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In 2022, seniors on Social Security will be getting their largest raise in decades. Beneficiaries will be privy to a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is far more generous than the COLAs

An investor who wants to dive into the electric-vehicle (EV) sector should be comfortable with a variety of risks. But those risks balance with potential rewards. That's what investing is all about

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) recently unveiled its 2022 financial expectations. One thing the natural gas pipeline giant anticipates doing next year is increasing its dividend, which already yields

Investing in companies that produce growing profits over many years is the best way to build wealth. You want to find consistent performers so you can sit back and do as little as possible. That

Top meme stocks land on retail trading discussion boards, such as Reddit's WallStreetBets, based on a rise in popularity for various reasons, including short-squeeze potential, baseless hype, and

Under CEO Patrick Smith's confident direction, Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) is in a good position to take its products straight to consumers. 

In this segment of "Industry Focus" on Motley Fool Live

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), the leading gaming and e-commerce company in Southeast Asia, was one of the best-performing tech stocks in the last five years. Its stock price rose more than 14-fold thanks

Under the best of circumstances, making a decision about when to claim Social Security benefits can be really complicated. That's because you can start your checks any time within an eight-year

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has both prospered and suffered because of its position in the smartphone market. The stock has experienced massive growth and stagnation as market dominance attracted both

Leading electric vehicle (EV) charging company ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) reported its third-quarter fiscal year 2022 earnings on Tuesday. Despite mostly positive results, the stock price is

Stocks aren't for everyone. Their values can fluctuate wildly based on factors you can't control. Once you've been burned by the stock market, even low levels of stock price volatility can send you

As we roll into December, many investors are already looking at 2022 and wondering what stocks are positioned to deliver solid results in the coming year. 

We asked three experienced investors what

For all the challenges we've faced over the last two years, 2022 has real potential to increase uncertainty. The Federal Reserve is hinting at interest rate increases that could slow stock market

Share prices of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) are up 140% year to date, and that's on top of a staggering 750% gain over the last three years. The graphics specialist has transformed from being a GPU

Late November and early December saw a big sell-off in many technology stocks. Unexpected hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell led to fears of higher interest rates, which

Stocks jumped last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) recovered lost ground. The S&P gained over 3% and is back near all-time highs

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently updated the inflation rate for November 2021, saying that average prices rose 6.8% over the last 12 months -- the highest since 1982, if you're keeping

2021 is nearly over, and that means it's time to plan for 2022. With stocks, crypto, real estate, and several other asset classes hovering around all-time highs, there's certainly a lot to be

Many biotech stocks have choked in 2021. The biggest exchange-traded funds that track the biotech industry are in negative territory year to date. But that doesn't mean that some individual stocks

It may be a curious phenomenon that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is happy about increasing ad spending, but it's true. Over the past few years, Amazon has built itself into an advertising giant. The

It's been a tough stretch for retirees in this age of low yields, where bonds and savings accounts pay almost no interest. Dividend stocks have been a natural alternative, often offering the highest

If you've got some cash lying around, putting it in the market is a smart idea if you don't need it for the next three to five years. Giving a stock the right time frame to compound allows it to

If you're trying to beef up your retirement savings in 2022, the 401(k) may get you one step closer to that goal.

You can park more money in your 401(k) for 2022 thanks to the latest inflation

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been on fire this year (and over the past several years). The company has shown a keen ability to refresh legacy products like the iPhone, iPad, and its family of

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) provides financial infrastructure and technology for the cryptoeconomy. The company primarily serves as a broker through its marketplace on which users can buy and sell