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The stock market is off to a good start in 2024. The S&P 500 index is setting new record highs and is up roughly 19% over the past year. With signs that macroeconomic conditions are improving, the

Prior to the pandemic, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) were both considered resilient blue chip stocks for long-term investors. Costco's warehouse stores generated steady sales growth

The market is off to a hot start in 2024, and there are some attractive stocks for investors today. In this video, Travis Hoium covers his favorite stocks in February 2024 and why they could be

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) take the guesswork out of investing. They enable anyone to easily build a portfolio that meets their investment needs.

One great way to use ETFs is to generate passive

Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) shares rallied at the end of 2023, but they remain roughly 40% below their 2021 highwater mark. The off-price retailer has big growth plans ahead of it and is

Excitement around artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the tech sector last year. In particular, megacap enterprises such as the "Magnificent Seven" produced outsize gains and helped push the

Last year was a more challenging time for the oil patch than many expected. Crude oil prices cooled off from their war-driven spike in 2022. Lower oil prices weren't what most industry watchers

The highest monthly benefit Social Security will pay in 2024 is $4,873. And over time, that number is likely to grow as Social Security benefits increase in line with inflation.

But most people

Do you own shares of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks? Do you remember FAANG stocks? Do these arbitrary groupings matter? It's time again for the Rule Breakers Investing mailbag.

To catch

It hasn't been easy to be a long-term investor over the last few years. Concerns about the state of the global economy and other prevailing factors in the aftermath of the pandemic have set

The Pepsi franchise is its biggest single brand, so it's no surprise that PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) would be named for that blockbuster product. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) took the same path, after all, even

Investors weren't thrilled with chip-giant Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) fourth-quarter report. While the company beat expectations across the board, its outlook for the first quarter was disappointing

You don't have to look far to find advice on retirement planning, but not all advice is good. For example, market news coverage and Wall Street analysts might tempt you to bet big on what they

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey caught up with Motley Fool analysts Matt Argersinger and Anthony Schiavone to talk about all things dividends.

They discuss:

Note that Anthony

One of the many bullish sentiments for Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) investors over the past year has been that the company is aiming to be gross-profit positive this year -- almost certainly toward the end

David Tepper's Carolina Panthers didn't make the NFL playoffs this year. However, Tepper has other things to make him feel better.

For example, his net worth currently stands at a whopping $20.6

Sizzling hot. Those two words accurately describe the performances of the Nasdaq Composite and the Nasdaq-100 last year. The latter index, which comprises the 100 biggest non-financial Nasdaq

Thanks to a larger store footprint, Costco (NASDAQ: COST) has grown its revenue and earnings at healthy rates over the years. Unsurprisingly, this has resulted in strong stock returns. Last year,

Shares of SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) recently rocketed up in response to a glowing fourth-quarter earnings report. The member-based consumer bank blew past expectations that were already high.

Everybody loves a good recovery story. You can get in on a promising company, with a potentially bright future ahead, but at a terrific price. And that means you could win big each time this player

Investing is a skill that, like any other, requires patience and practice. Given enough time, anyone can learn to evaluate businesses and pick good stocks, and anyone can apply that knowledge to

Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) and Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ: ACB) are both popular cannabis stocks, but they compete in different markets and face different sets of challenges, so it's very

A $1,000 investment made in Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock three years ago is worth just $1,140 right now, as shares of the memory specialist have underperformed the broader semiconductor

Higher-yielding dividend stocks are often higher-risk investments. Those bigger payouts offer investors tempting potential rewards for putting their money into a company with a higher risk profile.

Shares of Nvidia have shot up 206% in the past year as the massive demand for the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chips triggered rapid growth in its top and bottom lines.

That rally has also