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Warren Buffett and tech stocks go together like...well, they usually don't go together. The legendary investor typically avoids stocks that are out of his wheelhouse. And tech isn't his strong suit.

Over the past three months, the average utility stock in the S&P 500 index has gained around 10% using Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF as an industry proxy. That compares to a roughly 6% advance

Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock has rallied by more than 40% over the past 12 months and is currently hovering near its all-time high. The tech giant impressed investors with the

Buying and holding solid technology stocks for a long time is a tried and tested way of making money in the stock market. This strategy allows investors to both capitalize on the disruptive

If fears about running out of money in retirement have kept you up at night, you're definitely not alone. Saving enough for your future and stretching that money across decades aren't easy tasks.

Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to generate wealth, but choosing the right stocks can be confusing and time-consuming. Invest in the wrong places, and you could easily lose a

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a truly revolutionary technology that has captured the imagination of investors like few things before. This is a double-edged sword, even if the tech really is here

Ark Investment Management operates eight exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in innovative technology stocks. Last year, Ark CEO Cathie Wood said software companies will be the next

If you went around asking people to name a retirement account, there's a good chance that most of them would say 401(k). Based on its popularity, you could argue that it's the retirement account

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) put all doubts of a bull market to rest when it hit a new all-time high on Jan. 19. Stocks have continued climbing higher through the first half of the year, and the

2035 is an important year for Social Security. Right now, that's when the Social Security Administration believes the program's trust funds will be depleted. Without government intervention, that

The phrase "trust fund" might conjure images of a spoiled teenager, but trusts are powerful legal documents that many people should consider when estate planning. Some families' financial

In May 2017, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang was interviewed in the MIT Technology Review when he said, "Software is eating the world, but AI is going to eat software." This

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has finally joined the artificial intelligence (AI) race.

Announcing a tie-up with OpenAI earlier this month, the iEverything giant said it will integrate ChatGPT

Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) is a prime example of what could happen if you buy a stock when its valuation becomes unsustainable. After its price-to-earnings ratio hit north of 400, it finally

Share prices of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have climbed 454% over the last five years. An investment of $10,000 in AMD back in June 2019 would be worth $55,410 today. That's a lot of

Investing in the stock market can seem daunting for beginners, but it doesn't have to be. There are ways to get started on the right foot. Why not tie your budding portfolio directly to the stock

As interest rates started to rise two years ago, investors soured on the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. That isn't shocking, since REITs make use of debt to buy property. But the

Real estate investment trusts (REIT) are some of the best dividend stocks on the market. They typically pay a reliable, high-yielding, and growing dividend, checking off the list of what's important

Social Security is a vital income source for many of its roughly 53.5 million recipients. For retirees who have spent years working and paying taxes into the program, it's a well-earned financial

Don't settle for dividend stocks that don't raise their payouts. If a dividend-paying company is doing well, it should generally have room to increase its dividend, even if by a modest amount. It's

Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) is taking its analytic and artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to outer space after forming a strategic partnership with Starlab Space.

Let's take a look at the

Fintech stocks soared during the peak of the meme- and growth-stock rallies in 2021, but many of those stocks stumbled over the following two years as interest rates rose. Those higher rates curbed

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian highlights what the latest news could mean for Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) stock investors.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of June 19, 2024. The video

Language-learning expert Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) has been crushing it on Wall Street lately. The stock is up by 180% since the start of 2023, lifted by a steady stream of analyst-stumping earnings