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Investors who strive for a specific investment return should love dividends because they are concrete returns you can't lose once paid. For example, suppose you want to earn 10% on a stock you own

Stocks have been on the rise this year, with the S&P 500 up 15% year to date. The index is on track to outperform last year's growth, as the S&P 500 rose 13% over the same period (January to June)

A 401(k) is the go-to retirement account for most people who qualify for them, for many good reasons. They enable you to set aside large sums, you might qualify for an employer match, and they can

The stock market is cyclical, and many industries are as well. However, some sectors are more resilient to the changing economic tides than others, and healthcare is one of them.

Healthcare

The tech bull market sparked by innovations in generative AI in 2023 continued in the first half of 2024. Even when focusing on tech broadly rather than the industry's strongest performers, the

U.S. retail is a multitrillion-dollar industry and a pillar of America's economy. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) are industry titans and world-class

This year has been wonderful for the stock market, as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index have risen by 15% and 19%, respectively (as of June 27). But the cryptocurrency market has fared even

Good news for Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) investors: Last week, Lockheed announced a large follow-on order for government weather satellites. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The stock market has been on a good run lately. The S&P 500 is up 14% year to date, and the Nasdaq Composite has risen by 17%. A lot of this performance has been driven by the large, well-known tech

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the hottest stocks on the market -- especially after its 10-for-1 stock split made it easier for smaller investors to experience the artificial intelligence (AI) boom

Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT) and Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) have a lot of features in common, but, at least for the moment, the performance of their stocks is not one of them. Whereas Viking's

Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) was one of the most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) investments of the year, rocketing over 300% higher from the start of the year to mid-March. Since

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is a top pharmacy retailer in the U.S., and over the years, it has been expanding its operations to go deeper into healthcare. The stock also provides investors with a

There is quite a race going on in terms of market cap. Microsoft, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Nvidia are battling to find out which company is the largest in the world. Although the lead can change

If you're an investor who doesn't already have access to billions in capital, you could probably learn a few things from the folks who do. Luckily, keeping tabs on the world's most successful

Before I started writing about retirement planning for a living, I was under the impression that Medicare was a low-cost health insurance program for older Americans. I was correct in that Medicare

The first half of the year brought the market many stock split announcements across industries, from technology giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to consumer stock Walmart. These companies launched splits

The S&P 500 is near an all-time high, but not all stocks are performing quite so well. If you look closely, there are still some excellent bargains in the stock market, especially if you look beyond

At the start of 2024, small cap stocks were trading for their lowest price-to-book valuations compared with their large-cap counterparts in a quarter century. And the gap has widened even further

Landing a summer job is an exciting milestone for any teenager, and receiving that first paycheck is even more gratifying. While the temptation to splurge on the latest trends with this money may be

Many investors flocked toward artificial intelligence (AI) stocks over the past years to capitalize on the growth of generative AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT. That bullish stampede drove many

Married couples share nearly everything -- food, homes, vacations, and more. In some cases, they can even share Social Security retirement benefits.

The Social Security program has included spousal

Earlier this year, finance researcher Stewart Brown published a paper that featured a startling introduction:

There is a large financial anomaly hiding in plain sight. In 2021, investors paid almost

Dividend stocks offer a great way to add cash to your portfolio and help you compound your overall returns with time. Whether you use that dividend money to add to your portfolio or cash it out

Investors can own as many stocks as they want whenever they want, and thankfully so. After all, more stocks mean more diversification. In this vein, The Motley Fool suggests holding at least 25