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GameStop (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) have garnered a lot of attention from investors lately for being part of an epic short squeeze. Stocks of both AMC and GameStop are

The agricultural sector is often off the beaten path for investors, but it can be attractive for those in search of income in their portfolios. 

In this video from Motley Fool Live recorded on Jan

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) stock has more than quadrupled investors' money over the past five years, but it doesn't take much to make them nervous. Despite its resilient competitive

The tech sector has really been the place to be in the market's recent past. Over the past decade, a wave of technology disruption has changed all of our lives dramatically, powered by smartphones

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has quite a bit for investors to be excited about. The company is the clear leader in electric vehicles, recently was added to the S&P 500, and has tons of cash to ramp up its

Over the ultra-long term, arguably no investment vehicle has created more millionaires than the stock market. Even accounting for the dot-com bubble bursting, the Great Recession, and the

Buying stocks and building a portfolio of top-quality companies can be a great way to build wealth over time, but it isn't the only way to go. Quite frankly, buying individual stocks isn't right for

A record number of Americans have at least $1 million in their 401(k) accounts, according to data from Fidelity Investments. As of the third quarter of 2020, there are around 262,000 401(k)

They say patience is a virtue, and when it comes to Social Security, many seniors don't have it. Age 62 is the most popular age to sign up for benefits, even though filing then also slashes benefits

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has been one of the biggest winners in the remote-work and stay-at-home world of the COVID-19 pandemic, with shares up more than 350% over the past year. But

Most investors aren't big fans of heightened periods of volatility. But that's not the case for millennial and novice investors, as evidenced by online investing app Robinhood.

Last year, Robinhood

What makes some of the greatest athletes of all time, the greatest athletes of all time? Hint: It's not just skill.

Here, in a video recorded live on Jan. 6, 2021, Motley Fool Analyst Tim Beyers

I could readily tick off a list of stocks that I'd consider buying. Several of them would be healthcare and tech stocks that have the potential to generate strong growth.

However, if I had to

Investing in the stock market is always a bit of an adventure. Last year, the unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took the investing community on a historic ride. The first

Shares of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) fell 12.7% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the outlook for travel and tourism remains mixed at best.

Although

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) saw its share price lose roughly 21% in the last two trading days of last week after releasing quarterly results on Feb. 3rd. The provider of business-to-business

Shares of Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) rose 11.9% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer kicked off the month with a positive

Shares of Qutoutiao (NASDAQ: QTT) rose 92.5% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock appears to have benefited from short-squeeze mania initially kicked off by

Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), a leading digital contract manufacturer, is slated to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results before the market opens on Friday, Feb. 12. 

As it usually does

Last weekend, I warned that the worst mistake GameStop (NYSE: GME) investors could make was to assume the party would continue. Almost as if I could tell the future, the very next trading day

Shares of Sonos (NASDAQ: SONO) rose 11.8% in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, not on any specific news, but continuing a trajectory for the sound specialist

Shares of Lithium Americas (NYSE: LAC), a development-stage lithium mining company, soared 57.1% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. For context, the S&P 500 index

Shares of Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) rose 13.1 % in January, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, on no specific news, but analysts are becoming more bullish about the

Underperforming the market in 2020, shares of First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG) rose 9.6% while the S&P 500 climbed more than 16%. The start of 2021, however, has told a very different story. Whereas

Connected fitness giant Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings last week, and investors didn't seem too impressed overall, as shares dipped as much as 9% on Friday. In no