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The benchmark S&P 500 index has delivered a return of about 8.5% so far in 2023. That's well below its 13.7% average annual return during the past decade.

Still, investors might be surprised to know

If you're an income investor, you want -- no surprise here -- income. But you almost certainly don't mind receiving extra money in the form of share appreciation.

You could do a lot of research on

The pandemic stock market bubble was a wild time. Start-ups were going public at what seemed like a daily rate, and most of them had shaky business models. We don't need to rehash the meme stock fad

New investors with long time horizons tend to gravitate to growth stocks. With the ability to take risks and hold a long time, investors can build considerable wealth over decades.

Some may start

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 22% year to date, but it has pulled back over the last few months. Where the market goes in 2024 is anyone's guess, but there are good opportunities to put your

The world has been through a very unusual period due to the coronavirus pandemic. Work from home and social distancing were giant changes to the normal social trends that had a rollover effect on

The real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has been deeply out of favor since interest rates started to head higher. There are many reasons for this, but a major side effect is that growing via

CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) has reached a very important chapter in its growth story. The gene-editing specialist doesn't have products on the market right now, but that could change in just

If you're 65 or over, you might have received mail from several health insurance companies in recent weeks. Some seniors could have quickly tossed the mail in the trashcan. Others, though, might

Utilities are generally income-oriented investments favored by conservative investors. Rising interest rates have made income-generating alternatives such as CDs increasingly competitive, which has

It's an age-old investing conundrum. Do you buy a stock and potentially suffer the slings and arrows of near-term risk even if you think it's an excellent long-term buy? That's the question facing

One of the greatest aspects of putting your money to work on Wall Street is that there's no one-size-fits-all strategy to build wealth. Regardless of whether you prefer buying aggressive growth

In its recent letter to shareholders, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) shared a prediction for the future that could impact every major television and movie studio.

"As the competitive environment evolves, we

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights seven dividend stocks he thinks would make an excellent addition to portfolios of investors looking to increase passive income.

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Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) isn't generating the level of growth that it did a few years ago. At less than 10% last quarter, the company's growth rate has been slowing.

But that doesn't mean

Constellation Brands' (NYSE: STZ) wine and spirits business didn't put up the best results in the fiscal second quarter of 2024. And yet for investors interested in the company, there was still some

Kinsale Capital (NYSE: KNSL), the fast-growing specialty insurance company, recently saw its stock price plummet 20% in the day following its earnings announcement. By all measures, the company had

For long-term investors, dividend growth stocks can be key to unlocking great returns. Did you know that if a stock were to raise its dividend by 5% every year, your dividend income from it would

ChatGPT began dazzling the world with its latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) efforts roughly a year ago, laying the foundation for what promises to become a booming sector of the

Strong sales growth is one hallmark of a successful business. It is not the only important metric by any means -- profitability is essential at some point -- but sales growth is ultimately the

Though there are countless ways to build wealth on Wall Street, few investing strategies have proved as fruitful over the long run as buying dividend stocks.

Publicly traded companies that regularly

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't messing around this holiday season. The tech company added to an already exhaustive lineup of new products this week, announcing new chips and Macs, including 14-inch and

This year, investors' attention has been focused on the world's largest technology giants, and for good reason. They've been outperforming the broader stock market and their presence in new

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a burning hot investment theme in 2023. Although this transformative technology has been in development for decades, its huge investment potential has now

One of the biggest misconceptions about Social Security is that everyone is entitled to benefits once they reach a certain age. But Social Security is something you have to earn. And commonly, the