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To be successful with investing doesn't require perfection; in fact, getting the basics right and knowing a few key details goes a tremendously long way. Perhaps the better news is that there are a

No matter how you slice it, the stock market is experiencing serious volatility. How long this turmoil will last and whether it signals an imminent market crash or correction is anyone's guess. The

The best stocks are those you can buy now and hold for the long term. Two healthcare companies that fit the bill are AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN). Neither company is a big

Shares of Amwell (NYSE: AMWL) and Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) have fallen 70% and 31%, respectively, from their highs in February. Both companies had benefited from changing consumer dynamics brought on by

Disney (NYSE: DIS) has stalled. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is petering out. Consumers can choose between watching movies on HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, IMDb, and Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:

Many people have the goal of retiring with $1 million or more in savings. And given the expenses seniors tend to face, that's not a silly goal to set. It's also by no means an impossible one to

On a year-over-year basis, Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) streaming business is thriving. For the company's fiscal second quarter, Disney+ subscribers reached 103.6 million, up from just 33.5 million in

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) recently filed its 13F form for the first quarter of 2021, detailing what stock sales and purchases the conglomerate and the legendary investor in

Some healthcare stocks are especially intriguing to investors. Telehealth leader Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), biotech Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), and skin genomics testing pioneer DermTech (NASDAQ:

Take the guesswork out of investing in a cannabis company by sinking your cash into stocks that are already ahead of the pack. Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF), Verano Holdings (OTC: VRNO.F), and

Shares of BioCryst (NASDAQ: BCRX) have climbed by around 180% since the company's first rare-disease drug earned FDA approval in December. And another potential blockbuster rolling through the

With a stock price that has more than quadrupled over the past year, I think The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT) is one of the best under-the-radar companies out there. 

The small-cap franchisor of

Over the past month, the NASDAQ 100 index has fallen by approximately 3%. That's only for large names included in the benchmark. Many under-the-radar stocks -- especially those in the tech industry

As scary as market turbulence can be, the best investors know that when stocks take a plunge, there's money to be made. It isn't every day that you get to buy shares of great companies at a

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) might be the most attention-grabbing crypto right now, but even its creator, software engineer Billy Markus, doesn't think it's worth investing in. He sold all his Dogecoin

With volatility increasing in the stock market over the last few weeks, many investors are concerned that Wall Street might be heading for a correction or crash. And if a major bear market is about

For more than a century, the stock market has been one of America's top wealth creators. Although there have been short periods of time where other asset classes have outperformed, no investment

Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has vaulted into the international spotlight more quickly and in a bigger way than arguably any biotech in history. There are probably many up-and-coming drugmakers that would

Many Robinhood investors are seeing green these days, and not because of their stock gains. Instead, it's a reference to the kinds of stocks that are popular on the trading platform. Of the 100 most

After early 2020's steep market crash, stocks not only recovered and gained for the year, they also started 2021 out with a bang. The S&P 500 climbed 67% from its low point in March through the end

Cathie Wood has access to billions of dollars when she buys stocks for her ARK Invest exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It's not unusual for her ETFs to scoop up tens of thousands or even hundreds of

Just when you think volatility has been put in the rearview mirror, it resurfaces on Wall Street. But despite some wild swings in high-growth companies of late, one truth remains: Long-term

For investors interested in getting started with options, it can be difficult to determine whether an options position is profitable.

In this segment from Motley Fool Live that first aired May 7

No one knows when the market will take its next big tumble. It may happen tomorrow -- or it may have happened this morning. Regardless, I'm prepared. I've got a watch list of dozens of stocks I'd

You'll often hear that it's important to save consistently for retirement because you'll need the money to cover your living expenses. And when we think about the costs seniors face, from housing to