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In this video, I will use my simplified six-step framework for stock valuation to determine whether Raytheon (NYSE: RTX) stock is an excellent defensive stock to buy right now.

*Stock prices used

This has been a difficult year for asset managers in general, with the stock market in bear market territory for most of the year. As we enter the final two weeks of 2022, a year that investors will

If you're relatively young, you might not be giving too much thought to saving and investing, and you might not be thinking much about your retirement, either. It makes sense: After all, you're

Less than 29% of the stocks in the S&P 500 have delivered positive returns so far this year. But over 80% of those winners share at least one thing in common: They pay dividends.

Some members of

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful people in finance, and his portfolio's performance is a testament to the power of long-term investing. Buffett bought his first stock at age 11, he took

Since launching in April 2020, Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) has generated a monster return of 1,200%. This performance easily crushes that of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index. It even trumps the

One of the most important lessons an investor can learn is that as painful as they may be, bear markets are historically the best time to get industry-leading stocks at unprecedented bargains. Why

Markets have been choppy this year and they could be choppy again in 2023 given all of the volatility in the broader economy at the moment.

For investors not interested in jumping on this volatile

Any growth investor would be thrilled with the increase that electric vehicle (EV) leader Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reported in both revenue and income in 2022. But valuation still matters, and Tesla

The stock market is inundated with fear. With inflation lingering at a four-decade high and interest rates rising at their fastest pace since the 1980s, many investors have been selling stocks hand

Bear markets are tough, and this year, all three major indexes dipped into bear territory. But the good news is these down markets don't last forever.

In fact, the average bear market lasts about a

The largest casinos got an early Christmas present last month after China renewed their licenses in Macao for another 10 years. 

While the likelihood of being denied renewal was small after they had

As much as we'd like the stock market to increase in value every year, corrections, crashes, and bear markets are a more common occurrence than most people probably realize. In 2022, investors have

The November inflation report released last week revealed a second consecutive month of moderating inflationary pressure, which suggests that the stock market could have a better year in 2023 as the

For much of the past two decades, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a star not just in the business world, but in the stock market as well.

The company dominates consumer tech hardware. It has the

There's no question that Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) has changed the pet products industry. With a pure-play e-commerce model and a customer-first approach, Chewy has proven that an online pet supplies store

As the end of 2022 rapidly approaches, it's increasingly unlikely that the technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 index will pull itself out of bear market territory. It's nursing a 32% decline for the year

Perhaps this is the first you've ever heard of Gen Digital (NASDAQ: GEN) stock, the company formerly known as NortonLifeLock (and before that, Symantec). In a year in which tech stocks are getting

While you probably don't need the reminder, it's been a pretty awful year on Wall Street. Following a peak decline of just 5% for the broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in 2021, the benchmark

A stock market sell-off over the last 12 months highlights the importance of investing with a long-term perspective. Doing so can help safeguard your investment from what often turn out to be

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the worst-performing stocks of 2022. After an unrelenting rise over the past decade to a trillion-dollar market cap, the stock is down 55% this year and now sports a

Back in October, seniors on Social Security got some really excellent news: Benefits will be rising substantially in 2023 thanks to an upcoming 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). That marks the