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As 2023 nears a close, there's likely many tasks you should do before the year ends. However, none are as important as the one I'm about to discuss.

Whether you're a seasoned investor or just

When it was founded as Square, Block (NYSE: SQ) was centered on enabling small merchants to accept card payments. Large financial institutions found this corner of the market not really worth

Have you been paying attention to what's going on at Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) these days? Since it's been changing at a rapid pace worthy of one of the company's adventure flicks, it might be

Floor & Decor Holdings (NYSE: FND) may not have an appealing value proposition at first glance. The hard flooring business has numerous competitors, including Home Depot and Lowe's. And with Global

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or the Dow, is an index containing 30 blue chip stocks, considered among the most prominent and influential companies in the U.S. The index is a popular barometer

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is one of the biggest retailers in the U.S., and its stock has been a huge winner as well over its history. The company went public in 1985 and has gained more than

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As the calendar flips to the fourth quarter, investors still need to focus on 2023. The market is ripe with opportunity, and there are a few stocks that I'm planning on purchasing in October.

Amazon

Wall Street took another step back last week. I thought my three stocks to avoid for that week -- Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN), Nike (NYSE: NKE), and Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) -- were going to

As I write this, shares of pet e-commerce company Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) are hitting all-time lows of $17.51 -- maybe they'll be even lower by the time you're reading this. It's about an 85% drop from

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) likely needs no introduction as its popular caffeinated beverages have made the business a household name. The company generated sales of $33 billion in the last 12 months,

Despite the regional banking crisis that rattled markets and the economy earlier this year, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has been a notable winner. Its shares are up 68% this year (as of Sept.

Warren Buffett is considered one of the greatest investors of all time. If you invested $10,000 in the A shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway 30 years ago, you'd have nearly $330,000 today. That's

Elon Musk, the electric car pioneer and space tycoon, makes some optimistic predictions about his plans for the future that don't always pan out, but when they do come to fruition, they really can

Not long ago, there were no U.S. stocks worth $1 trillion. Apple broke that barrier back in 2018, and today, there are five that are worth $1 trillion or more. They are:

Of those five stocks, only

BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) posted its latest earnings report on Sept. 28. For the second quarter of fiscal 2024 (which ended on Aug. 31), the Canadian tech company's revenue fell 21% year over year to

Social Security pays a monthly benefit to millions of retired seniors. And while the program has been around for many years, it also tends to undergo a number of big changes from one year to the

A white-shoe investment bank flagged Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) as a prominent name in the cybersecurity space on Friday, and investors reacted accordingly. They traded the stock up by more than 3%, which

Any long-term, quality-focused investor would most likely agree that Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are two of the best businesses in the world. They benefit from powerful network effects.

Stock market downturns can be stressful to experience, but the truth is that they should be welcomed by investors. As long as your investing timeline stretches into multiple years, these drops are

The current market is torn between the believers in artificial intelligence and the skeptics. For the believers, this year's outsize move in AI stocks is just a taste of things to come, given that

It's understandable if some investors are wary of buying stocks this month. Some could recall that several of the biggest stock market crashes in history occurred in October. Many stocks remain

You can easily find high-quality dividend stocks to buy. However, the task becomes more difficult when you narrow your search down to only stocks that pay ultra-high dividend yields. By the way, my

Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor who's ever lived. He's gone from buying his first stock at the age of 11 in 1942 (three shares of Cities Service Preferred for $38 apiece) to

The past few years have been pretty action-packed for Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company's revenue soared during early pandemic days as people favored e-commerce over in-store shopping, and Amazon