stronger market performances in the past. However, the current dynamics

C3.ai (NYSE: AI) was one of the market's hottest tech IPOs when it went public four years ago. The enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software provider went public at $42 a share, and its stock