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Investors looking for high yields would be remiss if they didn't dig into the midstream energy sector. But don't just buy any midstream business, because there are risky high-yield investments here

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been one of the hottest AI stocks over the past year and a half. Since the start of 2024, it's up over 700% and has risen over 80% in 2025 alone. Those are

At the end of 2024, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) suddenly went parabolic, eventually hitting a new 52-week high of $3.39 in January. After going up 600% in an astonishingly short period of time, it looked

Artificial intelligence has been a top investing theme since the start of 2023. Two and a half years later, it's still going strong, and there are some incredibly hot AI stocks on the market.

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Central bankers spend their careers worrying about risks that most investors ignore. In 2024, they bought a record 1,045 tons of gold as insurance against globally swelling sovereign debt loads and

The big attraction of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) for most investors will be its lofty 8.9% dividend yield. That compares very favorably to the scant 1.2% you could collect from an S&P 500 index

After falling into a bear market just a couple of months ago, the Nasdaq Composite is back to flirting with all-time highs as concerns over a trade war have been tamped down and fears about a

I like consumer goods stocks, particularly those with a focus on providing me access to companies that support the everyday purchases of everyday people. A lot of companies fall into this broad

Reading up on Social Security is something everyone should do. But let's face it -- there are probably other activities you'd rather spend time on.

Given the choice between curling up with an

Share prices of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) have jumped impressively from the 52-week lows they hit just over two months ago, gaining 31% in a short time on the back of the broader rally in the

If you're an income-oriented investor, you've undoubtedly come across Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), two high-yielding midstream stocks. The question on

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has entered a rough patch. The smartphone and computer giant is down around 10% in the last 12 months, while artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are soaring.

Management has made

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) has a lofty 7.2% yield. That compares to the S&P 500 index's skinny little 1.2% yield, and the average real estate investment trust's (REIT's) yield of around

When it comes to income investing, many investors will turn to Dividend Kings. These stocks have increased their payouts every year for at least 50 years, drawing investors with their decades-long

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be the most important technological advancement in history, and it still appears to be in its early innings. As such, the space is still one of the

Companies are pouring a staggering amount of money into digitalizing their businesses by bringing them into the cloud and harnessing the power of AI. According to an estimate by McKinsey, the

Sometimes Wall Street can be very slow to understand the real value of a business. The competitive advantage and growth strategy of a company can be misunderstood, leading to depressed valuations

Warren Buffett is happy to share investment advice with anyone who's interested. His annual letters to shareholders and extended question-and-answer sessions at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meetings

I've written articles with today's headline multiple times. In the past, I've highlighted under-the-radar companies that have crushed the returns of the S&P 500 over the long term, including

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) declined 19% earlier this year, but the index has since recouped most of its losses. The S&P 500 is currently less than 3% below its record high despite widespread

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is now one of the largest companies in the world, with a market cap of more than $1 trillion. Much of Tesla's valuation stems from its automaking business. Its Model Y and Model

The cryptocurrency markets boomed after Donald Trump's presidential election win last year, with the total value of all coins and tokens in circulation hitting a record high of $3.9 trillion in

Seth Klarman is a well-respected value investor with a global following. And there's good reason for that. His Baupost Group hedge fund returned an average of 20% per year over the first 30 years of

Last month, Social Security's retired-worker benefit made history, with the average payout topping $2,000 for the first time since the program's inception. Although this represents a modest monthly

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advanced 565% and 410%, respectively, in the last three years. But certain Wall Street analysts expect the cryptocurrencies to climb even higher in the