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The stock market has had a rough few months, and many investors are wondering what this might mean for their portfolios.

The S&P 500 is down more than 17% since the beginning of the year. This puts

AMC Entertainment Group (NYSE: AMC) has had a wild ride in the last few years. The company was devastated at the pandemic's onset when it was forced to shut its doors for several months. Then it was

Like many other tech and fintech stocks this year, the one-stop financial services company SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has seen its stock price hammered amid a difficult macro outlook. The stock is down

Warren Buffett has guided Berkshire Hathaway to market-crushing returns through good times and bad, and the Oracle of Omaha's investment conglomerate has now posted a total return of roughly 3.5%

By some measures, Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) is the biggest car company in the world -- but it may not be so for long. 

On Wednesday, May 11, Toyota reported its final financial results for

There's one good thing about major market sell-offs. Actually, it's a great thing. They give investors an opportunity to buy some stocks at bargain prices.

We asked three Motley Fool contributors to

Recent events in the cryptocurrency sector may have made you doubt what so-called stablecoins are good for.

Sure, it's handy to keep a digital coin around that can act as a stand-in for the U.S

Despite being a long-standing dividend stock, is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) too expensive to invest in? In this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 25, Motley Fool contributors

Social Security benefits are a lifeline for many retirees, so ensuring you're receiving as much as possible makes sense.

The average retiree collects around $1,657 per month in benefits, according

What does the future look like for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)? In this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 25, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Matt Frankel discuss the

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) thrived at the pandemic's onset. Folks who were used to exercising at gyms and other away-from-home facilities were forced to make other arrangements. Peloton's in-home

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has shown to be a consistently well run, high-quality business. In this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 25, Motley Fool contributors Zane Fracek and

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is positioned well to benefit from rising interest rates and market volatility. In this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 25, Motley Fool

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has continued to develop its ecosystem, and has bought back billions of stock, which might further reward shareholders in the future. In this clip from "The Rank" on Motley Fool

Today's video focuses on recent news affecting Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The first is how Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) provided bullish commentary on the data center market. Unfortunately, the second

Investors are caught between a rock and a hard place.

Financial markets are in a tailspin. But with the U.S. inflation rate at 8.3%, sitting on cash isn't a good idea either. It is unclear when

Conditions in the stock market now are just plain nasty. Growth investors, who have benefited from more than a decade of ultra-aggressive loose-money fiscal policies dating back to the Great

In difficult market times like these, investors must reexamine which industry tailwinds will be unaffected. With rising inflation and the potential for a recession, many businesses dependent on

Stocks are down substantially since the start of the year. And while some investors have seen their portfolios take a harder hit than others, it's a precarious time to have money in the market.

If

The broader market may be down, but some sectors are doing worse than others. Tech stocks seem to be feeling the most pain at the moment with some stocks trading down more than 50% over a relatively

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is known for its blockbuster cystic fibrosis treatments. The company generates billions of dollars in revenue and profit from them annually, and it looks as if

Upon first glance, Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AXSM) doesn't exactly sound like a candidate for being a safe stock that's ready to buy today. At present, the biotech has no approved drugs nor any

Achieving the $1 million mark is a lifelong goal for many people, and honestly, as time goes by, it's becoming more of a necessity for many people to have at least that much saved up for retirement

Recent market declines may have prompted you to ask yourself this one dreaded question: When will the next market crash happen? It's not a fun subject to think about, but it's always a good idea to

What if I told you that Christmas lights in the United States use more electricity than Bitcoin mining does? Or what if I told you Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) uses half as much energy as the banking or