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My apologies to Sir Mix-A-Lot, but I like big dividends and I cannot lie.

It's not that I depend on dividends for income right now. However, I appreciate the significant help that strong dividends

Don't you like it when something you're interested in buying goes on sale? Most people do, including me. Many investors get nervous, though, when a great stock declines. Sometimes such concerns are

What does up can come down. Investors are getting a taste of that adage right now.

The Nasdaq Composite Index began picking up momentum in the fourth quarter of 2022 that carried over into last year

Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) share price plunged despite the semiconductor company reporting robust revenue growth in the latest quarter. Investors were not happy with the company's guidance, as it

The narrative around PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock has been bearish for a couple of years now. The stock price is off close to 80% from all-time highs set in mid-2021 and was trading under $50 a share

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been helping lead the charge in artificial intelligence (AI), so when fiscal fourth-quarter revenue for its Azure cloud computing business came up short of analyst

Investors who like the idea of having some extra cash regularly deposited in their accounts have a golden opportunity right now. While higher interest rates are making it more expensive for people

Among Wall Street's billionaire investors, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is, arguably, in a class of his own. In a world where investors are using advanced

Share prices of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) bolted higher after the owner of Facebook and Instagram reported strong second-quarter results and issued upbeat guidance. The stock has been a great

The market indexes pulled back last month, which also pulled Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) off its highs. Nvidia is one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year, with the shares currently up

The global economy is vast, with trillions of dollars constantly flowing back and forth. Facilitating all those transactions is big business, too. The global payments market is worth an estimated

You might expect Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) to perform as big pharma companies often do: offering progressive earnings gains that translate into a steady increase for the stock over the long term. But in

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is currently the hottest thing since sliced bread on Wall Street, the euphoria surrounding stock splits isn't too far behind.

A stock split is an event that

If there are 41 states that don't tax your Social Security benefits, that means there are nine that do. (The District of Columbia does not, by the way.) The fact that the vast majority don't tax it

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has long sat at or near the top of the most valuable companies in the world. The iPhone maker was the first company in history to reach a $1 trillion market cap back in 2018

2024 has been another painful year for SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) investors. The financial services app is down around 20% and now off 71% from all-time highs set in 2021. All the while the

In November 2022, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) stock bottomed at around $90 following a 76% plunge from its all-time high. Investors felt the company was neglecting its core social media platforms

If you are looking at cigarette makers, you have probably been attracted by Altria's (NYSE: MO) ultra-high 7.7% yield and British American Tobacco's (NYSE: BTI) even more generous 8.4%. Although

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) posted its second-quarter report on July 30. Revenue rose 9% year over year to $5.84 billion, beating analysts' estimates by $114 million, as adjusted earnings

It hasn't been a banner year so far for shares in ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ON), advanced materials company Hexcel (NYSE: HXL), and design and test solutions company Keysight Technologies (NYSE:

You might not know it, but Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is one of the best-performing stocks in the history of the stock market.

The home improvement retailer went public in 1981 just three years after the

Few things in life are worse than watching your closest rival thrive while you struggle. That's exactly what happened to Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) during its second-quarter earnings report as its

Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to grow your wealth over the long run. Investing doesn't have to be complicated, either. One of the best investing strategies is to buy a

The S&P 500 index has an itty-bitty dividend yield of just under 1.3% today. That's not much if you are trying to live off the dividends your portfolio generates.

You can do way better than that

The Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEMKT: DIVO) is not your normal exchange-traded fund (ETF). And that's exactly why you might want to buy it, particularly if you are at a point in