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As investment options go, dividend-paying stocks can be hard to beat. They tend to offer fairly dependable income, usually arriving quarter after quarter, no matter what the overall economy is

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP)(NYSE: BIPC) recently reported strong third-quarter results. The global infrastructure company delivered double-digit earnings growth, powered by a combination

When the broader market is at all-time highs, it's hard to shake the feeling that most popular stocks are expensive. That's why it's always important to take a long-term view; the further into the

The need to cleanse surfaces during the COVID-19 pandemic to meet health and safety standards drove plentiful revenue growth for companies like Clorox (NYSE: CLX), along with others offering

Getting started investing can be a daunting task. The good news is, you are probably young enough to have plenty of time to make mistakes and recover some of the losses from those mistakes. That

Shares of Semler Scientific (NASDAQ: SMLR) -- a medical device software company providing innovative software for peripheral artery disease (PAD) testing -- fell 25% after the company disappointed

For an S&P 500 stock to become dividend royalty, it has to have increased its annual dividend for at least 25 years in a row. Currently, only 65 of the stocks in that index of large-cap companies

It's important to invest on a regular basis. Doing so helps eliminate the impact of short-term market volatility on your total returns, and it also protects you from the lure of market timing. No

I've been writing about marijuana stocks for over four years, since before the Canadian pot market became fully legal in October 2018. However, given the risks in the sector, I didn't previously

There's a lot of noise that comes with making daily moves in the market. Stocks go up and down, and sometimes that movement seems capricious. But if you pull back and look at long-term trends, you

Oftentimes, it is only in hindsight that we can recognize our most important financial decisions.

Such is my case: In January 2017, I purchased my first 10 shares of e-commerce specialist Shopify 

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) operate in different sectors, but both tech companies are profiting from the secular expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI) market.

Nvidia's

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said on Nov. 3 that it sold more vehicles in the U.S. than anyone else for the second-straight month in October, as the company continued to rebuild its inventories amid

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) recently reported its third-quarter earnings results. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on Oct. 27, Motley Fool contributors Keith Speights and Brian Orelli discuss what

The idea of guaranteed Social Security checks in retirement is a comforting thought, especially for those who are struggling to save as much as they'd like right now. But a lot of people are also

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) is a cloud-provider that is competing with internet giants like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG). Those internet titans are

Some investors clearly loved the news, given the stock's enormous rally in response to the announcement from home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). On the other hand, a handful of

Part of being a skilled biotech investor is knowing when discretion is the better part of valor. When bad clinical trial results roll in, your favorite holding might get roiled -- and it might not

Famous venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said 10 years ago that software is eating the world. That trend has continued to this day, with software applications making up more and more of our daily

One of the most important skills an investor can possess is the ability to stay calm and think rationally before making decisions. This is especially important when you see red in your portfolio

Cannabis producer Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL) will report its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 11. It will be an important report for the company, as Sundial has undergone significant changes this

One decision many older Americans struggle with is when to file for Social Security. If you claim benefits too early, you might reduce them on a permanent basis. But if you wait too long to sign up

Master planned-community developer Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) just gave investors the biggest news since the company spun off from General Growth Properties a decade ago. In this Motley

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) and its partner, CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP), have achieved significant progress with their drug targeting rare blood diseases beta thalassemia and

Real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O) is a bellwether in one of the most resilient niches of the commercial real estate industry. Investors have long given it a premium price