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Investing $10,000 in Each of These Warren Buffett Stocks Could Generate $2,100 in Passive Income This Year
Where can you get good ideas for generating passive income? There are several good options. A perhaps surprising one is looking at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) holdings.Berkshire doesn't pay dividends itself. However, the conglomerate's portfolio is chock-full of s...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Can You Live on Social Security Alone? Here's What You Need to Know.
Social Security is designed to replace about 40% of the average person's income after they retire, but this isn't the same for everyone. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel discusses this question in greater detail.*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Jan. 27, 2025. The...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Holders Cross 6 Million As Retail Shows Fastest Adoption Rate Ever
On-chain data shows the adoption rate of XRP has accelerated recently, led by an influx of retail-sized investors into the network. XRP Total Amount of Holders Has Been Sharply Going Up Recently In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the address holder growth that...Bitcoinist
Feb 1, 2025
Stocks
Is Enbridge Stock a Buy Now?
Investors always have to consider the trade-offs they are making when they pick one investment over all of the others available to them. Right now the buy decision around Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) isn't quite as strong as it was just 12 months ago. But this reliable dividend payer still has some positive...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Just Shared Great News for Nvidia, Broadcom, and Arista Networks Investors
Big tech companies are spending heavily to stay at the forefront of artificial intelligence. Budgets for building AI data centers filled with GPUs and network switches jumped higher in 2024. And a recent update from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg says 2025 could see an even bigger...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
Stocks
IBM Could Win Big From DeepSeek's AI Disruption
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has found an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy that works. While the tech giant is an AI pioneer, monetizing the technology has been a challenge over the past decade. The company's most notable failure was an attempt to leverage AI to transform the hea...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Coinbase Global Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Coinbase Global's (NASDAQ: COIN) stock more than doubled over the past 12 months. Most of that growth was driven by the warming cryptocurrency market, which attracted more investors as interest rates declined. President Trump's electoral victory amplified those gains as his more crypto-friendly admi...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Should You Buy Microsoft Stock on the Dip?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported quarterly financial results that caused the stock price to be lower.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 29...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Romania finance minister sees no chance of ratings downgrade this year
BUCHAREST, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Romania's finance minister said on Saturday he saw no chance of a ratings agency downgrade to below investment level this year even as fiscal overspend and a cancelled presidential election prompted Fitch and S&P to cut the country's outlook to negative.Asked...Reuters
Feb 1, 2025
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3 Stocks That Have Turned $5,000 Into More Than $48,000 in 5 Years
Investing in growth stocks, especially small ones, can come with considerable risk. But sometimes, the payoff for taking on the risk can be significant. Some stocks have even been 10-baggers in just a period of five years. Three growth stocks that would have turned a $5,000 investment into $48,000 o...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Want High Dividends and Low Risk? This ETF Can Be an Ideal Option for Your Portfolio.
Dividend stocks can provide you with a lot of recurring income over the long term. But they can also prove to be risky investments to hold on their own because if a company's financials deteriorate, it may need to cut or stop its dividend. And if that happens, the stock could come crashing down, res...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Meta Platforms Stock Analysis: Buy, Hold, or Sell?
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported quarterly financial results demonstrating continued growth in all the key segments.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »*Stock prices used were the afterno...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Is It Too Late to Buy AT&T Stock for the High-Yield Dividend?
From the end of 2023 through Jan. 28, shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) rose 48%. Although it had been offering an ultra-high dividend yield, the company hasn't altered its payout since reducing it in 2022.About a year ago, shares of AT&T were offering a yield above 6%, but price appreciation has lowered tha...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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U.S. Money Supply Recently Did Something Last Seen During the Great Depression -- and It's Historically a Precursor to a Big Move in Stocks
For more than two years, the bulls have been running wild on Wall Street. In 2024, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) respectively rallied by 13%, 23%, and 29%, with everything...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Want $3,000 in Annual Dividends? Invest $17,000 in Each of These 3 High-Yielding Stocks
Collecting dividends on a regular basis is an excellent way to give you some extra savings and strengthen your financial position. There are many dividend stocks to choose from, but finding ones that offer high yields and are safe can be challenging. And there's nothing worse for income investors th...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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3 Ways to Increase Your Social Security Checks After You've Already Claimed Your Benefits
Social Security is an essential source of income for American seniors. About half of households with someone age 65 or older receive the majority of their income from the government program, according to multiple studies reviewed by the Social Security Administration. At the same time, many seniors ...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
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Are These AI-Heavy Vanguard ETFs Still Good Picks to Buy in the Wake of the DeepSeek Drama?
The stock market has been a rocket ship over the past two years. What is the main fuel powering the upward climb? Artificial intelligence (AI). Many of the world's largest tech companies have invested heavily in training and deploying costly AI models, and some of those companies have also benefited...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
Stocks
Better Fintech Stock: SoFi Technologies vs. Nu Holdings
Two of the more exciting fintech companies today are SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) and Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU). Both are profitable and growing quickly with bright futures ahead. But from an investment standpoint, which one is the better pick?SoFi Technologies has a compelling business modelSoFi i...The Motley Fool
Feb 1, 2025
