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When the stock market is highly volatile, many investors flock to assets that offer stability but dismal growth prospects. However, you don’t necessarily have to sacrifice growth for safety. Three Fool.com contributors believe they’ve identified relatively safe growth stocks in the healthcare sector that you can buy and hold. Here’s why they picked Amgen (NASDAQ:…
If you’ve been tucking money away into a traditional IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, or employer-sponsored plan like a 401(k), you’ll eventually have to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) and pay taxes on the money withdrawn. Generally, RMDs kick in the year you turn 73 (or 75, if you were born in 1960 or later)….
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), one of the largest midstream natural gas and crude oil pipeline companies in America, is usually considered a slow-growth stock. But over the past five years, this boring but reliable income stock rallied about 93%. If we include its reinvested distributions, it generated a total return of 187%. During that…
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) stock hit an all-time high of $148.15 in June 2024, marking a remarkable fivefold surge since 2019. Yet the stock has since plummeted 61% from its peak value. Despite strong growth and earnings momentum, the Danish biotech giant faces scrutiny over its positioning in the rapidly changing market for GLP-1 receptor…
In the constellation of energy stocks today, Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a standout, offering investors a lofty 7.7% yield. That’s extremely attractive given that the S&P 500 index, even after a big sell-off, is only yielding around 1.3%. The average energy stock is yielding just 3.1%. But before you rush off to buy shares…
Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) slipped after the company’s net bookings, or orders, came in below expectations, and it warned that tariffs were creating uncertainty. The stock has fallen about 30% over the past year, as of this writing, largely due to concerns related to Chinese trade restrictions and, more recently, the impact of…
Depending on whom you ask or what financial institution you listen to, the current odds of a U.S. recession in the near term fall roughly between 45% to 60%. The probability has been on the rise of late thanks largely to increased trade policy uncertainty and a potential slowdown in global growth due to U.S….
One of the biggest financial decisions you might have to make in the context of your retirement is figuring out when to claim Social Security. Although the monthly benefit you’re entitled to is based on your personal wage history, your filing age also helps determine how much monthly income you get. You’re allowed to sign…
A “monster stock” might be one that frightens you by free-falling. Or it might alarm you with characteristics such as plummeting sales, shrinking profit margins, or surging debt. We’ll use a different definition for this article. We’ll consider monster stocks to be ones that have actually performed very well and/or are likely to continue doing…