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No matter what your financial goals, doubling your money always helps. In investing, it's easy; it just takes time. We asked three Motley Fool contributors to help identify the healthcare companies

Second-quarter earnings season is now in the rearview mirror, so it's a good time to take a step back and pick out the winners. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Aug. 19, Fool.com

In Warren Buffett's 1988 letter to shareholders, the investing veteran said that, under the right conditions, his favorite holding period was "forever." That's because long-term investing is a more

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic-driven lockdowns and restrictions that drove millions out of the office. There's plenty of competition in

Unsurprisingly, Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) was one of the biggest winners during the most restrictive phases of pandemic. The maker of highly sought-after and innovative fitness equipment

On Aug. 23, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) briefly passed the $50,000 mark for the first time since May. Although it's still down over 20% from its all-time high, Bitcoin has now rallied over 50% from the

A 401(k) is a great retirement account because investing in it is easy. You should be able to set up automatic contributions from your paycheck with your employer so putting money away for

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock has underperformed the market so far this year. Shares of the company have tumbled big-time in the past few months as doubts about the memory market's health and

For most of us, cheering for an underdog to win is a lot more fun than backing the favorite. For a lot of investors, the same thinking drives their investment decisions. 

Contrarian investing works

Share buybacks help bump up a stock's price and lead to stronger returns for investors. One of their benefits is that, as opposed to dividend income -- which will inflate your earnings, and over

Square (NYSE: SQ) surprised investors recently by announcing it plans to dive in headfirst to the buy now, pay later, or BNPL, space with a $29 billion acquisition of Afterpay. In this Fool Live

Dividend stocks are typically not known for their potential for rapid gains, but it's not out of the question. In fact, there are many excellent and rock-solid dividend-paying companies whose stocks

In a recent episode of The Rank on Fool Live, recorded on Aug. 23, longtime Fool.com contributors Matt Frankel, CFP, and Jason Hall ranked six beaten-down stocks to try to find the best bargain

I used to just save my money, until I realized I could grow it -- and grow it powerfully, thanks to the magic of compounding. When your money is compounding in the stock market, it grows by

Investors have different reasons for buying stocks. Some want to find companies that will grow fast for decades. And they're willing to take some risk to own them. Others want nothing to do with

For the better part of 18 months, investors have been taken on a wild ride. They've navigated their way through the fastest decline of at least 30% in the history of the benchmark S&P 500 (it took

Investing in initial public offerings (IPOs) continues to be more common for legendary investor Warren Buffett and his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). After investing in the

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) recently completed its submission to U.S. regulators for the full approval of its coronavirus vaccine. If regulators give Moderna the nod, it will join bigger rival Pfizer

Cryptocurrency is one of the latest phenomena in the investing world, and some people have made millions by investing early.

Over the past year, the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has surged by more

It's one of the most impressive rags-to-riches stories in the biopharmaceutical industry. Less than two years ago, BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) had around $30 million in total annual revenue, all of

Warren Buffett has plenty to smile about these days. Shares of his beloved Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) have soared more than 20% so far in 2021. Unlike last year, Berkshire stock

To say that the stock market has been unstoppable may not do it justice. It's been more than nine months since the broad-based S&P 500 has undergone a correction of even 5%. What's more, the S&P 500

Investing can sound more complicated than it needs to be. Essentially, you're just trying to invest a sum of money that can grow over time. But it's easy to find yourself in a web of confusion if

At the beginning of summer, businesses were reopening and mask-wearing restrictions were being reduced. Then along came the delta variant of the coronavirus, and with it new medical knowledge

For years, seniors on Social Security have been handed meager raises. Some years, in fact, they've gotten no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) at all.

But 2022 is shaping up to be different. That's