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The stock market loves narratives. In 2020, it was growth stocks, companies resistant to a pandemic-induced slowdown, and renewable energy. Meme stock mania took over in 2021, as well as an overall

'Tis the season for giving gifts. Nobody is better known for his near-infinite generosity on that front than the legendary Santa Claus. Based on a fourth-century monk who was famous for giving away

2023 has been a momentous year for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) reached new all-time highs in mid-December. The S&P 500 is within spitting distance of its own

If you're turning 67 in 2024, you may be of the mindset that it's just another birthday. But actually, 67 is a really important age in the context of retirement planning. Here are a few key things

Dividend stocks can make great long-term investments. They supply your portfolio with a base income return every year. Meanwhile, the best ones can also deliver meaningful stock price appreciation

As the calendar gets set to turn to 2024, beginner investors might want to up their game and take a stab at trying to pick individual stocks for their portfolios. After all, the goal is probably to

Over long periods, the stock market is an unquestioned moneymaker. When compared to other asset classes, such as bonds, oil, gold, and housing, the stock market has delivered a considerably higher

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down the three main ways QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) could bring its batteries out of the lab and start commercial operations

You have the option to start getting Social Security checks beginning at the age of 62. You don't have to get your first payment so young, though. You can delay for years, and in fact, many experts

Growth stocks rebounded sharply in 2023, and that was good news for star investor Cathie Wood and her Ark Investment Management family of exchange-traded funds. Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF

For more than eight decades, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for America's aging workforce. Based on more than two decades of annual surveys conducted by national pollster

Social Security is an essential part of how most Americans make ends meet in retirement. For workers who pay into the Social Security system throughout their careers, it's easy to see those benefits

When OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot about a year ago, that act unleashed a new zeitgeist in an unsuspecting world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is still the talk of the town, of Wall Street

The Avalanche (CRYPTO: AVAX) cryptocurrency is a promising part of the crypto market. The smart contracts platform has enjoyed a surge in app development recently, lifting the digital token's value

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) are down roughly 50% from their 2021 highs. There are very good reasons for this, as you'll learn below. But the company is expecting an incredible

AEP (NASDAQ: AEP), also known as American Electric Power, operates regulated utilities in 11 states, making it one of the largest utilities in the United States. It just made an important shift in

If the 2023 stock market had an MVP, it would have to be Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).

The chip maker and inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU) has been the biggest winner in the generative

Retirees are often talked about as though they live on a fixed income. For the most part, that's true, but there's one key part of many retirees' incomes that has the potential to increase every

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been around for more than 100 years. While the tech giant still sells plenty of hardware, including its iconic mainframes, today, it's focused on software and consulting. As

Three years ago, data analytics company Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) debuted on public markets through a direct listing. Since then, its shares have risen around 80%, with most of that growth coming from a

In the past, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has undoubtedly made for one of the best investments ever. Shares have soared 660% in the past decade and 6,110% in the past 20 years, outpacing the Nasdaq

Finding companies you can buy and hold over the very long term is the key to successful investing. Not only does trading in and out of stocks typically diminish returns, but it also interrupts the

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a home run investment in 2023. Shares of the semiconductor giant have more than tripled this year, gaining a whopping 238% thanks to an astronomical acceleration in

The last few years have been rough for Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND). The plant-based meat stock hit a peak in early 2021 but has since been in a major downward trend, with shares falling 94% in the

If you're reading this then you likely already know the biggest-possible monthly benefit that retirees will be receiving from the Social Security Administration in 2024 is $4,873, up from 2023's