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When it comes to investing, the power of compounding dividends cannot be denied. Companies' ability to regularly increase their dividend requires growing free cash flow. I love to invest in

There's no sugarcoating how terribly Nike (NYSE: NKE) has performed in 2024. At the time of this writing, the stock is down a staggering 27.4% compared to a 26.8% gain for the S&P 500. The only

Investors looking for stocks to hold on to for a while might want to consider dividend-paying companies. Besides offering a regular stream of passive income, dividend stocks have generally

Warren Buffett's investment success is hard to ignore, given the massive price increase of his primary investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). This is why every new

When it comes to investing, especially for long-term stock investors, it is important to buy high-quality stocks at great valuations. In today's video, I will discuss three stocks that appear cheap

Being a successful investor requires just a few skills: knowing when to buy and knowing when to sell. Although it sounds simple, you'll have incredible returns if you're the best at both. There's

The biotech industry has lagged the broader market so far in 2024. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF, an industry benchmark, is up 9% this year compared to 28% for the S&P 500. Will that trend continue in

If you're looking for ways to diversify your crypto portfolio, you might want to look beyond just Bitcoin and Ethereum. While these two cryptocurrencies may get all the attention from investors

The space industry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades, shifting from government-led projects to being increasingly dominated by private-sector players. Space

Maybe you've heard about patterns in the stock market, but found the subject overwhelming. People talk about 50-day moving averages, descending triangles, double tops, and double bottoms, as well as

One of my main goals in investing is to simplify it as much as possible. While in-depth analysis may be beneficial in some instances, effective investing can, for the most part, be as simple as

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has more than doubled from its 2024 lows, and the company continues to grow at a rapid pace. In this video, longtime Motley Fool contributors Matt Frankel and Tyler Crowe discuss

A discounted cash flow valuation of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock suggests this e-commerce enabler is overvalued.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 3, 2024. The video was published

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is already a free cash flow machine. The oil giant produced $5.7 billion in cash last quarter. Those funds and its strong balance sheet enabled the company to return a record

Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock clock stellar gains in 2024, with shares of the semiconductor giant rising more than 183% as of this writing, but it seems that

Picking the top-performing artificial intelligence (AI) stock a year out isn't easy. In 2023, it ended up being Nvidia. In 2024, all signs are pointing toward Palantir Technologies. This shift from

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) stock is an investor favorite. It looks almost completely immune to market changes, moving up steadily regardless of the macro environment. It was one of the few

2024 has been a rough year for Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH). The maker of healthier sugar-free energy drinks posted a revenue slump last quarter amid increasing competition and a changing

Enterprise software is a hot ticket these days.

An equal-weighted portfolio of the 40 largest application software stocks rose 58% over the last year, leaving the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) far

The company that we all once knew as "General Electric" has undergone massive changes over the past couple years. Spinning off first GE HealthCare and then GE Vernova (its energy business), what

Growth. It's what most investors want more than anything else from their stocks. Some stocks can deliver more of it than others.

Three Motley Fool contributors think they've identified no-brainer

The pace of technological change is accelerating so much that it's now normal for the fanciful to become reality, and then something of a standard. Witness, for example, the rapid ascent of electric

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has become one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street. Its stock has shot up over 300% in 2024, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the market. As a result, many

The financial world is full of decisions you need to make: How much should I contribute to my 401(k) at work? (Perhaps contribute as much as you can.) Should I invest in mutual funds or

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has witnessed a tremendous increase in its market value in 2024 thanks to a remarkable surge of 313% in the company's stock price so far this year.

The company