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One of the key pillars of investing is diversification. You should aim for companies of different sizes, industries, and locations. Achieving this type of diversification by investing in individual

It's tax return season, which means for many people, they'll be receiving some additional cash soon in the way of a tax refund. Given inflation, many households will rightfully spend that money to

Regional banks have gotten off to a solid start to 2023: The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF is up by about 5.3%, outpacing the year-to-date gains of the broader market.

Regional lender Fifth Third

The bear market that began last year may not be over, and that has some investors concerned about adding money to stocks right now. Despite the early bounce in market indexes in 2023, many stocks

The cannabis industry has remained a volatile place for investors over the past few years, as discussions about federal legalization remain in flux and changes at the state level emerge in a

With electric vehicles (EVs) gobbling up shares of new cars sold, the critical resource lithium has been on many investors' minds -- for good reason. With demand through the roof, the high price for

Unlike many other tech companies, Datadog's (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock hasn't seen a considerable rise from the start of 2023, as it's up only around 5%. This might leave investors wondering if the stock

When it comes to signing up for Social Security, you get a nice amount of freedom. You can begin taking benefits as early as age 62, or you can delay your filing all the way until age 70 for a

The real estate market in the United States has slowed down tremendously over the past year or so, and homebuilders have suffered as a result. However, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP®, and

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) have been key members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the mid-80s. They dominate their respective industries with market-thumping sales and

Surging demand for cybersecurity services over the next decade is a virtual certainty. But despite posting strong sales growth and having very strong long-term expansion prospects, Cloudflare (NYSE:

With the release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has again become a hot topic for investment. One of the hottest AI stocks has arguably been C3.ai (NYSE: AI), a 14-year old tech company that

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was one of the most explosive cryptocurrencies of 2021, skyrocketing by a staggering 9,000% between January and May of that year alone.

While it and many other

With an ever-growing abundance of easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for business exploding onto the scene in late 2022, the AI revolution is in full swing, and it won't leave many

Warren Buffett makes a lot of money each year from dividends. As a case in point, he noted in last year's letter written to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders that one stock

There's something special about two percentages -- 8% and 9%. They're how much the Nasdaq Composite Index and S&P 500, respectively, need to climb to reach bull market territory. The Dow Jones

During the earlier days of the pandemic, it was easy to see why Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) made for a great investment. The company took leadership in the vaccine race right from the start. And once

Share prices of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) took a tumble over the last 12 months amid the broader sell-off in the technology sector, and they remain down 30% from their all-time high. But the company

Over the past 30 years, there have been no shortage of next-big-thing investments. This includes the rise of the internet, business-to-business e-commerce, and genomics, as well as electric

There are countless great companies, but not all have the esteemed designation as blue chip stocks. There are no universally accepted criteria for what qualifies as a blue chip. However, it's

It's fair to assume that you'll need a decent chunk of money in personal savings to retire in a comfortable manner. To put it another way, retiring on Social Security alone is not a good idea.

If

Tech stocks have fallen out of favor in the past 18 months or so as macroeconomic headwinds caused investors to become more risk-averse. But big valuation pullbacks across the sector also presented