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Social Security is a vital source of income for millions of retirees. In fact, around one in five baby boomers depend solely on their benefits for their retirement income, according to a 2020 report

Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) offers investors a big-time income stream. The natural gas pipeline giant's dividend currently yields 5.4%. That's over three times the S&P 500's 1.6% dividend yield.

Streaming platform Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) recently announced a partnership to bring interactive ads to Roku users. This partnership is touted as the first of its

The stock market is volatile, dragging share prices down across the board. But don't let that become an excuse; some stocks are falling for a reason.

That might include coffee chain Starbucks

Bear markets are a time of significant volatility; the tide goes out, and virtually all stocks can fall, regardless of whether they're strong companies. The trick is identifying the damaged stocks

The recent past has not been kind to financial technology and IPO stocks. In the last 12 months, the Renaissance IPO ETF (NYSEMKT: IPO) has been underperforming the S&P 500 by almost 50%, and the

If I found a used BMW on sale at Carvana (NYSE: CVNA), and the price had dropped from $37,000 to $2,500, I'd be really interested. I'd rather pay $2,500 for a BMW than $37,000. But that price drop

Prologis (NYSE: PLD) is one of the largest warehouse owners in the world, controlling a global collection of vital assets in key transportation hubs. The stock is down around 30% so far in 2022, as

The S&P 500 index has been pushed into bear-market territory and now trades down roughly 21% year to date. Unfortunately, it's not just a matter of wavering investor confidence. The actual economy

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) has raised its dividend every year since 2004. Between 2004 and 2021, the diversified chipmaker also grew its free cash flow (FCF) per share by an average of 12%

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent deal with Major League Soccer showed it's putting more emphasis on streaming sports. In this video clip from "The M&A Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 17

Investors of all stripes look up to Warren Buffett as someone who knows how to make money no matter what the stock market throws at him. Since he acquired Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, the defunct

Dividends can play an important role in any investor's portfolio. They shouldn't represent all your investments, but investing in dividend-paying stocks can create a great source of income down the

Many seniors today get all or most of their monthly income from Social Security. Given how inflation has surged, that's put a lot of retirees in a tough spot financially.

Earlier this year, Social

What's the best way to build wealth and get rich in the stock market? Contrary to what you may have heard, it isn't by speculating on penny stocks, day trading, or any other risky method.

The right

According to Dow Jones Market Data, the S&P 500 fell 21% in the first half of 2022. The decline represents the worst first-half performance in a calendar year since 1970.

Many individual stocks are

Here's an idea: Go through your portfolio and look up where are all your stocks are based. If it's tech heavy like mine, one state is going to pop up over and over again: California.

In my own

If large enough in size, passive income can be life-changing to the investor receiving it. As an income investor, it's probably not surprising that my favorite form of passive income is dividends.

If you're not buying ETFs in your retirement account, you should probably consider it. There are hundreds of popular and reputable ETFs that are designed to deliver different types of performance

Recently, Chevron (NYSE: CVX) boosted its investment in renewable energy with an intriguing acquisition. In this video clip from "The M&A Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on June 17, Fool.com

Some things are high in July that you wish weren't. High temperatures and high prices probably rank at the top of the list. 

But not everything that's high is bad. Income investors love stocks with

Three little words can make you a lot of money over the long term: Buy and hold. However, the catch is that you must find the right stocks for those three words to work most effectively.

We asked

There's a lot to like about dividend-paying stocks. As long as the underlying companies are healthy and growing, they're likely to keep paying out their dividends to shareholders -- no matter

Shares of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) are up a solid 6% since the defense giant reported its first-quarter earnings two months ago. That's pretty impressive performance, when you consider that the

Warren Buffett has had some good news and bad news so far this year. First, the bad news: Shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) are down around 9% year to date. The good