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The energy sector has had a sideways year, down a few percentage points, compared to excellent gains in the overall market. Chevron (NYSE: CVX), one of the most well-known integrated oil and gas

Buying and holding stocks for the long term has many advantages. For one, it eliminates trying to time the market with buys and sells. Secondly, it allows compounding to occur over many years

The stock market is testing all-time highs again just about a year after it hit bottom in the post-pandemic bear market, as a new AI boom and signs of lower interest have led investors to turn

Will 2024 be the year Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock finally takes off? The drive-thru coffee chain went public in 2021, jumped 108% within about a month, and promptly plunged. It's now nearly 60%

It's the end of the year, and that means Wall Street firms put out their top stock picks for 2024. Doug Anmuth, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank by assets, revealed a few

PDD Holdings (NASDAQ: PDD), more commonly known as Pinduoduo, became one of China's hottest growth stocks after its public debut in 2018. The Chinese e-commerce company's shares have risen

For many people, this is a good time to reflect on 2023 while also evaluating what can be done to enhance their finances for the year ahead. And regardless of how far away retirement might seem, now

It's been an incredible year for investors in the stock market. The S&P 500 index is up nearly 25% year to date as of this writing, hitting a fresh 52-week high with just a couple of trading days

Given its torrid growth in 2020 and 2021, it's hard to believe that United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) stock is down over the past three years. But fundamentals have been declining. And there are

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Ford (NYSE: F) and AT&T (NYSE: T) on vital financial metrics to determine the better dividend stock to buy for 2024.

*Stock prices used were the

When it comes to the pharmaceutical industry, weight-loss medications are all the rage right now. While Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk dominates medications designed to treat obesity and diabetes, two

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world in myriad ways, from automating mundane tasks to assisting in complex decision-making. One of the most exciting applications of AI is in the

There are many different ways you can use dividends to build a portfolio, so investors looking to build a dividend portfolio have lots of options. That's true even if you're looking to simplify your

Given how awful the past five years of the cannabis industry have been, it's only natural for investors to wonder what the next five years will bring for the businesses attempting to make a

In early May, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) surprised Wall Street by announcing aggressive cost-cutting that sharply reduced its head count. The move was aimed at helping return the business to sustainably

For the second year in a row, the Roth IRA (individual retirement account) contribution limits are going up. If you've been slacking on your retirement goals in the past, you have a good opportunity

If you are one of the many investors thinking about what stocks to buy in 2024, you can't ignore the signs that a bull market may be on its way back. Should that affect how you shape your

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple payment protocol network, has taken investors on a wild ride since its debut in August 2013. If you had invested $1,000 in XRP on its first

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles as a retailer, but that hasn't stopped the stock from delivering monster returns over its history.

Since its IPO in 1985

On Dec. 14, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) announced its biggest special dividend ever: $15 in cash to each shareholder on record as of Dec. 28. The announcement led to a surge of interest from

Williams (NYSE: WMB) has a strong record of paying dividends. The natural gas infrastructure company has paid a dividend every quarter since 1974.

The company hasn't increased its payment every

There are a lot of articles about how retired workers can know when they're ready to claim Social Security, but there's a lot less advice about claiming spousal benefits. The decision is equally

Only five U.S. companies have market caps over $1 trillion right now -- Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia, in that order. There are others coming up the pipeline, though, as the markets

Of the many varied and captivating businesses in the cannabis sector, Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) is one of the more dynamic competitors. With the company recently abandoning its home market to try

There's no "right" way to invest, because it all depends on the person doing the investing. Value, growth, growth at a reasonable price, contrarian, income -- the list of investment styles goes on