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A lot can be said for investing in well-known companies that have been proven winners over the long term. But if you only look at notable companies, you might miss out on up-and-coming

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) and Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN) both make it easier for businesses to set up online stores. Shopify, which is based in Canada, helps more than 1.7 million businesses set up online

It's no secret that the crypto market is chock-full of high-risk investment opportunities. So, you might be wondering, can long-term buy-and-hold investors find solid investment choices within this

When Warren Buffett took over as Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO in 1965, Lyndon Johnson was the U.S. president and The Sound of Music had just been released two months prior

Few industries are hotter, wilder, and pique the imagination more than the electric car industry. From wild stock moves in Lucid Group and Nio, to Rivian's IPO, to general market volatility, the EV

Gas fees -- or the fees paid to process and validate transactions in a crypto ecosystem -- have become a huge problem for the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain. What was once an annoyance is now a

DLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), a Uruguayan fintech IPO unicorn, focuses on cross-border payments for emerging markets. The company helps connect users to merchants, and it has grown from $0 revenue to nearly

Shares of artificial intelligence-powered insurance expert Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) have not been treated nicely in 2021. The stock has fallen more than 65%, year to date. This came after a combination

Most investors likely recognize Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as the world's largest producer of discrete GPUs. They'll also attribute its recent growth spurt to the secular expansion of the PC gaming and

What do cute, fuzzy creatures, the metaverse, and cryptocurrencies have in common? Well, these interesting features of the NFT-based game Axie Infinity (CRYPTO: AXS) happen to be the primary basis

Let's be honest: When many of us buy a growth stock these days, we're interested in holding it only as long as the hype keeps it moving firmly higher. If the buzz fades, so does our interest. And

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

The first, and still the most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) remains the top dog in this realm. The king of cryptocurrencies

Investors remained on edge Wednesday morning, waiting to see what the Federal Reserve would do with interest rate policy after the huge spike in inflation that the global economy has seen over the

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been one of the best performing restaurant stocks of all time. Investors have loved its profitability over the years. And part of the reason it's been able to generate

In the world of real estate investment trusts (REITs), the biggest and most dominant operator in the respective sector tends to get the most attention. Most investors flock to companies like Realty

It's been an excellent year for Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), with the stock up nearly 50% on a year-to-date basis. Despite significant raw material cost increases and supply chain

In this segment of "Financial Planning Q&A" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 1, Fool contributor Dan Caplinger discusses why he thinks Congress won't make big changes to the Roth IRA conversion

In 1983, 850 companies went public. That's a record that stood until 2021.

In this video from Motley Fool Backstage Pass, recorded on Dec. 6, Fool contributors Danny Vena, Jason Hall, and Jon Quast

Baozun (NASDAQ: BZUN), a Chinese e-commerce stock, has been struggling for a while now. In addition to the broader challenges in the Chinese market, the company's growth has nearly ground to a halt.

As the saying goes, you have to pay up for quality. This logic carries over to stocks -- many believe that the best stocks to own will necessarily have pricey valuations. And this is often true

Over the past decade, the S&P 500 has risen in price by nearly 275%, not adjusting for inflation. It's a solid benchmark for stocks to be measured against, and this benchmark is even outpacing the

It's been a good year for the S&P 500, which as of Dec. 13, was up almost 25% year to date. This index of 500 major companies on the U.S. stock market is generally considered the best indicator of

Networking specialist Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) was on the verge of breaking out three months ago thanks to an improving business environment that triggered a sharp increase in the orders it was receiving

The big news surrounding Realty Income (NYSE: O) in 2021 has been the real estate investment trust's (REIT's) purchase of peer VEREIT. That move cemented this net lease giant's position as the

There's no denying that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is the rock star of the cryptocurrency food chain. It's the original gangster. It's a household name. It's also obviously not the only digital currency