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IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street right now. Shares of the company soared by nearly 400% in the last three months of 2024.

But is IonQ a stock that investors can buy and

Investors are often told that diversification is among the most important things you can focus on. It helps you avoid putting all of your eggs in one basket, which is going to be bad if that basket

Avoiding disasters is a key element of success for long-term investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 31, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 2, 2025.

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When the closing bell rang on Dec. 31, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite had delivered respective returns of 13%, 23%, and 29% in 2024. The icing on the cake is that

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) could reveal significant insights into new products or catalysts for growth during an investor conference on Jan. 13.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 31

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) and KULR Technology (NYSEMKT: KULR) both recently generated a lot of buzz with their big investments in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Microstrategy, which started buying

2024 was a banner year for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with the stock delivering a total return of 33%, and it currently holds the top spot among all publicly traded companies by market capitalization at

For a second straight year, investors have been given every reason to smile. As of this writing, with one trading day left in 2024, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500, and

An individual retirement account (IRA) is one of the best places to put your retirement savings, because it offers tax-advantaged growth and a lot of control over your investments. You also get to

The cryptocurrency market had a spectacular 2024, with the cumulative value of all coins and tokens in circulation hitting a record high of $3.9 trillion in December.

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) was one of

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a personal devices and technology behemoth, has set many investors up for life over the years. The stock has returned over 250,000% since 1980. A one-time $1,000 investment

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York regularly attempts to calculate the probability of a U.S. recession over the next 12 months using the difference between the 10-year and three-month Treasury

Warren Buffett has earned recognition as one of history's most successful investors -- and he's delivered incredible returns for shareholders who put faith in him. In fact, if you owned a $1,000

Generational wealth is more about consistency than getting rich. Remember, getting money isn't the same as keeping it. So, when you invest for decades into the future, high-quality companies with

After finally breaking through the long-anticipated $100,000 mark, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rallied to an impressive high of $108,000. However, it hasn't all been smooth sailing since. Bitcoin has lost

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is home to 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the economy, making it the most diversified of the major U.S. stock market indexes.

But the S&P is weighted by

The S&P 500 soared by about 25% in 2024, but investors decided to pump the brakes on many of their electric-vehicle (EV) investments during the year. An outlier among its peers, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a business that needs a catalyst to turn things around, desperately. Over the past 12 months, it has lost more than 40% of its value. Simply opening more stores for the

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC) is an energy company focused on clean energy. The business has been laying the groundwork for growth in recent years. It now has an attractive and

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are very popular stocks among individual and institutional investors, but two highly successful hedge fund managers aggressively bought one and sold

The stock market just had a banner year. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced 23% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year its annual return exceeded 20%. The last time the benchmark index

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) -- the mandatory annual withdrawals seniors have to take from most retirement accounts beginning in the year they turn 73 -- can sound like a big deal. After

The stock market had a fairly gloomy start to the new year on Thursday, but SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) shares really took a hit. The fintech plummeted by more than 8% on the inaugural trading

Now this is a fine way for a stock to greet the new year. On the back of a glowing analyst recommendation, Iovance Biotherapeutics's (NASDAQ: IOVA) shares closed Thursday more than 5% higher in

Explore the exciting world of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and