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Here's How Much You'd Need to Invest in VIG to Generate $1,000 per Month in Dividends The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) doesn't have the highest yield, but its dividend growth history is a strength.
Why SoFi Stock Dropped 12% in September This time, it's moving lower with other bank stocks.
Is Upstart Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold At Its New 52-Week Low? The chief reason shares are still losing ground is worry, but that worry isn't rooted in results.
The Social Security Earnings Limit: Who Could See Benefits Withheld? If you work while collecting Social Security, the Social Security Administration may withhold a portion of your monthly benefits.
Most Investors Are Overpaying for SpaceX Stock. Here's the Price I'd Actually Buy At. SpaceX could be a transformational business, but investors are ignoring the risks at this price.
IBM Stock Fell 22% in the Third Quarter. History Says It's Usually Higher a Year Later. Shares were higher a year later after 11 of 13 similar plunges. Why is the one from earlier this year still down?
4 Major Winners From an Anthropic IPO Anthropic could go public as soon as the week of Nov. 9.
My 3 Favorite Dividend Stocks to Buy in October Pivot away from big tech with these three blue chip dividend stocks.
Prediction: Alphabet's Profit Growth Carries It to $5 Trillion Before 2028 The Google parent came within 3% of the level in May. Can it close a far wider gap by the end of 2027?
SpaceX Earnings: 3 Numbers Long-Term Investors Should Watch SpaceX's upcoming earnings update could tell us a little more about its prospects.
Better Healthcare ETF: Fidelity's Broad, Low-Cost FHLC vs. State Street's XBI Targeting Biotech Fidelity offers lower costs and steadier returns, while State Street targets smaller biotech companies with higher volatility and recent outperformance.
Better Healthcare ETF: Vanguard's Broad VHT vs. the iShares Biotechnology-Focused IBB VHT offers broad sector exposure, while IBB concentrates on biotech with higher growth but steeper drawdowns.
2 Super Semiconductor Stocks to Buy and Hold Through the Next Decade Nvidia and AMD are two great semiconductor stocks to buy and hold for the long term.
BWX Technologies Already Builds Reactors for the Navy. Here's Why It's My Top Nuclear Pick. This nuclear company boasts a strong moat and should benefit from growing support for nuclear energy.
How HPE Stock Gained 22.3% in September HPE stock soared last month on booming AI data center demand. Here's what drove the rally and why the enterprise computing giant's valuation still looks reasonable.
Boeing Just Won Another Fighter Contract. This One's Worth $20 Billion. Lockheed Martin owned fifth-generation fighter jets. The sixth generation, however, belongs to Boeing.
Tesla Is on Pace for Its First Annual Delivery Increase Since 2023. Is the Stock a Buy? The EV maker's growth year looks nearly certain -- but is it enough to justify the stock's price?
Broadcom vs. Intel: What Revenue Trends Tell Investors About These Artificial Intelligence Companies Broadcom's revenue has nearly doubled since late 2024, while Intel's has stalled — a widening gap that raises questions about competitive positioning.
Don't Sell Netflix: NFLX Is the One Streaming Pick I'd Add to Today Netflix may be a market laggard lately, but that should not make you lose sight of the long-term opportunity.
Nike's Earnings Are a Disaster. Run -- Don't Walk -- Away From This Stock. Don't bank on a Nike comeback. Both its quarterly results and guidance were terrible.
Coupang vs. MercadoLibre: What Revenue Trends Tell Investors About These International E-Commerce Companies MercadoLibre recently surpassed Coupang in quarterly revenue for the first time, marking a pivotal shift in their competitive positioning.
If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, History Says These Are the 3 Financial Stocks to Buy Bond yields are rising fast; the market looks expensive. A bear could be on the way. Consider buying Berkshire Hathaway, Realty Income, and Progressive.
Better High-Yield Dividend Stock: Pfizer or Novo Nordisk? Novo Nordisk covers its dividend, and Pfizer doesn't, but investors appear increasingly worried about Novo's future.
If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, This May Be the Best Warren Buffett Stock to Buy There aren’t that many public companies better equipped to deal with recessions and market crashes than this one.
Is Netflix (NFLX) Stock a Buy? Netflix has been a phenomenal performer over 20-plus years. But its growth is slowing.
Split $7,500 Evenly Across These 3 Dividend Stocks and Ignore Them Until 2046 If I were looking for long-term income investments, Coca-Cola, Costco, and Walmart would be my first choices.
Ford Motor vs. Stellantis: Which Automotive Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? Ford's commercial division and dealership network contrast sharply with Stellantis's lower debt, but both posted massive losses in 2025.
Automatic Data Processing vs. Lumentum: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? ADP offers steady dividend growth and record client satisfaction across a global payroll business. Lumentum is growing at a remarkable pace on AI demand but carries customer concentration risk worth understanding.
Cathie Wood Predicts This Cryptocurrency Could Surge 1,665% From Here Bitcoin needs to double in value every year in order to hit a price of $1.5 million by 2030.
Why Quantum Computing Stock Xanadu Quantum Technologies Plummeted 56.2% in September The future is bright for quantum computing, so what darkened investors' outlook for this photonic quantum computing specialist?
How to Start Investing in 2026: The Growth Stock I'm Buying Before Year-End It's never too late to start investing. Memory stocks could be a good place to look.
Is Copilot Microsoft's Secret Weapon in the AI Arms Race? Microsoft isn't always the first company that comes up when AI investments are discussed.
Cerebras Systems vs. Innodata: Which AI Infrastructure Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? One company manufactures the chips, while the other cleans the data they train on. Their financial profiles and risks couldn't be more different.
You Can Do Better Than Tesla. Buy Micron Instead. Tesla's premium price tag doesn't reflect its automotive reality, while the memory-chip maker is undervalued relative to its powerful position in the AI infrastructure build-out.
Here's How Many Shares of VOO You'd Need for $500 in Monthly Dividends The S&P 500 yields only around 1%, but there's still a path for using it to create hundreds of dollars a month in dividend income.
3 Numbers That Explain Why I'm Buying PepsiCo With My Next $5,000 Too much effort goes into my cash-building process to simply "wing it" without a plan or reason when I'm finally able to put my capital to work.
Age 45-54? Here's the Average Retirement Savings for People Your Age Keeping up with your peers is only one part of the retirement savings calculation.
Is CoreWeave Stock a Buy Right Now? CoreWeave's AI-ready cloud infrastructure is in high demand, but keeping up with it is an expensive proposition.
3 Reasons Not to Claim Social Security at 62 Claiming Social Security at 62 could be a mistake you come to regret.
Accenture vs. Microsoft: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? One company generates some of the highest profit margins in enterprise technology. The other offers steady consulting growth at a more accessible valuation. The financial gap between them is significant.
4 Simple Vanguard ETFs Worth Buying and Holding for the Next 20 Years When investing for the long term, diversified exposure is important, but you can also take on a little more risk.
2 High-Yield Stocks to Buy in October Without Any Hesitation Investors aren't giving Medtronic credit for its turnaround, and McCormick is gearing up for a major business expansion.
Astera Labs vs. Arm: Which Semiconductor Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? One specializes in AI connectivity with explosive growth but heavy customer concentration, while the other licenses foundational chip architecture with stable margins.
MercadoLibre vs. Uber Technologies: Which Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? One is growing faster but trading at a higher valuation while sacrificing near-term profits to capture market share. The other is growing steadily, generating substantial free cash flow, and trading at a more modest premium.
