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Winning investments in the technology sector have been hard to come by in 2022. The S&P 500 index is down roughly 15.5% year to date, and the even more tech-heavy Nasdaq Composit index slumped 28%

Around 48 million retirees currently receive Social Security checks each month. But there are many more who will be following in their footsteps over the next several years.

It's wise, therefore

Shares of Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) have tumbled this year. The leading alternative asset manager has shed about 40% of its value. The stock recently fell back into the $80s, close to its 52-week

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) investors are looking at a share price decline of more than 90% over the past 12 months, and the shares are now trading close to their 52-week low. Though it successfully

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Motley Fool host Alison Southwick and Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp dip into the Fool Mailbag to answer questions

Peter Lynch is arguably one of the most prolific investors in history. The former manager of the Magellan Fund at Fidelity achieved 29% annualized returns for investors during his 13-year tenure.

Investors looking for growth stock choices ahead of the next potential bull rally would do well to look to the fitness industry. Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU)

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock is one of my oldest holdings, and it's been a horrible underperformer in my portfolio since 2014. It's had its moments, and I've happily added to my holdings over time.

Over the past 10 months, several high-profile stock splits helped animate an already lively stock market. One of them was that of the medical device expert DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM), which completed a

Jumia Technologies (NYSE: JMIA) hasn't escaped the 2022 bear market -- it's down 65% year to date, and it isn't hard to see why. Despite enjoying a first-mover advantage in Africa's e-commerce

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The holiday season is here, and that means plenty of bargains await holiday shoppers in stores. But your local mall isn't the only place to find a deal. Savvy investors know that stocks are on sale

There are few, if any, people whose names are associated with success in the stock market quite like Warren Buffett, and for good reason. With a net worth of over $100 billion, Buffett has

It's hard to find growth stocks that can withstand the heat these days. 

The sector has taken a beating in 2022 as rising interest rates have compressed valuations, and fears of a recession are

Whether you're an experienced investor with decades of stock-picking expertise or a brand-new participant in the market, 2022 has been a tough year. The S&P 500 index is down by 16% year-to-date

The semiconductor industry is pivoting to address new growth trends: automobiles and industrial equipment. After two decades of focus on smartphones and cloud computing, all the work that's gone

Saving for retirement is usually seen as a form of delayed gratification. You choose not to spend some of your money now in exchange for more money when you retire. But that's an overly simplistic

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Dividend stocks are the gift that keeps on giving. They send their investors a share of the profits each quarter. Even better, those payments tend to increase each year.

Many dividend stocks are on

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Viatris (NASDAQ: VTRS) have a lot more in common than first glances would suggest. The two were both spun off from larger companies and now deliver above-average dividend

This year, oil companies are swimming in cash thanks to higher oil and gas prices. They could allocate this windfall in many ways, including drilling more wells, making acquisitions, retiring debt,

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Emily talks with Sumit Singh, CEO of Chewy, about the pet products industry, when it's OK to lose

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is pouring billions of dollars into developing the metaverse, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still building up another major pillar of his business.

Before Meta's virtual

Carvana's (NYSE: CVNA) stock price plummeted 97% this year as investors fretted over the online used car dealer's slowing growth, widening losses, and exposure to macroeconomic headwinds. But after

NAND memory chips, used in solid-state drives and smartphones for permanent data storage, make up about one-quarter of Micron's (NASDAQ: MU) revenue. There are five major players in the NAND market