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In this video, I will talk about four REIT stocks to buy in 2023. Real estate investment trusts have been beaten down for a while now, and with the end of the rate hikes in sight I believe these are

Target (NYSE: TGT) missed the mark in its mid-August earnings report. The retailer announced surprisingly weak sales for the second quarter and reduced its revenue outlook for 2023 thanks to soft

Social Security has proven to be one of the best social programs the U.S. has ever launched. For many retirees, Social Security represents most or all of their retirement income. It's essentially

Warren Buffett doesn't label himself as an economist, but with the business and investing success he's had, he knows a thing or two about the economy. One tool that Buffett has become known for is

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) stock gained 3.8% in Monday's after-hours trading, following the cloud-based communications company's release of its results for the second quarter of fiscal

Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaking up many industries these days. The music business is no exception -- AI tools can already write melodies and song lyrics. They are also bringing back the

Warren Buffett, the legendary investor, has some strong words to say about American Express: "I could do all kinds of things with hundreds of billions of dollars. But I can't put in the minds of

The stock market opened the new week on a generally positive note, with the biggest gains reserved for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) also moved higher, but

Building a portfolio that can stand the test of time is no easy task. Only a handful of individual stocks are truly capable of outperforming low-cost index funds over long periods of time. After

Cannabis stocks are not especially appealing to investors now. Though some U.S.-based cannabis companies have excellent fundamentals that could lead to their success over the long run, very few

A couple of years ago an entrepreneur by the name of Chamath Palihapitiya emerged into the limelight. Palihapitiya was long known within the tight-knit venture capital community of Silicon Valley

Over the past few years, many growth-oriented investors stuck with the FAANG stocks -- Facebook's parent Meta Platforms, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google's parent Alphabet -- as their core tech

There have been several high-profile stock splits over the past few years, and many have attracted quite a bit of buzz. Of course, a stock split doesn't change a company's fundamental investment

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) surged on Monday, rising more than 7%. The growth-stock's gain may have been driven, in part, by an upbeat day for the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

But

After spending much of last year in the dumps, Wall Street handed investors a welcome surprise in 2023. Each of the major market indexes has climbed at least 20% from its respective bottom, causing

In the past decade, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite index have risen 166% and 270%, respectively. Those are solid gains, to be fair, but they don't hold a candle to the world's oldest and most

China is the world's second-largest economy based on gross domestic product (GDP), trailing only the U.S. Despite that, the Chinese economy has grown stagnant in its efforts to rebound post-COVID.

Every investor has different timelines and goals, and the stocks they select to fill a portfolio should mirror those goals. While some may not care about dividends, others value them highly, even if

For some companies, the dividend is the first expense they cut when times get tough. However, others prioritize the dividend payment, aiming to preserve the shareholder payout at all costs.

After a stock market sell-off in 2022, excitement over tech this year boosted many companies. The debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT last November put all eyes on artificial intelligence (AI), sending many

Dividend growth is one of the easiest paths to wealth building. If you buy a high-quality business, hold it for the long term, and watch its dividend per share compound year after year, you can end

Thanks to the rise of the internet and the prevalence of smartphones, the way that companies can market toward a broader audience has shifted away from print, direct mail, radio, and TV to various

U.S. companies are grappling with a challenging economy as high inflation and rising interest rates are pressuring household finances, which means consumers are spending less money. The knock-on

The world's largest and most diversified semiconductor equipment company, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), reported earnings last week, showing its resilience to some of the more cyclical elements

The years leading up to retirement can be exciting. After a lifetime of hard work, the end of your career is finally in sight. And once you're able to actually retire, you'll have complete control