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The idea of a market crash makes many investors nervous, but downturns are probably more common than you realize. Over the last 50 years, the S&P 500 has fallen at least 10% on 26 different

Investors come in all shapes and sizes. Sure, that means investors run the gamut in terms of their age, experience, and socioeconomic backgrounds. But there are several types of investors as well

Holding on to winning stocks can be a challenge, especially when there are market corrections or they drop significantly in value. In this clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded

Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) is one of the U.S.'s largest apartment landlords. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has investments in 311 properties with more than 80,000 units across most of

Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) is known to consumers for providing a broad range of reliable home appliances; similarly, the stock is known on Wall Street for providing a reliable stream of income through

Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is one of the most dominant companies in the world.

It has a near-monopoly on search, the most basic utility of the internet, as well as a leading position in

Growth stocks, by their very definition, are those that generate earnings at a faster rate than most in their respective industries. Not only has SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), the parent

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock surged higher after reporting earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Tuesday. The software giant has not escaped the effects of the sell-off that has hit its

For years, hearing news outlets call tech stocks "overvalued" has been normal. But when was the last time you heard someone argue that they were actually undervalued? While many people agree with

As one of history's most successful moneymen, investors look to Warren Buffett for guidance when it comes to stock picking and finances. Lately, investors have also been loving stock splits.

Investors often think that you need a lot of money to get started, but that's just not true anymore -- especially since many brokers will allow you to make free trades. So even if your budget is

The number of organ transplants has continued to grow over the years. Unfortunately, it seems as though supply is not going to catch up to demand any time soon.

With such a backlog of transplants

For many people, Social Security will play a sizable role in their retirement income. For decades, Americans pay Social Security taxes, planning on receiving monthly payouts in retirement that will

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has a solid brand, a great position in the market, and the stock is at an over 50% discount right now. In this Motley Fool Live segment from "Ask Us Anything," recorded on April

Earnings season is underway and it has only added to the broader stock market's volatility over the past several months. Major moves to the upside and downside seem like the norm nowadays for many

With shares down 41% so far in 2022, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) investors will be hoping for a turnaround in the stock's fortunes when the company releases its first-quarter results on May

If you were to strictly look at earnings multiples, you could easily miss a top growth stock like DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM). Initially, value investors might scoff at the whopping 200+ times earnings

Recently, wage pressure has made headlines in cities all around the country. In this video clip from "Ask Us Anything" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on April 22, Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel

It's no secret that 2022 has been a tough year from a stock market perspective. Stocks have spent many days over the past four months dipping into correction territory. And a lot of investors have

Technology stocks have suffered a great deal in recent times. With inflation reaching 40-year highs, expected interest rate hikes, and global fear surrounding Russia and Ukraine, investor sentiment

AMC Entertainment Group (NYSE: AMC) is scheduled to report fiscal 2022 first-quarter earnings on May 4. The movie theater chain is bouncing back after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to shut its

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and its investors won big last year after the popular meme token soared a jaw-dropping 45,000,000%. Support from Shiba Inu's community -- the Shib Army -- helped power the

As a general rule, real estate investments -- such as rental properties or stock-based investments like real estate investment trusts (REITs) -- tend to hold up well in inflationary environments

For most investors, the story of BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) will always start with the pandemic and its partnership with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to deliver Comirnaty, the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for

With rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and several other factors influencing the markets right now, it can be a difficult time for companies to issue guidance. In this Motley Fool Live