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The stock market has gotten its animal spirits back yet again. The S&P 500's price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) has hit 27, Nvidia has rocketed to one of the largest market caps in the world, and Super

The S&P 500 is at its highest level ever, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any bargains to be found in the market. In fact, both I and colleague Tyler Crowe recently bought some stocks that

On Feb. 13, connected TV platform company Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) shed hundreds of millions from its market capitalization following a report that retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is trying to buy TV

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) reached the milestone of 25 consecutive years of distribution increases last year. That's an elite record of growth, especially in the volatile energy

The S&P 500 is off to a terrific start in 2024, gaining 7% in under two months. If it keeps rising at the rate it's been rising, we could see a stock market gain of 42% by the time 2024 is done!

You'll often hear that if you manage to amass a $1 million nest egg in time for retirement, you're basically set for life. After all, it's $1 million. What could go wrong?

Now let's be clear. Having

In 2024, Americans are set to get an average tax refund of $1,741, according to the Internal Revenue Service. If you're one of the lucky ones who doesn't need to use that money to pay off credit

The crypto ecosystem has gone through several dramatic changes in the past few years. In 2020 and 2021, the industry was driven by hype and speculation only to crash in 2022 and early 2023. There

Veteran investors know the time to step into good stocks is after an erroneous sell-off. That's why so many people are now eying Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) shares following Wednesday's

Now that the initial euphoria around the new spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has started to fade, it's time to move on to the next major catalyst for Bitcoin: the halving

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Deidre Woollard talks about the art of failing with Amy Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, and author of

One good year leads to another. That's typically been the pattern for the Nasdaq Composite index since its creation in 1971. The positive years for the index outnumber the negative years by nearly 3

Walmart is doing something it hasn't done in more than two decades. When the market opens on Monday, the giant retailer will split its shares 3-for-1. It took this step to make its stock more

Warren Buffett bought only three stocks in the fourth quarter of 2023 for Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. He sold seven stocks, including fully exiting four positions.

Most of Buffett's

We'd all like to be millionaires, and more people than you might think have already achieved that status. Fidelity Investments should know, as it boasts more than $11 trillion in assets under

Demand for chips that provide the processing power to train and support artificial intelligence (AI) models is increasing rapidly as governments and technology companies around the globe race to

People are talking about artificial intelligence (AI) these days. According to data from Google, search interest for AI is at an all-time high. From social media to advertising at major events

If you want to start building a stream of passive income that can fuel your retirement dreams there's no need to wait until you have a huge lump sum of cash ready to invest. These days, $100 is more

I know that many people will scoff at the notion that Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) is a top shoe stock. The lightweight, colorful, clog-style shoes evoke polarized opinions from consumers -- some people

Building passive income streams is a smart strategy. They can help put you on the road to financial freedom.

You don't need a lot of money to get started on your passive income journey. For example,

One of the few guarantees for investors on Wall Street is short-term unpredictability. Although the stock market has been a genuine wealth-building machine over extended periods, the year-to-year

Carnival (NYSE: CCL)(NYSE: CUK) made a huge comeback last year, and its stock reflected that, closing out 2023 with a 130% gain.

That gain hasn't continued into 2024. Carnival stock dipped 20% this

Growth stocks are back in style. The current bull market has been going on for over a year and was preceded by challenging conditions that especially affected growth-oriented corporations. Investors

Growth stocks tend to outperform during bull markets like the one that investors have experienced in the past year. The Nasdaq Composite, home to many of these stocks, is up a blazing 34% in 12

Because Social Security has been around for so many years, you may be inclined to assume that the program doesn't really change from one year to the next. But actually, there have been a lot of big