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When it comes to retirement, it's always better to be financially overprepared than underprepared, which generally involves using all available resources. For many people, Social Security is a main

It's been a tough couple of years for Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) shareholders. Although the online shopping platform was all the rage during the pandemic, the company's results in the meantime haven't

Ask someone what wealth is, and you might get a number. For many, $1 million is that number. It certainly sticks in your mind. It's a round number, often the top prize on your favorite game show

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC)(NYSE: BIP) has lost 25% of its value over the past year. That's a head-scratching performance for a company that's operating extremely well. The company grew

Since hitting a low in October 2022 while the Federal Reserve was aggressively hiking interest rates, the stock market has come roaring back. The S&P 500 is up 21% in the last 12 months, as investor

Dividend stocks are a great way to add value to your portfolio. Not only will a company pay you to have skin in the game, they help mitigate risk of a slumping stock price -- and studies have shown

Dividend Kings are unquestionably among the top picks for income-seeking investors. These are companies that have increased their payouts for at least 50 consecutive years, which strongly suggests

The stock market can be a fantastic tool for building wealth given time and patience. How you put that tool to use can vary greatly depending on needs and circumstances. Thus, your investment

With the S&P 500 recently hitting a brand-new high, debates about whether we are in a bull market are officially over. We are. Technically, this bull run started more than a year ago when the index

The best investments aren't always the most obvious ones. The artificial intelligence (AI) boom of 2023 drove share prices through the roof for some of the leading players in this red-hot sector

After the market tanked in 2022, it came roaring back last year. The S&P 500 soared 24% in 2023, and it started to hit fresh, all-time highs throughout the month of January this year.

Besides

With trailing-12-month revenue of nearly $92 billion, PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is one of the biggest and most important food and beverage companies in the world. But surprisingly, most people don't

The stock market is at an all-time high, but there are some excellent opportunities if you're looking for stocks to buy and hold for the long term. In this video, Fool.com contributors Tyler Crowe

Many people dream of early retirement. While there's no technical way to define that term, many say it means retiring prior to your mid-60s.

Meanwhile, recent Motley Fool research finds that 51% of

Warren Buffett has made a fortune thanks to stock performance -- but something else has added significantly to his gains over the years. That's the billionaire investor's ownership of dividend

JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) continues to grapple with its share of geopolitical and economic challenges as a prominent player in China's robust e-commerce market, and its share price has dropped by 60% in

During the first and second quarters of 2022, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported a combined loss of 1.2 million subscribers, a shocking occurrence for the streaming industry leader. After years of

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) represents one of the most straightforward ways to invest in the booming artificial intelligence (AI) market. Most of the world's top AI companies -- including Microsoft

Investor optimism is high now that we're in a new bull market. Many dream of becoming millionaires on a single stock pick (which isn't likely).

Instead, setting up a sustainable investing strategy

UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world. Its market cap sits at around $470 billion. And this is a stock that has risen tremendously in value. In the

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has long been the leader in the home improvement industry. Thanks to an expanding store footprint, rising revenue, and improving profitability, this business has done a

The S&P 500 is back at record highs, confirming that the current bull market began in October 2022 and continues today. Reaching that milestone reinforces confidence in the market, motivating

The metaverse has taken a back seat in terms of media attention and investor sentiment about the future of the technology. However, companies continue to pour billions of dollars into the hardware

OpenAI launched its current version of ChatGPT in late 2022 and along with it came heightened investor interest in anything related to artificial intelligence (AI). Since then, Microsoft (NASDAQ:

It wasn't long ago that investors were wondering if a publicly traded U.S.-based company would ever reach the $1 trillion threshold. But in early August 2018, Apple hit that coveted mark. Not long