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Economic slumps can be unnerving, and many investors are concerned about how a potential recession could affect their finances. To be clear, the U.S. is not officially in a recession just yet

As a rule of thumb, the bigger a company is, the more difficult it will be for it to grow quickly. One apparent exception to that rule, though, is the tech behemoth Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Despite

For the most part, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) generates revenue from charging its retail users transaction fees for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. The company offers some subscriptions and

Underestimating senior living costs is a common mistake people make in the course of retirement planning. It's easy to assume that once you stop working, you'll start spending a lot less, especially

Investors generally fall into two camps: Those with an interest in growth stocks and those who favor income or dividend stocks. Growth stocks tend to work best for younger investors working toward

Banking disruptor SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) reported its second-quarter results, and to say that the market was happy would be an understatement. In this video, financial sector expert Matt Frankel, CFP

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Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ: FLGT) was one of the first companies to develop a PCR COVID-19 test and it has been highly lucrative. In this segment of "Backstage Pass" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on

The grocery-store industry is tough under normal conditions. Margins are thin, products can spoil, and effectively keeping costs down without hurting the customer experience is no walk in the park.

Share prices of Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) surged 19% on Aug. 2 after the ride-hailing and delivery service posted second-quarter results. Its revenue soared 105% year over year to $8.1 billion

Telehealth company Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) has been one of Wall Street's scariest roller coasters over the past three years. After it rocketed more than 700% during the height of the COVID-19

Digital assets have forged a path that can no longer be ignored. They have progressed enough in the past decade or so to the point that countries and cities are beginning to realize that embracing

One thing that many people worry about with retirement is outliving their savings, and it's not because they think they'll live well into their 100s -- it's because they don't think they'll have

Buying the right stocks at the right time can exponentially compound your returns over the long haul. Thanks to dividend raises and potential share price growth, real estate investment trusts -- or

Medical-device company Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) reported impressive second-quarter earnings and raised guidance for the full year. COVID-19 diagnostic tests have given the company several

It's safe to say that the metaverse experiment from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has thus far been a spectacular failure. Despite billions of dollars being poured into crypto, blockchain, and

With two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, it's becoming more clear that the U.S. economy is slowing. While there is some disagreement about whether we are in a recession (recessions aren't

Energy and healthcare. They've been the two best-performing sectors in the stock market this year. They've also ranked as favorites for income investors for decades.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Pfizer

The economic theme of this year has been inflation and the Fed's actions to bring it back under control. Along with rising inflation, we have seen rapid home-price appreciation, with prices rising

It's completely understandable why many investors could be reluctant to buy stocks right now. Inflation remains high. We could already be in a recession. There's admittedly a lot of uncertainty.

Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (NYSE: DNA) is down roughly 80% from its highs posted late last year. But rapidly growing revenues and a hefty cash balance, combined with

Few companies benefited from the pandemic more than Roku(NASDAQ: ROKU), as shelter-in-place statewide orders helped accelerate key trends driving Roku's growth. However, the stock has performed

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) stands as one of the most explosive investments in history. The cryptocurrency is up more than 3,900% over the past decade alone. However, the market-leading cryptocurrency has

Mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been put through the wringer since the beginning of COVID-19. First, they suffered through margin calls, then a refinancing wave, and now a

The long history of the stock market tells us one of the best things you can do with your money is buy dividend stocks. Time and again studies show dividend stocks outperform nonpaying ones by