Finance
Nobody knows exactly what the stock market will do in 2025. But you may be able to stack the odds in your favor by adding the two fintech companies below to your portfolio. Investment sage Warren B...
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Having money in savings is important no matter your age or income. But you may find it interesting to learn that middle-class Americans have a median savin...
When I think about stocks with millionaire-maker potential, I typically envision fast-growing companies with small valuations -- two characteristics Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) has in spade...
One of the hottest stocks this year has been Palantir (NYSE: PLTR). The company's strong results and inclusion into the S&P 500 have helped its stock soar more than 250% this year, as of this w...
One key differentiating factor of being a cryptocurrency investor is that the markets never close. This is a 24/7 game, with trading open at all hours -- and some of the biggest moves often take pl...
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is certainly driving plenty of investor intrigue this weekend, with one of the biggest moves among the top-10 cryptocurrencies in the market. The dog-inspired meme token sur...
If I had a time machine and could go back 40 years, The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) would be on my list of stocks to buy. The company reimagined what a home-improvement store could be with its sprawling ...
Patrick Badolato is a professor of accounting at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business. He joined Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about how to value compan...
Back in its second-quarter earnings report in August, Target (NYSE: TGT) gave investors hope that it was finally turning the corner.
Since the pandemic began to wind down, the retailer has struggl...
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) did it again.
The AI chip superstar delivered another round of smashing results, easily beating estimates in its third-quarter earnings report on Nov. 20.
Revenue jumped 94%...
Nearly every business related to the housing market has struggled lately. That includes businesses connected to real estate transactions like Redfin and Opendoor Technologies, home improvement reta...
Super Micro Computer's stock soared more than 30% on Nov. 19 after it appointed a new independent auditor and submitted a compliance plan to Nasdaq to avoid a potential delisting. Those announcemen...
Investor excitement for artificial intelligence (AI) might be overhyped today. The stock market can at times seem like a manic-depressive being, exaggerating any positive or negative developments w...
High-yield energy stocks can provide diversification to your portfolio. But if you pick the right high-yielders, they can also offer stability -- you just have to avoid the segments of the energy s...
The average Social Security check is about $1,927 per month, but that's not enough for most retirees. It amounts to just over $23,000 per year. That covers a little more than a third of the average...
The energy and transportation sectors have seen massive disruption in the 21st century. From electric vehicles like Tesla to ride-sharing platforms like Uber Technologies, people have many differen...
2024 isn't quite in the books, but it's already been a banner year for stocks.
Through Nov. 21, the S&P 500 is up 24.7% year to date, led by big tech stocks like the "Magnificent Seven" as art...
Shares of Latin American e-commerce and fintech behemoth MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) are up over 6,560% since the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. Had an investor bought $15,000 w...
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) is a store I frequent almost weekly, thanks to the good prices and the shockingly fresh produce. That said, I've never owned the stock, even though it has the type of impressi...
On the surface, Boeing (NYSE: BA) looks as though it has all the ingredients of a potential millionaire-maker investment. The aircraft market is growing, competition is minimal, and government cont...
Cryptocurrencies trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week and that can lead to some wild moves at odd times. In particular, weekends have been times of high volatility, especially ahead of a holiday...