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Motley Fool senior analyst Maria Gallagher discusses:

Real estate has historically been an excellent investment. It produces competitive returns and passive income with less volatility than stocks. That makes it a great addition to any portfolio.

Stock splits have been hot lately as some top companies have decided that dividing up their stocks into smaller portions will benefit the companies and their shareholders. Whether stock splits are advantageous to anyone is debatable, but historically, splitting the stock into sma

The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For example, the Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ESTE) share price has soared 247% in the last three y

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just had a great quarter, and its stock is rising as a result. Although shares are still down 16% year to date, Wall Street expects the e-commerce giant to keep growing because its business model seems to show resilience even during recessionary times.

BOK Financial Corporation's (NASDAQ:BOKF) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to $0.53 on 25th of August. Although the dividend is now higher, the yield is only 2.4%, which is below the industry average.

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility of prices, but whether you will suffer a permanent loss of capital.' So it seems the smart money knows that de

The big shareholder groups in JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) have power over the company. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. I quite like to see at least a little bit of insider owne

Secular tailwinds should help propel the already massive healthcare sector in the next decade and beyond, including demographic trends. Estimates have it that people over 60 will make up 22% of the world's population by 2050, compared to just 12% as of 2015. The elderly tend to c

Owning a rental property is a great way to generate income. This holds true whether you prefer to sign long-term leases or short-term ones.

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A look at the shareholders of CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) can tell us which group is most powerful. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Companies that have been privatized tend to ha

One of the most difficult things about saving for retirement is that there are no clear benchmarks to follow. No one can look at your retirement balance and tell you it's enough for a comfortable future. It all depends on your age, how much you're contributing, what you're invest

After months of back and forth, Spirit Airlines(NYSE: SAVE) finally agreed to merge with JetBlue(NASDAQ: JBLU) to create the fifth largest airline in the United States. However, the deal still needs to pass shareholder and regulatory hurdles. Notably, the agreement creates a merg

There are definite benefits to owning a home rather than renting one. Not only can homeownership lend to more financial stability, but there's something to be said for getting to call the shots rather than follow the rules a landlord establishes.

Every day of life brings new opportunities to personally grow and build wealth. But it also brings with it new bills that must be paid.

On Wednesday afternoon, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) reported disappointing earnings results for the second quarter of 2022. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) plunged 27% to $0.35, falling well short of the analyst consensus of $0.46.

If you own a smartphone, car, or even a fridge, chances are it's powered by one or more semiconductors, more casually known as computer chips. These components are critical to the manufacturing of modern, digitally capable products, and the industry could be on its way to a $1.5

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