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The S&P 500 index is near the highest levels in its history, pushing the index's dividend yield down to a paltry 1.2% or so. By contrast, the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) has a

Commercial real estate is vital to everyday life. Most of us spend some time each week going to the grocery store, dining in a restaurant, or filling our cars with gas. Those routine activities

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is often overlooked by investors in favor of pure-play electric vehicle stocks. But I would argue that not only is General Motors a cheap stock right now, but it could be

Artificial technology (AI) is here to stay. Large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT are already disrupting many industries with AI-generated text, images, and even videos. The next generation of

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are two of the top retailers in the country, and they can make for great investments in the long run as the economy grows. But Walmart is trading at a

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down why PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Lantheus Holdings (NASDAQ: LNTH) are bargain stocks worth buying now.

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Share prices of AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) have skyrocketed about 460% since the start of the year. To say that the growth stock has drawn considerable investor interest would be a gross

Did you know that about 40% of Social Security recipients pay some federal income tax on their benefits? If you're wondering if Social Security is taxable income for you, we've got you covered. In

With markets so high, it's particularly tough these days to entrust capital to high-valuation stocks. In Cava's (NYSE: CAVA) case, the Mediterranean food chain might be the exception. The stock is

Nike (NYSE: NKE) is a bit out of shape these days. The leading sports company's sales growth has stagnated due to some strategic missteps, and that has weighed on its share price. Nike stock

The S&P 500 is the most popular stock market benchmark index, and for good reason. But over the past few years, much of the index's performance has been driven by its largest components. The Invesco

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe make the case for Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC), TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE), and Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) as better oil

It can be comforting to hold stocks of strong companies that regularly pay passive income to shareholders. By selecting the right dividend stocks, an investor can easily put together a portfolio

Don't want to think too hard about your investing decisions? Then go with the stocks of highly profitable companies with strong growth prospects.

Three Motley Fool contributors identified several

The average retirement savings balance among 55- to 64-year-olds was about $538,000 as of 2022, according to the Federal Reserve. But the median balance among that age group was only $185,000 as of

To say that Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) has been a strong performer lately would be an understatement. As of Aug. 26, the stock is higher by more than 50% in just one week. But as I explain in this video

Last week, I took some time to study Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F filing, a regulatory report that shows what stocks institutional investors are buying and selling. In the case of Berkshire, I

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) are big pharma peers. They're also each other's biggest rivals, especially in the all-important market for weight-loss drugs, in which both are

I want to be able to retire early. It's not that I don't want to work (I truly love what I do and hope to keep doing it for a very long time), I don't just like the stress of having to make money to

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) seems to get all the attention these days, at least when it comes to the exercise industry. It thrived before and during the pandemic. But in the past couple of

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) stock got hit hard over the last week of trading. The company's share price ended the period down 28.6% from last Friday's market close, according to data from

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) might be one of the oldest cryptocurrencies around, but it is undoubtedly one of the most volatile on the planet. Just in 2024, it has taken its owners on a roller-coaster

Life is chock-full of important decisions. Where to go to school. Which job to take. Whom to marry. Where to live. Those are just a few of them.

As you approach your retirement years, another

It is understandable that dividend investors often start their search for investment candidates by looking at dividend yield. But just picking the highest-yielding stocks isn't likely to be a

If you have $500 and want to generate some income with that cash, one of the first places you should look is Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). A big reason why is the huge 7.1% yield on