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The market's overall performance of late has been hit and miss. For some stocks, though, it's been more miss than hit.

Don't read too much into those particularly poor performances, however. While

NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) has been an unstoppable growth stock. The clean-energy infrastructure company has expanded its adjusted earnings per share at an 8.4% compound annual rate since 2006.

In this video we break down the Schwab US Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD). This ETF checks off all the boxes in terms of performance, yield, and dividend growth. Top holdings include: Merck (NYSE: MRK)

Looking back on 2022, it's important to learn from the mistakes we make, and that's what we're here to do. In the video below, Jon Quast and Travis Hoium discuss their mistakes and what they're

At the end of the year, you probably have a lot of demands on your wallet. You have bills to pay, maybe some holiday gifts yet to buy, and if you are lucky enough to have some cash left over, you

Warren Buffett is known as one of history's most successful value investors. A quick survey of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio he oversees reveals that the investment conglomerate's five largest

Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has been a fantastic growth stock over the past 10 years. Its 21% annualized return more than doubled the return of the S&P 500 during that same period.

But like most online

The stock chart may not be reflecting it, but Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) is having an incredible year. Through the first nine months of 2022, revenue for the apparel company is up 29% to

Customer relationship management (CRM) is an important tool for businesses of all sizes. CRM systems effectively serve as a "home base" for key metrics pertinent to a sales cycle. For example, users

Some great dividend stocks are being overlooked by the market, and investors can take advantage. In the video below, Travis Hoium and Jon Quast discuss the four stocks they like that are paying

The internet is here to stay, and that is why Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) has such a bright future. That's also why the company has already amassed a 17-year streak of annual dividend increases

"SpaceX's Starlink has a price problem," as I pointed out in February. And the problem is this:

SpaceX is counting on Starlink -- its innovative, low-altitude satellite constellation that delivers

Few companies have a more dominant duopoly in their industry than Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Yes, Discover and American Express are popular card issuers in the U.S. But they only

Today's video focuses on Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and a few reasons why it can grow in the coming years. Google continues to improve its cloud and advertisement

It may not look like it from the stock chart, but NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) is having a record year. The integrated device manufacturing company is a top supplier of cutting-edge technology

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) has posted some impressive results from the business as the COVID-19 pandemic has wound down. In this short video, Fool.com contributors Tyler Crowe and

With many analysts and companies predicting and preparing for a recession, one company stands out from the others: Visa (NYSE: V). In the conference call for its 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter

Successful investing is a waiting game. When you invest for the long haul, you need companies that will stick around for decades. And when I say "stick around," I mean that they should survive and

It's a big myth that Social Security is running out of money and won't be able to pay benefits a few years down the line. While the program is facing a financial shortfall, it's not in danger of

Dividend stocks come in all shapes and sizes, but their ability to pay and raise their payout is what matters at the end of the day. There might not be a more resilient dividend stock than payment

The future is here. 

If there were doubts about the power of artificial intelligence, OpenAI's new ChatGPT bot has likely put those to rest.

Using an interface much like Google search, the chatbot

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) is a rapidly growing cloud company that has been battered on the stock market in 2022 thanks to the sell-off in technology stocks, losing more than 57% of its value. But this

Ask any bank investor, and they will tell you that deposits are one of, if not the most, important thing to evaluate when looking at any bank stock.

Over the past couple of years, it may not have

Berkshire Hathaway owns a portfolio of dozens of stocks, worth about $334 billion as of mid-December. Many of these investments were selected by Berkshire's CEO and legendary investor Warren

High inflation and rising interest rates have eroded confidence in the economy, triggering a sweeping downturn in the stock market. In fact, the Nasdaq Composite has suffered its worst sell-off in