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Being a long-term investor is awesome, partly because you have so much control over the process. You can make investing as simple or complicated as you would like, though I recommend a simple

There's a good case for buying UPS (NYSE: UPS) stock, and an even better one for buying the stock if it cuts its dividend. It's not just about ensuring that the dividend is adequately supported by

The artificial intelligence industry is booming, which makes it an attractive sector to invest in. But AI hype has pushed up stock prices for several tech companies and inflated their valuations in

If you are looking for American-made dividend stocks, you can't do much better than buying U.S. utilities. Companies like NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), Black Hills (NYSE: BKH), and American Electric

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an iconic stock market index. It tracks the performance of 30 of the country's most prominent publicly traded companies. Its components do get changed over time

Share prices of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) slipped earlier this week after the company reported its fiscal Q3 earnings results. While the results were strong and topped analyst expectations

The tariff war the U.S. is waging against most of the world stabilized somewhat earlier this month. But let's face facts -- it could easily flare up again. President Donald Trump appears quite

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has driven stock market gains over the past couple of years, but the momentum may be far from over. Not only do analysts predict an AI market of more than $2

Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway owns many stocks in its huge $284 billion public equity portfolio. Investors are certainly familiar with some of its well-known holdings. They include consumer

On May 22, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of nearly $112,000. With a total market cap of $2.2 trillion, it now ranks as one of the five most valuable assets in the world, trailing

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) were once two of the market's hottest electric vehicle (EV) stocks. Rivian went public at $78 per share in November 2021, and its

For an overwhelming majority of retirees, Social Security represents more than just a monthly check. It's a financial lifeline that they'd struggle to make do without.

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President Donald Trump's tariff policies have thrown the stock and bond markets into a frenzy this spring. Businesses and investors alike are clamoring to find the best way to position themselves in

Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to be one of the most transformative technologies in human history. The International Data Corp. (IDC) says AI will add $19.9 trillion to the global economy by

For well over a century, the stock market has served as the premier wealth creator for investors. Though other asset classes, such as real estate, Treasury bonds, gold, silver, and oil, have

President Trump has made radical changes to U.S. trade policy since taking office. The tariffs imposed by his administration have pushed the average tax rate on U.S. imports to its highest level in

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Then, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp answers listener questions about Roth IRAs and dividend

Explore the exciting world of Carnival Cruises (NYSE: CCL) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and

Touted by proponents as an effective, lightning-fast alternative to rival blockchains, Sui (CRYPTO: SUI) wasn't having a good Friday. As of this writing the Sui token was trading down by more than

Investors aggressively intensified the force of the market's gravity on satellite company Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) over the past few trading sessions. In the wake of a disappointing quarterly earnings

Teen- and "tween"-focused discount retailer Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) saw its stock head south on Friday after a researcher downgraded its recommendation on the company. While this didn't exactly

I invested in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) in early 2016. I only trimmed my position once over the following nine years, and those remaining shares now account for 9.1% of my portfolio. It's now my largest

One positive internal company development and another outside of its control helped propel Curaleaf (OTC: CURLF) stock into the win column on Friday. The marijuana company's shares ticked up by 1.5%

I started to invest in MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Latin America's largest e-commerce company, back in March 2021. I continued to accumulate more shares throughout 2021 and 2022, and that position