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Seniors can either stick with traditional Medicare or pick a Medicare Advantage Plan. Advantage Plans are sold by private insurers, and they may offer coverage for more services than traditional

In this podcast, Motley Fool analyst Tim Beyers and contributors Jason Hall and Travis Hoium discuss:

Don't wait! Be sure to get to your favorite bookseller and pick up a copy of David Gardner's new

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is aiming to join one of the biggest growth industries of the times: the weight loss drug market. People hoping to lose weight have rushed to get in on GLP-1

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), once the king of digital finance stocks, now struggles amid rising competition. After its own multiyear slump, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has now become a Wall

When it comes to big tech, the numbers have gotten astronomical and there's both enthusiasm and fear about this much spending. In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman

Shares of SL Green Realty (NYSE: SLG) have tumbled more than 35% in the past year and are down almost 40% over the last five years. Manhattan's largest office landlord has struggled due to higher

D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) was one of the hottest quantum computing companies last year, with its share price rising 211%. But it hasn't had a good start to 2026, falling 25% as of Feb. 13.

The

Is it better to buy something that's in demand because it mostly stays the same or something that might be in demand because it's theoretically able to continuously change in response to conditions?

Thanks to strong performance in 2025 and so far in 2026, emerging markets (EMs) are back on investors' radars. No longer are they just considered a high-risk, low-return investment. Investors

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is among the most exciting companies in the market today. It's the world's largest by market cap and has been a long-term winner for investors. However, many are concerned

Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) has evolved from a fast-growing language-learning app into a scaled, profitable subscription platform. That transition reduces some early-stage risk.

But it introduces a

With the price of Bitcoin down 48% over the past four months, it's perhaps no surprise that speculative altcoins are being hit hard as well. Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), for example, is down 37% for the

The benefit of saving for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401(k) is obvious -- you get a tax break on the money that goes in. But there are a few drawbacks you should know about, like having to

Those eyeing an investment in Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED) should mark Feb. 19th on their calendar. That's when the electric utility will report its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results.

Shares of AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) have gotten off to a strong start in 2026. The mortgage REIT is up more than 5% year to date. That rally has pushed its dividend yield down a bit. However,

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is scheduled to report its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 (ended Jan. 25) on Wednesday, Feb. 25, after the market close.

Nvidia's earnings have become the most

Investing at the crossroads of financial services and technology can introduce some exciting opportunities. This is precisely the case with digital banks like SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) and Nu

As you near retirement, you may begin to seriously consider where you'd like to live. Do you want to stay where you are now, or would you prefer to relocate to another city? To learn more about what

The slump in software stocks has become one of the biggest investment trends of 2026. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index is down about 3% year to date, underperforming the S&P 500 index, which is

If you've got $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket and you're looking for a promising investment, you might consider shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), the memory chip specialist.

After all

The total value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation just fell to $2.3 trillion, which is the lowest level since 2024, and practically every coin and token has been swept up in the latest

The crypto market may appear to be in free fall right now, but there's one big catalyst on the horizon that could turn things around sooner than any one expects: the introduction of groundbreaking

The Trump Administration is again pressuring credit card issuers to cap the interest rates they charge card holders.

"James Dimon, lower your friggin' credit card interest rates," White House trade

This is, arguably, the most important week of data releases for the entire quarter on Wall Street -- and it has nothing to do with earnings reports.

Today, Feb. 17, marks the deadline for

One company seems to be building a big lead in the U.S. market for robotaxis, and it might not be for a reason that most investors know about. Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: