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Given how interest rates in the U.S. are lingering near multi-decade lows, one would expect dividend yields to be similarly low. And for the most part, they are. The S&P 500's current average

2020 was a record year for initial public offerings (IPOs), with 480 companies going public on U.S. stock exchanges, and more stocks doubling in their first day of trading than ever before. 2021 is

No matter your age, income level, or tax bracket, you'd probably love to see your IRS burden shrink. While paying taxes is unavoidable, there are some things you can do to lower your IRS bill. Here

This past year was a forgettable one for shareholders of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). The stock lagged a booming market as COVID-19 pressured the restaurant industry. And, while the fast-food giant

Dr. Deepak Chopra is known throughout the world as one of the top experts on wellness, so it might come as a surprise that he has decided to partner with a financial services firm, Personal Capital

Coming out of a dreadful year for vehicle sales (research points to a global double-digit percentage plunge for vehicles sold in 2020), the new year could mark a return to year-over-year growth for

Investing $1 million may sound intimidating -- because it is! Still, I have good news for anyone fretting about how to grow seven digits of wealth. Investing well for retirement requires certain

Cord-cutting -- meaning canceling cable TV plans in favor of streaming TV over the internet -- is becoming an epidemic in the U.S.

According to the latest statistics from Statista.com, by the end of

For two long months, we've been waiting for Roblox to IPO -- and we're probably going to have to wait just a little bit longer.

It was on Nov. 19, 2020, that the uber-popular online gaming hub

Traditionally, tax returns and payments are due on a set schedule. Specifically, you must file a return by April 15 or by the next business day if the 15th falls on a weekend or a holiday. However

Just because a stock is available at a low price, that doesn't mean it's a good value. A stock that's trading around $5 or less that doesn't exhibit growth characteristics or represent a value

Just six years after its launch, Morning Brew has reshaped business news with a product catered to millennials. It's also become a successful business in and of itself, growing from a dorm room

Netflix shares touched an all-time high on Wednesday after the company delivered another impressive earnings report. It added 8.5 million subscribers in the period and said it would no longer need

Despite the prevalence of get-rich-quick schemes, those looking to grow their capital need not reinvent the wheel. Investing in stocks remains one of the best ways to do that. But not all securities

Despite a tumultuous 2020, one investment stood head and shoulders above all others: bitcoin.

The largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap has more than quadrupled in value over the

There's nothing like a new year to get an investor mulling over stocks that have the potential to make them lots of money. While no one can predict the direction of any company, savvy investors will

Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT) isn't exactly a household name in the fintech space, at least not in the way companies such as Square (NYSE: SQ) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) are. But this under-the-radar

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has a long and storied history of deal-making. And the big drugmaker's business development activities aren't likely to fall by the wayside in 2021. In this Motley Fool Live video

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) is a high-flying biotech stock with a big year ahead of it. The company should make billions of dollars in 2021 from sales of its COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273. 

In this Motley

Wall Street analysts don't always get it right. It's important to acknowledge this right off the bat. However, they're paid the big bucks to pore over every detail they can find about a given

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya is a big fan of Amazon and Tesla. But the goal for the special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that he launches is to find the companies with the

Since 2021 began, perhaps no industry has created more buzz than cannabis. It's certainly not hard to understand why, with some estimates suggesting that annual U.S. pot sales could triple between

Many seniors today rely heavily on Social Security to manage their living expenses, and one day, you might do the same. That's why it's important to know the facts about the program, and that means

Finding dividend stocks is really easy. There are over 4,000 from which to choose. But finding a great dividend stock to buy? That's not so easy.

It's pretty hard to choose a dividend stock to buy

Shopping center landlord Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has been struggling, and it's going to get worse before it gets better. Here's a look at where this real estate investment trust