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Billionaire investor David Rubenstein, co-founder of investment firm Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CG), recently appeared on Bloomberg TV, talking about the case for investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)

The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is in the middle of doing something that no other U.S. utility is doing. It has completed one large-scale nuclear power plant and hopes to have a second one up and

Especially for dividend investors, Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) is rife with pitfalls that are liable to burn your money. If that's news to you, don't feel like you're gullible; this stock

Don't look now, but one of the most generous dividend raisers this earnings season was a bank. Specifically, it was Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), one of this country's Big Four lenders.

Following the

Everybody can probably agree that living expenses are seemingly relentless. No matter what is going on in the world, receiving goods and/or services means you are going to eventually have to pay for

Many stocks are up sharply this year as signs of economic resilience reinvigorated investors. The broad-based S&P 500 is up 15% year to date, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 29%.

But Wall

Cable television companies are still losing customers... in droves.

That's the big takeaway from last quarter's fiscal results for the industry, anyway. All told, another 1.7 million people in the

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the forefront of technological innovation for years, but in 2023, the technology has gone viral. Generative AI is next-level technology that can generate

The stock market is full of stories and narratives. Getting too caught up in a particular narrative can often lead investors to make short-term-minded decisions or lose sight of what matters most --

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian reviews Canoo's (NASDAQ: GOEV) latest investor update and determines if the stock price dip is a buying opportunity.

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I can be considered a risk-averse investor who values a mix of growth and dividends. High-flying growth stocks may sound sexy, but they also come with higher risks as their valuations may be

While investment themes like artificial intelligence (AI) have grabbed much of the attention of investors this year, homebuilders have sneakily outperformed the S&P 500 year to date. That news may

One stock that has struggled to recover from the 2022 bear market is Twilio (NYSE: TWLO). It was a darling during the pandemic, but investors turned on Twilio as growth slowed and investors became

There is no one-size-fits-all strategy to build wealth on Wall Street. Nevertheless, buying and holding dividend stocks over long periods tends to be highly successful.

Approximately 10 years ago

Software titan Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) thought it had found a "Google-killer" in its tight partnership with OpenAI and the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) system. Six months later, market

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) and Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) dominate two of the world's fastest-growing e-commerce markets. MercadoLibre is the market leader in Latin America, where it operates its

Social Security benefits are an important income source in retirement, so it often makes sense to try to maximize them. 

If you're preparing for retirement soon, taking these three steps now can go

After a dismal 2022, tech stocks have bounced back aggressively this year.

Driven by excitement over artificial intelligence (AI), signs that a recession could be averted, and falling inflation, the

Not everybody wants to retire early. But because there are no guarantees, having the means to do so is better than not having the option. Accomplishing this feat requires a high savings rate

If you're looking for dividend income, now's a great time to be an investor even if all you have available to put toward stock purchases is $1,000. The recent wave of interest rate hikes has

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been nothing short of a money machine since taking the reins in 1965. As of the closing bell on Aug. 14, 2023, he's overseen a

The stock market is up strongly this year with the help of multiple tailwinds, including cooling inflation, an easing of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, and a resilient U.S. economy, among

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't new, but the technology seems to have broken new ground recently with powerful generative AI apps like ChatGPT. AI has the potential to revolutionize many

The COVID-19 pandemic and 2022's economic downturn have made the last few years challenging for stockholders. The market has gone through extreme fluctuations, with companies like Amazon (NASDAQ:

Millions of Americans today owe money in student debt form. And for some people, those payments are an extreme burden.

In some cases, being married could have an impact on your student loans in