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If you're tired of keeping constant tabs on the market and just want to buy shares of some quality companies and tuck them away for a while, great! This strategy will probably generate better

Price increases have worked for many businesses, but can the same strategy work in tech? E-commerce company Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) certainly hopes so, as it has announced some hefty price increases

Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) reported a drop in cash flow in the fourth quarter, but investors don't seem worried. Motley Fool contributor Travis Hoium highlights why user growth and improving margins in

To borrow a poignant quote from Warren Buffett, "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." As a long-term investor, you're not buying stocks because of

Getting your portfolio to generate income for you isn't as hard of a task as it might sound. For as little as $7,000 invested over the course of a year, you could build yourself a passive income

The news hasn't been great lately for healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). On Jan. 24, the company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $23.7 billion, down 4.4% year over year, and earnings

Many Americans don't have a good idea of what to expect from Social Security when they retire. For an accurate estimate based on your own work record, head to SSA.gov, but if you're curious about

You've probably seen the claims that Social Security is going bankrupt. Or you've heard conversations about retirement planning prefaced with the words "if Social Security is even around by then."

Making money in the stock market doesn't have to be complicated; the biggest obstacles to earning a great return often involve investors themselves. Getting caught up in the latest meme hype, taking

The latest earnings from copper, gold, and molybdenum miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) highlight the ongoing debate around the stock and the copper mining sector. In truth, the miner's share price

Someone once said, "I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better!" It's not so much that the rich are immune from the effects of inflation, higher energy costs, and rising interest rates, but

The 2018 peak of Ethereum was followed by the initial coin offering (ICO) crackdown that caused a collapse across crypto. Ethereum itself avoided regulatory ramifications, but billions of dollars

Retiring with $1 million or more may be a lofty goal, but it's more attainable than you might think. Even when the market is volatile, it's still possible to start preparing for the future. Saving

It's hard to tell someone exactly how much they'll need for retirement because personal situations will vary widely. Someone retiring in an expensive state like California who plans to travel often

Investors can be forgiven for treading cautiously when it comes to technology stocks right now. The Nasdaq-100 index, which hosts 100 of the largest tech stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange, sank

Wouldn't it be nice if investors had an "easy button" like the one that was featured in Staples commercials years ago? Having such a button would remove the decision-making process about which

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) enjoyed a record year in 2022. The big drugmaker's revenue topped $100 billion. Its earnings per share soared 42% to $5.47, which translates to nearly $31.4 billion in profits

At the end of January, the Arizona legislature introduced a new bill to make Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) legal tender within the state. If the bill passes into law, Arizona will become the first U.S

The two megabanks that lagged competitors over the course of the bull market run of the past decade, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C), are outperforming thus far in 2023. Wells

Despite a dismal performance in 2022, shares of all-digital bank SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) climbed 50.3% in January. There are lots of reasons for the run-up, not least of which were a

Share prices of Mobileye Global (NASDAQ: MBLY) are on a tear since they made their debut (again) late in 2022. Parent company Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) spun off some of its stake in the autonomous

The Nasdaq Composite index has gotten off to a solid start in 2023, gaining nearly 9% thanks to cooling inflation and expectations of a pivot by the Federal Reserve, which has been raising interest

Goldman Sachs analysts recently put out a report that predicts a 2008-style real estate correction for some areas of the United States that saw outsized home price appreciation which hasn't been

Some top stocks haven't started 2023 on the right foot. But here's the good news: That offers an investment opportunity. Buying on the dip often allows investors to get in on a fabulous long-term

High levels of inflation, rising interest rates, and concerns about weakening economic conditions this past year combined to create a challenging market backdrop for growth stocks. With