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Over the past year, many stocks crumbled as inflation, rising interest rates, and other macro headwinds drove away the bulls. However, plenty of defensive blue-chip stocks -- especially those with

There was a time when Social Security payments were a key piece of people's retirement funding plans. But that's decreasingly the case, and rightfully so. The program is struggling to handle a

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool senior analyst Tim Beyers discuss:

Mortgage rates have doubled in the past year. Motley Fool analyst Deidre Woollard and Motley Fool

It's hard to believe it's October. Schools are in full swing, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and depending on where you live, the weather may be cooling off. 

While 2022 is nearing an end, there's

Growth stocks may not be the hot investments they were just a couple of months ago, but that doesn't mean investing in this space is dead. Far from it, in fact. 

While shares of many of these

Many companies distribute a portion of their earnings to investors, enabling them to generate some passive income. However, some companies are very generous with their cash distributions. That

The market sell-off has pushed the dividend yield of the S&P 500 from 1.2% at the start of the year to 1.7%. What's more, many individual stocks now yield their highest levels in several years

The stock market is a great long-term wealth-creating machine, but as investors have seen in 2022, market corrections can come unexpectedly. If you have at least five years to hold these stocks, the

Semiconductors are advanced computer chips that power the digital aspects of our lives, from smartphones to the cloud computing technology hosting our online experiences. The chip industry

Mounting concerns over the state of the global economy have pushed stocks to their lowest levels of the year. Accordingly, the S&P 500 index has plunged 23% so far this year. But one sector of the

I've covered Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) for several years now and have always liked the stock. But up until recently, I had never pulled the trigger on actually buying the stock, largely because I

In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst Asit Sharma discusses:

Economists and personal finance authors have very different opinions on topics like savings and investing. Motley Fool host Alison

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is barely bouncing back from the devastations of the pandemic. If it faces an economic recession right now, would it endure the impacts without meaningful damage

Buying and holding stocks long term maximizes the benefits of compounding returns. In this video, I discuss why Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) are two excellent stocks

Do you know how much you'll receive in Social Security benefits once you retire? If not, you're not alone. Around 44% of U.S. adults don't know how much to expect from Social Security, according to

It may feel strange to buy stocks when everyone else is selling. However, bear markets are actually a great time to pick up fantastic stocks at low prices. The whole "buy low, sell high" mantra

Sometimes, the best time to buy stocks is when everyone else is afraid to jump aboard. That's easier said than done, of course, as not all stocks recover from a significant price drop. And the

Things aren't going well for property technology company Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN). Bloomberg reported that Opendoor lost money on 42% of the homes it sold in August, though that doesn't

Retirement changes a lot, but it doesn't change the fact that we still have bills to pay and that those bills can sometimes be overwhelming. There's one type of debt in particular that wreaks havoc

Millions of Americans receive a Social Security retirement benefit each month, and nearly nine in 10 retired workers depend on that income to some extent, according to Gallup.

Unfortunately, Social

Fast-moving software company Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has been growing its revenue at a steady 50%-plus rate recently. That has not saved the stock from a vicious tumble from all-time highs this year

October is here, and I have three growth stocks for you to explore. My favorite stock on the list is Palantir (NYSE: PLTR), a big data analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that works with

Today's video focuses on Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and a closer look at what it sees in numerous tech industries. Unfortunately, most consumer markets are seeing a decline, but there is some

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) excited investors after it updated its long-term outlook. In this video, I will walk you through the factors that attracted investors to the international coffee giant. 

Warren Buffett is widely known as one of the greatest investors of all time. His company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has crushed the market over many decades, with its stock price