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It can sometimes be dangerous to buy stocks and forget about them. While it may be a potentially good strategy for blue chip stocks that generate dividend income and offer long-term stability, it

A dividend growth stock can be an extremely valuable investment to hold in your portfolio as it can be a source of recurring income. As the company raises its dividend, that increase can more than

In this video, I will talk about the two tech giants Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), their recent earnings reports, and why both stocks are dropping. Watch the short

Vertiv Holdings (NYSE: VRT) is reporting increases in revenue, profits, and customer activity as the boom in artificial intelligence persists.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) gave investors a quarterly update that suggested profits would be lower in upcoming months.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct. 28, 2024. The video was

Gold has ripped this year and is enjoying its best run since 1979. The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEMKT: GLD) is up more than 32% and is beating the broader market's bull run. Gold has likely benefited from

Like other fixed-income securities, baby bonds typically feature a specified maturity rate and schedule of interest payments. Baby bonds, though, are issued in smaller denominations than most other

Generating passive income is a terrific way to supplement your salary or, for retirees, your Social Security income. A steady stream of cash helps to pay bills, build an investment portfolio, create

A lot is going on next week. The U.S. Presidential Election is on Nov. 5 and the Federal Reserve kicks off its November meeting a day later, which will end on Nov. 7 potentially with another

Millions of older adults lean on Social Security heavily in retirement, and if you're married, that could provide an extra boost in the form of spousal benefits.

You can collect up to 50% of your

Shell companies -- companies that have no or nominal business operations or non-cash assets for an extended period of time -- can be used for legitimate purposes. However, they can also be used by

Investing in growing companies with near-term catalysts for growth can put you on track to earn excellent returns. If you have some extra cash after paying off expenses or debt, here are two

Are you looking for a new all-around holding for your portfolio? Consider a stake in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) while the stock's trading down from its late-September high. Although it's such a commonly

If there were a "revelation of the year" award for each industry on the stock market, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) would be a leading contender for the biotech sector. The mid-cap drugmaker

Is it true that the higher the dividend yield, the riskier the dividend? Not always. Some companies with exceptionally high dividend yields can easily afford to keep the dividends flowing.

Pfizer

This year is a transitional period for W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC). The diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) opted to exit the office sector late last year. As a result, it had to reset its

If you don't have many dividend-paying stocks in your portfolio, you might want to rethink your asset allocation because dividend payers can be surprisingly powerful long-term performers.

For

You probably know that investing involves risk. Different investment products and strategies involve different degrees of risk. Generally, the higher the expected returns of a product or strategy

While its Dr Pepper soda brand has been taking market share, Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) stock nonetheless fell following its third-quarter results as weakness in its coffee segment continued

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) stock tanked after the company reported third-quarter results on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The report it issued before the opening bell was more than a little problematic. In

If you receive a stock award from an employer, you become a part-owner of the company and can benefit if its share price goes higher. Like any other investment, though, stock awards come with risks

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has minted a lot of millionaires since its public debut. If you had invested $10,000 in the future e-commerce and cloud leader when it went public on May 15, 1997, your

Thanks to the advent of the internet, information is no longer at a premium for everyday investors. Between earnings season -- the six weeks every quarter where a majority of S&P 500 companies

Stocks aren't like children. Some can be favored more than others without feeling guilty about it or causing family problems.

There's no doubt that Warren Buffett has some favorites among the 41

Macroeconomic growth has been better than SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) expected so far in 2024, and that has resulted in better loan performance.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of