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Few would argue that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) isn't a solid investment choice. But millionaire-making potential with a meager starting position of only $10,000? That's just a

For a very long stretch, owning an index fund tracking anything other than U.S. tech stocks often felt like risking a slow tax on your portfolio. Then, 2025 broke the pattern. The iShares Core MSCI

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ: ACLS) specializes in ion-implantation equipment used to fabricate semiconductors, including AI chips. Wafer fabrication is a mandatory step in creating AI chips, and

Micron (NASDAQ: MU) stock soared after it delivered fantastic results.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 26, 2026. The video was published on June 28, 2026.

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Memory chipmakers Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) have been big winners from the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. In the last three months alone, Micron shares

Roughly four weeks ago, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-powered Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all exploded to

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) completed the world's biggest initial public offering earlier this month and exploded onto the market with a trillion-dollar valuation. The operation

It has been an extremely difficult time to be a digital asset investor. As of June 29, the entire cryptocurrency market capitalization stands at less than $2.1 trillion. That figure is down more

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall."

This adage can sometimes be true with investing. However, in recent years, the biggest stocks have done more hard rising than they have hard falling

Vanguard offers some of the best exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the industry. Low fees and solid long-term returns are two common traits among its funds.

You can look for ETFs that offer low

The threat of recession has hung over the market for much of 2026. A December 2025 study from J.P. Morgan put the probability of a global recession this year at 35%, before the Iran war and

It's hard to avoid the "soaring like a small aircraft" metaphors when writing about AeroVironment's (Nasdaq:AVAV) fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter and full-year results. These, plus the investor reaction

Social Security could end up being an important income stream for you in retirement. And you might assume that once those benefits start rolling in, they'll be yours to keep in full.

But one thing

The first GLP-1 medicine was approved in the U.S. in 2005. It would take over a decade for drugs in this category to become household names. Brands such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are now

It's easy to make predictions. Making correct predictions, on the other hand, is a lot harder.

One economic forecaster successfully predicted our current 4.2% inflation rate months ahead of time

There's no denying that one of the biggest trends over the past several years has been the growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Most experts view AI as the most important technological

The CAPE ratio is flashing a warning that, in over a century of stock market history, has only shown up once before: near the top of the dot-com bubble.

With the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq

Just as I predicted, Honeywell International's aerospace spinoff on June 29 was the catalyst for Alphabet to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI).

With Alphabet replacing Verizon

There's a lot of discussion among bond investors right now about duration and interest rate risk. Longer-duration bonds, such as bonds that repay their investors over 10 to 20 years or more, have a

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has faced several challenges this year. Between macroeconomic issues that have affected broader equities -- the electric vehicle (EV) maker hasn't escaped this -- runaway capex

In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman take a dive into what’s driving the merger-and-acquisition frenzy

With the S&P 500 up roughly 8% year to date as of Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump's second year back in office has been pretty good for stocks. And that's despite the high levels of

Nike's (NYSE: NKE) slogan might be "Just Do It," but for investors, it's done nothing good in years.

The stock is hovering near 11-year lows as it prepares to report fourth-quarter earnings on

Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) climbed on Monday, following bullish developments in the cloud industry.

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The Federal Reserve gave the country's largest banks a passing grade on its annual stress test last week, and they wasted little time turning it into cash for shareholders. The results, released