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Growth stocks have a lot of upside potential -- that's why they're called growth stocks. But reality is often trickier than theory. Even if a company is growing quickly, you might pay too much for

Growth stocks can help to supercharge your investment portfolio and boost your retirement fund. The key, however, is to carefully select the right stocks to own for the long term. Ideally, you will

Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) was a major beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consumer bank and automotive loan originator, the company saw tailwinds on both sides of its business. People who

A higher dividend yield is nice because it allows you to collect more dividend income on every dollar you invest in a stock. However, the company paying that dividend needs to be healthy to ensure

Most investors understand that retirement nest eggs are built over time rather than overnight, with steady contributions to the cause. This reality brings up a question, though. That is, how much

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) has a ton going for it right now. It enacted a 2-for-1 stock split in December and recently notched a new all-time high after reporting strong Q2 FY 2025 (ending

Like bargains? Need income? You can find undervalued income-producing stocks. Plenty of them are even familiar names found within the S&P 500 index. Here's a closer look at three such stocks that

In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall explains the path for Realty Income (NYSE: O) to market-beating returns going forward.

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Feb 21, 2025

Investors should take notice when billionaires continue to add to their top holdings. This indicates that their top pick is either attractively priced or has the potential for massive growth.

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Recently, Zillow (NASDAQ: Z)(NASDAQ: ZG) reported its fourth-quarter earnings, and the stock plunged. And on the very same day, fellow real estate technology company Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) soared

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock splits have become a clear sign of the stock's strength in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Its AI accelerators have arguably made it the most essential AI

One of the cybersecurity names that has drawn attention in recent years is SentinelOne (NYSE: S). Its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven approach has helped it stand out in the increasingly

It wasn't too long ago when experts were essentially forecasting the death of brick-and-mortar retail, but it now looks like those fears may have been overblown. In this video, longtime Fool.com

Social Security isn't designed to replace your entire income in retirement. The average retiree collected $1,979 in January. That's not going to cover a whole lot of your basic expenses once you're

Many investors use standard Russell 2000 or similar index funds to invest in small-cap stocks, and I'm one of them. However, there are some outside-the-box small-cap ETFs that could help you

I love what-if financial scenarios -- where you figure out what would happen if, say, you invested a certain sum regularly over a long period. I've made many charts over the years, in fact, showing

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is arguably the stock market's most important index. It tracks the 500 largest U.S. companies on the market, and it has become the benchmark for U.S. and international

Most investors own AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) for its big monthly dividends and don't focus too much on its near-term price swings. The mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) pays a hefty

Even though major U.S. stock market indexes like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite continue climbing to new highs, not every individual stock is following along.

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock is

The amount of data at investors' fingertips can sometimes feel overwhelming. Between a steady stream of economic data releases and earnings season -- the six-week period each quarter where most S&P

The past few years have been challenging for the commercial real estate sector. Higher interest rates to combat inflation have weighed on real estate values. They've also made it more expensive for

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS), a producer of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites for cellular networks, saw its stock soar more than 840% over the past 12 months. That rally was fueled by the launches

Few big pharma stocks have been bigger winners over the last three years than Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Lilly now ranks as the largest drugmaker in the world, with a market cap of $844 billion

There aren't too many investors on Wall Street who garner as much attention as Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett, and the reason why is simple: He outperforms. In the

Former Magellan Fund manager Peter Lynch has always promoted buying what you know. Lynch achieved tremendous success during his investing career doing just that.

His advice is one of the reasons I