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Growing and protecting your savings on the path to retirement is a venture well-served by "setting and forgetting," putting the money in and not thinking about it as best you can as you attend to

For most Americans, Social Security income is, or will eventually become, a necessity.

In April 2023, national pollster Gallup surveyed retirees to gauge their reliance on America's top retirement

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) have both posted explosive stock performance over the past year. Their share prices are up 130% and 180%, respectively, as of this

A few years ago, biotech company Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) looked like a promising stock. It emerged as a leader in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, which sent its share price through the roof.

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down Plug Power's (NASDAQ: PLUG) annual business update, what we learned, and how investors should approach this very risky

It's officially a bull market: The S&P 500 closed at a new record high last Friday, roughly two years after its previous peak. The broad market index has gained about 33% since the low point of the

Berkshire Hathaway, which has exposure to various industries, including insurance, railroads, and energy, also owns a massive public-equities portfolio. Individual investors look through this list

The Social Security program is quickly burning money due to the rising cost of paying benefits, and the problem becomes more consequential with each passing year. Specifically, the long-term funding

How much will I make in retirement? That's a big question for many people, especially as they get close to leaving the workforce. Of course, the answer will vary greatly by individual. Some have

A stock splitting its shares is generally a positive sign that the company (and its stock) is doing well. Splits don't change the actual value of an investor's holdings in a company, they just

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses why he likes Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) stock for 2024 and beyond.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 25, 2024. The

After a year of spectacular gains, the stock market seems to be taking a breather to kick off the new year. Investors are justifiably cautious after the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) notched

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian forecasts where he thinks Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price will be in 2025.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 25, 2024. The video was

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian looks at Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) prospects and gives his prediction on where he thinks the stock price will be in 2025.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian predicts where he thinks Palantir's (NYSE: PLTR) stock price could be in two years.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 25, 2024. The video

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) to Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and answers if AMD could be the next artificial intelligence winner in the stock market.

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Most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are passively managed and tied to an index of some sort. The big indexes are easy to understand, like the S&P 500 index. However, things get more complicated when

We live in a world overflowing with data. The arrival of the internet kicked off the current era of digital data collection. And the onset of cloud computing made the storage and access of this

Quality growth is rarely available at a discount on the stock market. Absent big market downturns, investors tend to push these successful businesses ahead of the indexes, leading to stretched

In 2023, the cryptocurrency market's value surged from about $800 billion at the start of the year to more than $1.6 trillion at the end. After a terrible 2022, investors appear to be much more

Buying cash-generating businesses when their dividend yields are high and their stock prices are low is a time-tested strategy for amassing wealth in the stock market. If you're interested in

Dividend stocks don't have to be boring. Some can really spice up your portfolio by providing diversification, extra income potential, or a supercharged yield.

In that category, Franco-Nevada (NYSE:

Growth stock investors have a lot to smile about these days. Optimism for stocks tied to innovative businesses is surging because the Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates this

Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock soared 11% on Jan. 24 after the streaming-video giant posted its fourth-quarter earnings report. Revenue rose 12.5% year over year to $8.83 billion and exceeded

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is a legendary stock in the investing world. Led by the iconic Warren Buffett, the diversified holding company has outperformed the S&P 500 index many