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When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors, one name seems to find itself at the top of the leaderboard: Nvidia. But for investors looking to build a diversified portfolio, it

Want to know the most important ingredient to success as an investor? Time. The longer your time horizon, the more likely you'll make money. That's true for small retail investors as well as famous

The bigger, the better. If that old adage is true, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should be the best stock on the planet. It's definitely the biggest, with a staggering market cap of over $2.7 trillion.

But

Taxes in retirement can become complicated fast with income coming from several sources. A Roth IRA can help simplify your taxes while offering incredible savings.

Almost every retiree can benefit

So far in 2023, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes have posted stellar total returns of 16% and 30%, respectively. However, much of these returns have come from the mega-cap MANAMANA stocks

General Electric (NYSE: GE) stock is up 125% over the last year and more than 78% in 2023 alone. It's a remarkable performance, all the more so because it comes at a time when its peers have

The Federal Reserve has an uncanny ability to move the stock market, and the central bank demonstrated that once again after its rate decision on Wednesday.

As expected, the central bank kept the

The artificial-intelligence boom has had a profound impact on all stocks, especially technology stocks, and, even more specifically, semiconductor stocks. This is especially true of names like

Lithium prices have fallen. Demand in China has weakened as suppliers try to deplete massive excess inventory. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe take a closer look

Investors looking back at 2023 may realize the period marked a turning point in the history of artificial intelligence (AI). Progress in large language models led to giant leaps forward in

If you're thinking of taking out student loans, you may be bummed at the idea of having to make payments on that debt once you graduate college. Or, you may simply be resigned to it. But you might

Wall Street analysts don't always get it right, but paying attention to which stocks they are bullish on can point investors toward great stocks that are about to take off.

Revolve Group (NYSE:

Many Americans misunderstand certain aspects of Social Security, and those knowledge gaps can lead to lost income in retirement. For instance, more than half of adults surveyed by Nationwide

Over multiple decades, Wall Street is a bona fide wealth creator. Looking back more than a century, there hasn't been a single rolling 20-year period where the benchmark S&P 500 hasn't generated a

Recent search activity for The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) has increased, even as the stock price has fallen sharply since it went public in 2021. Should investors be paying closer attention? In

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates the latest news from Disney (NYSE: DIS) that it will be increasing investment in its theme park segment.

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights one longtime holding in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio that could make an excellent addition to investor portfolios.

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Whether you're just entering the workforce or you hung up your work coat years ago, there's a very good chance that Social Security will play, or is already playing, an important role in your

Tech stocks are among the most popular in the stock market because of their growth potential. As it stands, tech companies account for seven of the 10 largest public companies in the world by market

In this podcast, Motley Fool hosts Deidre Woollard, Mary Long, and Ricky Mulvey talk about companies that could ride the tailwinds of back-to-school season.

They discuss:

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ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), the dominant company in ultraviolet lithography equipment used in manufacturing semiconductors, has endured numerous shocks in recent years. The pandemic has caused

If you are an income-focused investor, Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) 3.3% dividend yield will probably look pretty attractive since it is toward the high end of the stock's yield range over the past

Obsessively focusing on the short term is a favorite pastime on Wall Street, but it's not a great strategy for achieving market-beating returns in the long run. One of your key advantages as an

Not much is going right for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) these days.

The company seemed to come up on the losing end in its deal with Charter Communications earlier this month. Streaming subscriber

Warren Buffett is one of the most famous investors of all time. His success -- both personally and through his company, Berkshire Hathaway -- speaks for itself. Much of Buffett's success owes to