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Making the jump from general stock investing to real estate stocks is straightforward. You need to learn some new lingo and understand that the focus is on income more than growth.

Making the jump

Many years ago, there was a brilliant mathematician named Jim Simons. He taught math at MIT and Harvard and spent some years working for the National Security Agency (NSA) using math to break codes

Trends guide us as a society, often influencing where our interest goes and money flows. Following them can lead to superior results for investors, but not every trend is here to stay. Knowing which

DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) was a prime beneficiary of the +coronavirus pandemic. The company that electronically facilitates contract agreements seemed ready-built for a pandemic. Businesses looking to

C3.ai (NYSE: AI) was one of the hottest tech initial public offerings (IPOs) of 2020. The enterprise AI software company was founded and led by Thomas Siebel, who previously founded and sold Siebel

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are popular options for those looking to invest passively. With inflation reaching levels not seen in decades, many are now wondering if investing in gold is a good

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) has been executing well lately. After growing active customers to half a billion in the first quarter, the e-commerce company broke that number, repeatedly, in the subsequent

Investing in real estate is hot right now. Everyone wants to buy a house, and there isn't enough supply, which makes for favorable conditions -- if you can make a deal happen now -- to either flip

Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Snap (NYSE: SNAP) are often considered the underdogs of the social media market. Both companies are dwarfed by Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), which hosts 3.6 billion people

Investors appear enthusiastic about stock splits, even though a split does not change a business' value in any way. Still, stock splits tend to have two positive effects on stocks: One, they are

In its nearly 30-year history, the share price of mighty real estate investment trust (REIT) Prologis (NYSE: PLD) has never been as high as it's been in recent months.

That's hardly a surprise

Inflation's impact on energy costs was already being felt before the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but now new sanctions restricting the exportation of fuel are exacerbating the problem and causing gas

In March, the Federal Reserve began a series of what could be as many as seven hikes this year to its benchmark overnight-loan interest rate. Knowing that these hikes might be coming, many experts

Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), home to some of the world's most popular titles, has seen the gaming market it operates in grow in coordination with advancing technology and improvements in the

The world's most valuable cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), has followed the weakening trend of the overall market for digital assets in recent months. Since hitting an all-time high of nearly

Racing out of the starting gate, shares of Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) began trading at $78 in mid November following the stock's initial public offering, rapidly rising to $172 only days

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other types of cyberattacks have cost organizations tens of billions of dollars in recent years. The total number of cyberattacks worldwide skyrocketed 50% in

Nio (NYSE: NIO) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on March 22, and it said it expects to deliver only about 25,000-26,000 vehicles in the first quarter. That shouldn't come as a

Cloud computing is a transformational technology that helps companies move their operations online, whether they're analyzing data or building machine learning models. It makes collaboration

Last year was pivotal for Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD), an up-and-rising e-commerce platform in China. 

After delivering its first operating profit in the second quarter of 2021, the company sustained

A few years back, cryptocurrency existed on the fringes of the finance world, and many investors saw little appeal or long-term value in digital assets. But that sentiment is slowly shifting. Today

Federal Realty Trust (NYSE: FRT) and Realty Income (NYSE: O) are two of the leading real estate investment trusts (REITs) known for their reliable dividend payments. After pandemic-related

Cybersecurity is a hot investment space, and for good reason. A 2021 Gartner survey indicated that among 61% of executives polled, cybersecurity was the top priority for new spending. The demand

There are risks involved in pretty much any investment you make. But it's fair to say that there's a fair amount of risk when it comes to buying individual stocks.

If you choose to invest in a given

Earlier this week, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), a nearly $800 billion holding company that owns a diversified portfolio of businesses and stocks, announced the acquisition of