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Stock market sell-offs can be great opportunities to pad your passive income. That's because dividend yields have an inverse relationship with stock prices. So, with stock prices down and yields up,

Although the outlook for stocks may look bleak today amid the current bear market, investors know this downturn won't last forever. Inflation has been slowing and with the recent jobs report showing

It's easy to dive into a growth stock knowing you can quickly bail out if things don't initially pan out. The thinking changes, however, when you're a long-termer looking for a stock to hold for

A little over a year ago, you couldn't talk about metaverse real estate without my seeming to appear out of nowhere to give a statement or share some updated research on the topic. It was a big part

There's a reason Social Security filers are often encouraged not to claim their benefits before full retirement age (FRA) arrives: Doing so means potentially getting stuck with a lower monthly

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can be a tremendous way to generate passive income -- especially if you're looking for reliability. Because these special dividend stocks are required to pay

GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB), an alternative to Microsoft-owned GitHub, has had a rough time as a publicly traded company. The DevSecOps platform provider, used by developers and companies to develop and

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has seen a nice lift this year, rising about 9% year to date as of this writing. Many growth stocks have risen even more. This is likely a breath of fresh air to many

It's a nerve-racking time to be an investor, so if you're feeling anxious about the stock market, you're not alone.

Several recent events have caused concern for many investors -- including the

Dividend stocks can obviously bring income to your portfolio, but there's so much more to the story. They can also generate strong total returns over time with generally lower volatility than their

Investors who follow data-software company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) are likely well aware of two facts. First, the stock has a pricey valuation. Second, it's a high-quality business that likely

Shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) have all been beaten down in the wake of the collapse of SVB Financial's (NASDAQ: SIVB) Silicon Valley

More than 66 million Americans received Social Security benefits in January, and many of them depend on that income to make ends meet. But experts believe the program is facing a funding deficit of

If you're a growth-focused investor, chances are that your portfolio struggled over the last year. With plenty of uncertainty still on the horizon, it's impossible to say what the future holds for

What a weekend. For those not sure of all that is going on, let's get you up to speed: The most significant bank failure since the Great Recession occurred on Friday when Silicon Valley Bank

In 2022, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock fell nearly 50% over 12 months as an economically challenging environment wreaked havoc on its e-commerce business. Reductions in consumer spending and foreign

DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) told investors that growth will slow down in the current fiscal year. That guidance sent the stock down as much as 20% following the announcement. This video will review

Three out of 30. That's how many stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average currently don't pay dividends. And the number will drop to two later this year with Walt Disney planning to reinstate its

Even after climbing nearly 7% so far in 2023, the Nasdaq Composite index remains far from exiting bear-market territory. The tech-heavy index's level is down roughly 30% from its peak, and you don't

Maxing out your 401(k) every year has its advantages. You'll benefit from heavy tax deferrals, high contribution limits, and (in many cases) an employer match. Also, contributions are done via

As if the economy weren't already volatile enough, it spun into turmoil on Friday after the closure of Silicon Valley Bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has since shut down Signature

On Feb. 23, 2022, Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) expanded its business beyond its ubiquitous videoconferencing platform and into the contact-center space. According to management, this will

Are you looking for relatively safe stocks to invest in as the economy remains so uncertain? Two options you might want to consider are Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP).

Both

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again is a pretty good maxim for life. But at what point do investors decide that a company has made one too many mistakes? That's a very real question that

It's no secret on Wall Street that Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) business is decelerating. The software giant's stock has declined since early 2022 as sales growth hit a wall. Big parts of its