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In this podcast, Bill Mann, director of small-cap research at The Motley Fool, joins Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey to discuss:

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Stocks have gotten clobbered over the past year. On the bright side, the sell-off pushed up dividend yields, making many of these investments more attractive. 

Three dividend stocks that stand out

Investors hardly need reminding that 2022 marked one of the worst years for investors in more than a decade. Each of the major stock market indexes fell into bear market territory, and the biggest

Retirement may be an exciting period of life to look forward to. But let's face it. There can be a lot of financial unknowns when it comes to retirement.

Will Social Security continue to pay

In this podcast, Motley Fool Senior Analyst Jason Moser discusses:

Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp talk with Stephanie Marini, CFP®, a

When the market had as bad a year as it did in 2022, there are bound to be some bargains lying around just waiting for investors to pick them up. The ones you should be looking for are those that

Will there be a recession in 2023? Quite a few experts think so. But that doesn't mean great investing opportunities can't be found.

We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify smart stocks

Not many semiconductor companies manufacture their own chips anymore. Continually building and upgrading factories to keep up with the latest technology is an expensive proposition, to say the

Warren Buffett is one of the most quoted people in the investing world and for good reason. He can pack wisdom into a quick statement that stands the test of time. In this video, Travis Hoium and

In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), its recent earnings report, and how it wants to move 20% of its advanced manufacturing

2023 could be another volatile year for investors, but that doesn't mean there won't be good buying opportunities. Dividend stocks are fantastic investments in a volatile market because they provide

One of the key pillars of investing is diversification. You should aim for diversity in sectors, company sizes, and geographies because you don't want your portfolio's chances for success to rely on

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns a portfolio of stocks worth more than $300 billion, but many investors don't pay nearly enough attention to the company's 60+ operating businesses

I own about a dozen different real estate stocks, but these five are the largest. In fact, four of them are in my portfolio's top 10, so it's fair to say I have a high degree of confidence in them

Some of the stocks that have been beaten down by 70%, 80%, or more in the recent market decline aren't likely to come back. The boom in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and flurry of

Motley Fool contributor Jamie Louko owns Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock, and it's one of his largest positions for a reason. Find out why this software-as-a-service (SaaS) stock is a fantastic

A very underrated part of investing is how many companies you can invest in with only a few purchases. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- which are funds that contain many stocks in one

The tech stock crash has hit SVB Financial (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares hard, down more than half from the highs. And 2023 could be a tough year for the start-up-focused bank. But looking long term, Motley

You'll often hear that you shouldn't plan to retire on Social Security alone since those benefits really won't pay you all that much money. But what if you were to collect $4,555 a month from Social

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is on a roll. Entering the fourth quarter of 2022, the biotech's shares were down more than 40% from their previous high. Over the last three months, though, they've

In just a few months, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has gone from market darling to market dud.

The electric vehicle (EV) leader remains one of the best-performing stocks of the past decade and soared

Australian software-company Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) specializes in productivity and team collaboration. It provides tools that help businesses plan, track, and complete projects more efficiently, a

Is the stock market in store for another bull market? Absolutely, undoubtedly yes. Will it take place in 2023? That remains to be seen. But there's no question that sooner or later stocks will once

It might seem as if everybody and their brother these days is predicting a recession. Several big banks warned about the potential for an economic slowdown in their latest quarterly updates. A World

Smart investors are often willing to go against the crowd or even go where there isn't even a crowd at all. That's pretty much the thinking behind looking at stocks like GE HealthCare Technologies