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Ever since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2021, space tourism stock Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has been assuring investors it can profit from the brand new business of flying wealthy

Investors tend to get excited about stock splits -- unnecessarily so, though, because a stock split is much less of a big deal than many people realize. Still, if you're wondering which next stock

Every Social Security retiree is going to see their monthly benefits increase in 2026. Retirees are on track for a raise because they're getting an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), as they

President Donald Trump is remaking the U.S. Navy, and investors in America's biggest defense stocks may one day thank him for it.

No sooner had the Navy announced, last month, that it would cancel

More than half of Americans plan to set a financial resolution for the new year, according to Motley Fool Money's Financial New Year's Resolution Report. Boosting income, investing more, and

Few stocks received more buzz in 2025 than Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). Such attention is to be expected when a stock soars nearly 140% after skyrocketing 340% in the previous year.

The economic landscape is changing as we head into 2026, but one thing that remains unchanged is the leadership of growth stocks. After a shaky start to 2025, growth stocks were able to reassert

If you're like many Americans, you're convinced that you should own a home by the time you retire. Maybe it's something your grandparents said to you, or you read it somewhere.

The point is, it's

Two years ago, in the waning hours of December 2023, Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) landed its biggest contract ever -- a $515 million award to build 18 missile defense satellites for the U.S. Space

The iShares Core S&P Total US Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:ITOT) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:VTI) both deliver low-cost, diversified U.S. equity exposure, but they differ in terms

After roughly six decades, legendary investor Warren Buffett is no longer chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). During his long tenure, Berkshire's stock crushed

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has just wrapped up an impressive year. In 2025, the maker of the very popular F-Series trucks saw its shares rise 33%. Even Tesla can't compete with this type of gain.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most significant advance in our society since the smartphone essentially put the internet in everyone's pocket, giving rise to the app economy, mobile

Although the crypto market stumbled at the end of 2025, the sector is still very much in focus. After all, President Donald Trump has paved the way for a vastly changed regulatory environment. This

By the time you're reading this, Warren Buffett will no longer be Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) CEO and chief stock picker -- he stepped down from both roles at the end of 2025

The cryptocurrency market's performance was disappointing last year. And that's surprising considering all the positive regulatory changes from the Trump administration and the Securities and

With the U.S. stock market still pushing toward new all-time highs, the temptation might be to continue going all in on growth and tech stocks. If you have years or decades to invest, that might

For the first time in six decades, Warren Buffett is no longer CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). But that doesn't mean he is disappearing into the sunset. Buffett remains

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) led the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) higher in 2025. Its share price increased 559% following its spin-off from Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) during the first quarter.

The third year of the bull market on Wall Street didn't disappoint. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and tech stock-dependent Nasdaq

For many of the more than 70 million Americans who receive a monthly Social Security benefit, their payout isn't a luxury -- it's a necessity.

For 24 years, pollster Gallup has been surveying

A year ago, I made five predictions for the stock market in 2025. Some came true (at least partially), while others didn't.

For example, I predicted agentic AI would be a big thing, and that Google

Retirement can be an exciting period of life. After many years of hard work, you're no longer chained to a desk. Rather, your weeks are yours to do what you please. That could mean exploring new

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock exploded to new highs in the second half of 2025. The memory chip supplier looks very tempting from a valuation perspective, trading at just about 9 times this

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be the most transformative technology of the decade, if not all of human history. Analysts have compared the AI revolution to other major inflection points