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Following Disney (NYSE: DIS) and its escapades over the past few years has been at least as exciting as paying money to see one of its blockbuster films. Some of the highlights are new CEOs, old

The past year has been brutal for investors in Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE: AQN). The utility has lost half its value because of deteriorating financial performance and concerns about its

When a stock looks like it's on sale, the temptation to buy a handful of shares can be high. But if you can keep your desires at bay when prices look low, particularly with less-than-healthy growth

Shares of leading cybersecurity pure-play Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are up 35% so far in 2023. The company was a standout performer during the bear market, holding up well while other

Let's address the 800-pound gorilla in the room. At first glance, it might seem like hyperbole to recommend buying a stock and holding it forever, especially in the face of the ongoing uncertainty

Wall Street in general took a step back for the seventh trading week of 2023. My "three stocks to avoid," which I thought were going to lose to the market in the past week -- Carvana, Tesla Motors

Getting a long-lived income stream from a company's dividends is pretty sweet, especially if you're buying shares at a deep discount. Of course, that's easier said than done as few businesses that

After paying Social Security taxes throughout your career, retirement is the time to reap those benefits on the back end. For many people in the U.S., Social Security retirement benefits account for

One of the key pillars of investing is diversification. You should aim for companies of different sizes, industries, and locations. Achieving this type of diversification by investing in individual

It's tax return season, which means for many people, they'll be receiving some additional cash soon in the way of a tax refund. Given inflation, many households will rightfully spend that money to

Regional banks have gotten off to a solid start to 2023: The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF is up by about 5.3%, outpacing the year-to-date gains of the broader market.

Regional lender Fifth Third

The bear market that began last year may not be over, and that has some investors concerned about adding money to stocks right now. Despite the early bounce in market indexes in 2023, many stocks

The cannabis industry has remained a volatile place for investors over the past few years, as discussions about federal legalization remain in flux and changes at the state level emerge in a

With electric vehicles (EVs) gobbling up shares of new cars sold, the critical resource lithium has been on many investors' minds -- for good reason. With demand through the roof, the high price for

Unlike many other tech companies, Datadog's (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock hasn't seen a considerable rise from the start of 2023, as it's up only around 5%. This might leave investors wondering if the stock

When it comes to signing up for Social Security, you get a nice amount of freedom. You can begin taking benefits as early as age 62, or you can delay your filing all the way until age 70 for a

The real estate market in the United States has slowed down tremendously over the past year or so, and homebuilders have suffered as a result. However, Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP®, and

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD) have been key members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the mid-80s. They dominate their respective industries with market-thumping sales and

Surging demand for cybersecurity services over the next decade is a virtual certainty. But despite posting strong sales growth and having very strong long-term expansion prospects, Cloudflare (NYSE:

With the release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has again become a hot topic for investment. One of the hottest AI stocks has arguably been C3.ai (NYSE: AI), a 14-year old tech company that

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was one of the most explosive cryptocurrencies of 2021, skyrocketing by a staggering 9,000% between January and May of that year alone.

While it and many other

With an ever-growing abundance of easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for business exploding onto the scene in late 2022, the AI revolution is in full swing, and it won't leave many