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The stock market is soaring to all-time highs these days, especially in the tech sector. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index gained 49% over the last two years while the tech-heavy Nasdaq

As the CEO of Ark Invest, Cathie Wood has made a name for herself thanks to her strong conviction in exciting technologies and high-profile investments in emerging companies looking to disrupt the

Warren Buffett has generated tremendous gains for the long-term shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway over the years. The legendary investor's buy-and-hold style has also inspired countless investors

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down the deepening partnership between Volkswagen (OTC: VWAGY) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN), how it's good for both

In a sense, the market does not offer "easy" solutions for wealth building. Even the highest-quality stocks deal with uncertainty and volatility that can dramatically affect the stock price.

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of the hottest stocks of the year, rising around 275% as of the time of writing. However, a massive chunk of that gain came right after Palantir's blowout

2025 is getting closer, and investors need to start thinking about how they want their portfolios positioned headed into the new year. Fund managers often make big changes before the new year, which

In this video, I will explain why semiconductor stocks like Nvidia, Intel, Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), and Lam Research all dropped on Friday and talk about whether this presents a buying

Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS) is disrupting the healthcare market with its innovative patient treatment approach.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 13, 2024. The video was published

The 401(k) is a go-to account for workers to build their retirement savings, and the IRS has just announced updates that could shake things up in 2025.

On Nov. 1, the 2025 contribution limits were

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock has already set up lots of investors for life, if they bought early and are still holding on. If you would have invested $1,000 in Amazon stock 20 years ago, you'd have

Technology is changing everything -- including advertising. Today, algorithms increasingly control advertising sales in the digital world. This is especially true for ads that appear on streaming

In 2024, new spot crypto ETFs officially launched, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) emerged as a political campaign issue for the first time, and meme coin mania returned to the crypto market. All of that has

Most people don't want to spend much time managing their retirement portfolio once they've stopped working. After all, you've made it! This is the period in your life when it's time to relax. It is

Even with the advent of smartphones, digital payments, and the internet, brick-and-mortar shopping still represents 84% of overall retail spending in the U.S. There's still a lot of room for online

Series I Savings Bonds -- better known as I Bonds -- were extremely popular during the 2022 inflation spike. Rates have cooled off since then, but here's why I think I Bonds could still be an

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the biggest trend driving gains in the stock market since the start of the current bull market in October 2022. Companies have collectively added trillions of dollars

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changesTurn and face the strangeCh-ch-changesDon't want to be a richer man-- David Bowie

David Bowie might not want to be a richer man, but most of us would like to be richer, and annual

Biotechs often need several years to realize their visions, even after they have a drug approved for the first time. There's typically plenty of upside in store for enterprising and patient

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has been an extremely volatile stock, to say the least. From the initial public offering in April 2021 through the end of 2022, it dropped a troubling 89%. But since then, it

There's rarely a shortage of compelling stocks to buy. A millionaire-making prospect though? That's a different story.

These investments require a revolutionary product or service, enormous

Vanguard markets 86 exchange-traded funds (ETFs). You can buy Vanguard bond and stock ETFs of nearly any flavor.

Thirty Vanguard ETFs have delivered year-to-date returns of at least 20%. But that's

High dividend yields can be a warning sign for investors. Yields generally correlate negatively with stock price movements, after all, so higher yields often reflect a business' underperformance and

The S&P 500 has gained an impressive 35% over the past year. Because of that, its dividend yield has fallen from 1.7% a year ago to around 1.2% these days. That's its lowest level in more than 20

The 2024 presidential election and President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to Washington. The Republican party also won control of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

If Trump's