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The Nasdaq Composite surged 43% in 2023, and one of the big investing themes driving investor enthusiasm was the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The IDC projects spending

All stocks have ups and downs, even the magnificent stocks that crush the broader market over time. If it were as easy as stocks only going up, investing wouldn't be as rewarding as it is.

The trick

The new year is young, but 2024's stock market themes are already starting to develop.

Investors have grown more skeptical that the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts will happen as fast as they

Morgan Housel is the best-selling author of Same as Ever and The Psychology of Money. Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis caught up with Housel for a discussion about: 

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock and its prospects for 2024 to provide a stock price prediction.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan

The cryptocurrency industry has been in turmoil for more than two years. It started with a rotation away from risk assets as recession fears rippled through the economy in late 2021. Then the

You'll often hear that the more money you manage to save for retirement, the more comfortable your senior years are likely to be. With that in mind, you may be thinking about increasing your 401(k)

Will 2024 be the year for the turnaround you're hoping for? Some companies, like Carnival, made a huge comeback already last year. However, others are still feeling the impacts of inflation and

There wasn't a lot of positive news in 2023 for the solar energy industry. Rising interest rates, higher labor costs, and regulatory changes all hit the industry hard, sending stocks lower across

Follow the leader. It's a game most of us played as kids. And it just might be a good investing strategy for adults.

When we think of leaders in the world of investing, one name stands out above all

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian describes why this growth stock is an excellent investment in 2024.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 10, 2024. The video was published on

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) rakes in billions of dollars each year producing fossil fuels. It's investing a massive amount of money to remain a global oil and gas market leader. That's because the oil giant

I've had my eyes on payroll and HR software provider Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) for a while. There's a lot to like about the company, and recent short-term issues have sent the stock tumbling from highs

After a challenging 2022 that saw the S&P 500's value decline by over 19%, 2023 was a much-needed rebound year. The U.S. stock market's most followed index finished 2023 up over 24%, with a 4.4%

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the biggest tour of all time by almost any measure. Over $1 billion in revenue was generated in 2023, and 2024 is expected to bring in another $1 billion.

What Swift

After sinking 39% in 2022, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares rewarded investors last year, rising an impressive 58%. This gain exceeded what the Nasdaq Composite Index was able to

Warren Buffett has been quoted saying that his favorite holding period is forever. The Oracle of Omaha is not suggesting he never sells, but rather that he would prefer to hold as long as the

To succeed in investing over time, you don't have to start with an enormous amount of money. Today, you can get in on plenty of promising players with less than $100.

In many cases, these shares are

The steel industry is highly cyclical, and investors in the sector just need to accept that. To help deal with this situation, however, companies like Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) have taken to

Tech stocks have had a good run lately. Over the last 12 months, the Nasdaq Composite, which is comprised of predominantly tech stocks, is up 39%. While the index has yet to return to its 2021 high

Building long-term wealth may seem like a daunting task, but it's simpler than you might think. Whether you're saving for retirement or simply trying to increase your net worth, the right strategy

Social Security can make or break retirement for millions of older adults. More than 40% of baby boomers say that their benefits will be their primary source of retirement income, according to a

The earlier you are in your working life, the more time you have to take advantage of some powerful ways to help ensure you can retire comfortably.

One that qualifies as a no-brainer is to simply

Bonds lagged well behind stocks last year. However, a mediocre performance was a big improvement over the huge losses in 2022. Importantly, bonds mounted a strong comeback in the final three months

Going into 2023, Novo Nordisk's (NYSE: NVO) share price had jumped by at least 50% seven times over the previous four decades. The Danish drugmaker added one to that total last year, though, with