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The oil patch has a lackluster track record of paying dividends. Many oil companies pay lucrative dividends during boom times only to slash their payouts when prices fall.

However, some oil stocks

Approximately 90% of Americans age 65 and older currently receive Social Security benefits, and those benefits account for about 30% of their total income. That makes it critical for retirees (and

Market timing isn't really investing. Nobody knows where the market is going tomorrow, or what a particular stock will do next week. Surprises come along all the time, moving share prices up or down

It's official now. On August 31, NASA confirmed its announcement -- first made back in June -- that it has awarded SpaceX five more contracts to fly astronauts to the International Space Station

Against a backdrop of rising interest rates, still-elevated inflation, and a falling stock market, pre-retirees and retirees alike have elevated concerns about making ends meet in retirement

High-yield stocks attract income investors like moths to a flame, which is why you need to take extra caution. Indeed, when you look at ultra-high-yield names it pays to step back and do a double

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) is down over 75% in 2022 alone as the company has felt the slowdown in e-commerce spending. The company invested as though the boost in 2020 e-commerce activity would remain

It's fair to say that Warren Buffett is an extremely successful and shrewd investor. As a billionaire many times over, Buffett's strategy has long centered on investing in quality businesses with

Estimates and opinions on the electric vehicle (EV) market vary widely, but one thing is for certain: Sales of battery-powered cars will head higher in the coming decade. Automakers all over the

Farfetch Limited (NYSE: FTCH) may not be well-known to U.S. investors, since the company is based in London and run by a visionary founder-CEO from Portugal. However, there's a lot to like about

The world's second biggest cryptocurrency just got a little bit better -- and greener. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) completed what's known as "the merge" this past week. The much-waited-for event changed

Investing in the stock market this year has been a roller coaster ride for investors. High inflation and rapidly rising interest rates have weighed on asset prices. The latest inflation numbers are

The tech sector has left a bad taste in the mouths of investors this year as a 13-year-long bull run came to an unceremonious end. The market began rotating out of previously high-flying tech stocks

I believe you should buy stocks right now, and I'll support this position with insights from people far more qualified to walk us through this than I am.

With so much uncertainty in the world and in

In the stock market, there are essentially two reasons stocks go up. First, the underlying performance improves, so a stock's revenue, profits, or cash flow goes up. Naturally, you'd expect a

If you receive Social Security benefits, you can draw a red circle around Oct. 13, 2022, on your calendar. That's the date when the Social Security Administration (SSA) is likely to announce how big

AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) are two titans of the telecommunications industry, and each company's respective stocks have long been go-to vehicles for income-focused investors. Which of

There's no nice way to say it. The market is getting absolutely hammered this year.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is down about 27% in 2022. It's tough all over, but growth stocks are

Many retirees use the 4% rule to plan for their retirement spending. The 4% rule, based on a study by Bill Bengen, suggests you can safely withdraw 4% of your starting portfolio value for 30 years

It has been a tumultuous year in crypto, with prices falling dramatically since the start of the year but rallying this summer. Massive catalysts that will bring permanent changes to the

There's little question that 2022 is set to go down as once of the most challenging years for investors on record. Through the first six months of the year, the benchmark S&P 500 produced its worst

When your hard-earned money is on the line, it's easy to overcomplicate an investment decision. But often, the simplest course of action can be effective while also letting you sleep well at night.

It's been a year to remember, but in all the wrong ways. The S&P 500, which is often viewed as the best barometer of stock market health, delivered its worst first-half return since Richard Nixon

What will Social Security's upcoming cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) look like? Will it be 8%? 10%? Somewhere in between?

For months, experts have been trying to guess at next year's COLA using

New August inflation data sent the market tumbling earlier this week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average giving up an astonishing 1,250 points on Tuesday as inflation came in hotter than expected