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Everybody has their favorite publicly traded companies, me included. My favorites, however, aren't necessarily always the names behind my best stock-buying ideas.

Which tickers I step into largely

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) doesn't grab headlines the way tech giants do, yet it's quietly become one of the most talked-about companies in the market.

The stock trades near all-time highs and

The stock market is often considered the world's greatest wealth creator, but some recent data compiled by The Motley Fool reveals that many Americans are still missing out on those life-changing

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) is expected to announce earnings in early November. If you've been eyeing this electric vehicle stock, now may be a key moment to buy it at a discount. That's

You've done the hard part of retirement savings. You've managed to scrape together some cash for the future. Now you have to decide where to put that money so it can be the most useful to you.

Your

Energy is one of the most important things in the world. Spend one day without power of any kind and you quickly realize that you might as well be living in the Stone Age. Most investors should have

Dividend stocks are an incredibly popular option among investors, especially those looking for a steady income or to reinvest dividends to enable the power of compounding. Generally, these dividend

"Sierra Space Corporation."

It's been a couple of years since I last had an opportunity to write about this space stock. Back in 2023, the privately held company raised $290 million in new funds to

QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) stock doesn't look like much of a bargain at first glance. After all, it's zoomed nearly 140% in price this year. That's over 10 times the percentage rate increase of the

Major market indexes such as the S&P 500 declined in the first few months of the year, but have since rebounded significantly. In contrast, biotech giant Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) started the year

The artificial intelligence (AI) data analytics company Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been the stock to own in recent years. As of October 1, it's up nearly 140% this year and more than 1,850% over

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is a fan favorite among many shoppers looking for great deals. Investors love the company, too, thanks to its rising sales, expanding earnings, and growth from its

A tailwind from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, along with an apparent breakthrough in quantum computing, helped push IBM (NYSE: IBM) stock back to near-record levels in September. IBM stock

There's a reason so many people end up having to work in retirement due to their financial needs.

Retirement tends to be more expensive than a lot of people anticipate. And if you don't have much in

With the federal government shut down until further notice, many investors are wondering what this will mean for the stock market. General uncertainty can often result in market volatility, and

When investors survey the cryptocurrency market, only a handful of names consistently dominate the conversation. The most established players are Bitcoin and Ethereum, and both have delivered gains

When investors are looking for stocks with massive upside potential, they usually aren't looking toward the world's largest companies to drive those returns. However, I think that's a mistake

2025 is three-fourths over. While that may be odd to say, the reality is that a new investing year is almost upon us. However, there are still plenty of stocks that are worth buying now, especially

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on October 15, provided the government shutdown has ended. In the meantime, two of three data points needed

Producing 10x returns on a single investment is an impressive achievement. Some stocks never achieve this return level, but it's not uncommon to deliver 10x returns in a reasonable time frame. One

There are certain benefits to being married in retirement. For one thing, it's nice to have somebody's company at a time when you're not working and may find yourself getting lonely and bored.

When Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) launched, it would have been hard to believe where we are today, with a host of crypto-related products available to all kinds of investors

Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) stock has seen some major changes in the last couple of days. Some investors were jumping for joy when they saw reports that the stock had jumped more than 1,600% yesterday

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced 3.5% last month, notching its best September since 2010. That was particularly surprising not only because September is usually the worst month for the U.S

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is making a name for itself in the competitive financial services industry. While investors might correctly view the market as being dominated by powerful