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This past October, seniors on Social Security learned that their benefits would be rising by 8.7% in 2023. That's one of the highest cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) on record.

Of course, the

In today's video, Jose Najarro and Nick Rossolillo discuss Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) and why Nick might not be too worried about Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) designing its chips, but Jose might need some

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been locked in a relatively tight trading range of $16,000 to $18,000 for months now, making this crypto much less volatile than it has been in some time. In fact

Quantum computing involves using the power of quantum mechanics to increase computing power. The faster processing power of quantum computing can bring benefits across numerous industries. For

Gambling is becoming more common in the sports world. There are specific shows dedicated to discussing lines and odds on major television, a massive departure from how sports gambling used to be

The goal of investing is to increase your wealth over time. Growth stocks are a great way to do this, but income stocks are also valuable moneymakers over long periods. Thanks to the power of

Nobody wanted to own Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) stock in 2022. After a huge run-up in late 2020 and early 2021, investors started to sour on the music streamer due to a lack of profitability. The company

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) could benefit from consumer trading-down behavior should economic growth worsen or turn negative. This video will answer if Walmart is a good defensive stock to buy.

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In investing, there are no points for originality, so it often pays to follow the smartest investors out there.

Bill Miller, the chairman and chief investment officer of Miller Value Partners, a

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has completed the first part of its breakup, and GE shareholders are now owners of GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ: GEHC). But what should you make of the change, and

The crypto asset class was dominated by controversy for most of 2022 and contrary to popular belief, there actually were some good things that happened. At the top of this list was Ethereum's

Thanks to the 2022 market decline, there are some excellent dividend yields in the stock market. In this video, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP®, and Tyler Crowe discuss a pair of their

EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), a relatively small real estate investment trust, or REIT, was outperforming the stock market during most of 2022. However, in the latter half of the year, the parent

Most investors are probably excited to put 2022 in the rearview mirror. The S&P 500, which is a broad index of the 500 largest companies by market cap in the U.S., ended the year down 19%, its worst

Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) are two emerging EV stocks that investors follow closely. This video will determine which EV stock is the better one to buy.

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Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) stock just took another leg(ging) down during the second week of 2023. Since the start of 2022 just over a year ago -- what I'll loosely call the start of the

Social Security benefits can be a lifeline for many older Americans, but your claiming strategy can potentially make or break your retirement.

There are consequences to claiming too early, but

Disney (NYSE: DIS) shares are anything but magical these days. In fact, the entertainment stock has dropped back to the low levels it hit early in the pandemic, when its theme parks were closed and

The financial world is full of opinionated people, from YouTube influencers and podcast pundits to journalists and Wall Street analysts. But investors should never follow advice blindly, and they

When looking for new stocks, it's always a good idea for retail investors to see where the smart money traded by large institutional investors is going. After all, many of these investors are paid

Expensive stocks can have low share prices. Cheap stocks can have high share prices. It might seem counterintuitive, but it's true.

Of course, there are also attractively valued stocks that have low

The difference between 2021 and 2022 for Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) could not have been more stark. During 2021, lumber prices soared based on supply chain issues. In 2022, homebuilding declined as

In 2020, it seemed Cathie Wood could do no wrong. Her flagship ARK Innovation (NYSEMKT: ARKK) ETF soared 149%, making her the toast of Wall Street. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Since those heady

While past performance is no guarantee of future results, it's not a bad place to start, and you could have done worse in the past decade than buying shares of Prologis (NYSE: PLD) or Agree Realty

Investors widely understand two things about the automotive industry: Trucks drive massive profits for manufacturers, and the future is trending toward electric vehicles.

In the past, those two