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Since the end of the Great Recession in 2009, growth stocks have been a powerful force on Wall Street. Historically low lending rates and the Federal Reserve's easy money policies have allowed

When you think of growth stocks, you probably imagine a company increasing its revenue at high double-digit rates, maybe even 100% year over year. While that kind of performance is amazing to see

We've made it to 2022, and Social Security is still with us. Contrary to popular belief, it's not going to disappear anytime soon, but that doesn't mean everything is exactly the same as it used to

In this clip from Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 9, Motley Fool contributors Marc Rapport, Matt Frankel, and Jason Hall discuss SoFi's meteoric rise that upended traditional banking and consider

It's often been said that a rising tide lifts all boats. This was the case for many (but not all) stocks on the S&P 500, which surged 27% in 2021. 

One stock that was lifted as a result of the

Shares of clinical-stage biotech Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ: SAVA) soared in 2021 for a couple of reasons. First, the company produced strong results in clinical studies for its potential therapy for

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been one of the market's best-performing stocks since 2019 when the company's production of electric vehicles (EVs) really ramped up. But its shares started their run-up

In this segment of "Industry Focus" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 15, Fool Analyst Yasser El-Shimy and Tech Host Dylan Lewis discuss BICO Group's (OM: BICO) whirlwind start as a company and

The metaverse promises to be the next big technology. While the exact definition is hard to pinpoint, the core concept is simple enough: It will be a shared virtual world, blending aspects of social

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said that it sold more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker in the fourth quarter, as ongoing supply chain disruptions continued to shake up the automotive

Last year, the Social Security Administration announced that seniors would be getting their largest cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in decades. Fueled by rampant inflation, Social Security

The end of the year is a natural time to look back at the past 12 months and take stock of how your portfolio performed. For those holding stock in many growth companies, 2021 wasn't what they may

Today's video focuses on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), formerly known as Facebook, and its plans to spend more money building the metaverse. I discuss Meta Platforms' current financial strength and

Despite all the talk of rising interest rates, the winter lull, and an impending buyer pullback, housing's still going strong these days. And homeowners? They hold all the cards.

It's true

It was quite a year for fintech in 2021. Many new public fintech stocks got driven up to huge valuations before coming back down in the last two months of the year. On the whole, though, most

Investing has the power to make you a millionaire, but it can also cost you your savings if you're not careful. Some people choose to avoid the risk by not investing at all, but this brings its own

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) pioneered the concept of streaming video as we know it today, being among the first to deliver movies and television series via the internet. The company has long maintained

Cannabis is becoming a vast industry -- experts expect the industry to grow from $28 billion in 2021 to $198 billion in the United States by 2028. But the cannabis industry has been tricky for

2021 is now in the rearview mirror, and the broader market had yet another solid year. Unfortunately, not every company can say the same. Here's a pair of biotech giants that had a year to forget

Despite a very rough 2021, Hexo (NASDAQ: HEXO) could well be one of 2022's cannabis turnaround stories. Though the Canadian marijuana grower is growing its revenue rapidly, its highly inefficient

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Today's video focuses on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and the new products it announced during CES 2022. Nvidia announced new laptops, graphics cards, software solutions for the metaverse, and even a

Bank stocks are expected to outperform in 2022, largely because the Federal Reserve is projected to raise interest rates this year, which benefits most banks. The economy is also expected to

Trying to make sense of cryptocurrencies can be a bit overwhelming for investors. It's a nascent but promising asset class built on technology that has the potential to disrupt a wide range of

I own about 30 stocks in my portfolio, but the position sizes aren't exactly equal. Some are relatively speculative positions that make up 0.1% or 0.2% of the total, but some are much larger. 2021