Blog

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has a new rebound plan. Just a few months after outgoing CEO Howard Schultz said that management had some ideas to "reinvent the company," investors now have clarity on

Semiconductor giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) may be having a tough time on the stock market this year, but that hasn't deterred Wall Street analysts from being upbeat about the chipmaker's prospects.

Oil and natural gas prices have recovered strongly from their most recent nadir in 2020. Now is the perfect time to consider the risk that a new drawdown could be in the cards in this highly

Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) stock. Although many people know Texas Instruments for its calculators, its analog semiconductor business is the real

Social Security is an integral source of income for millions of retirees, and 76% of U.S. adults say that it's more important than ever to optimize their benefits, according to a 2022 survey from

Mortgage rates are moving higher. According to Freddie Mac, 30-year mortgage rates surpassed 6% for the first time since 2008 and are moving directly due to the Federal Reserve's fight against

Even if you don't keep tabs on every up-and-coming company, you likely know of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) as the fitness equipment outfit that surged in popularity during the pandemic. Its

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) emerged as one of the more notable semiconductor growth stories over the last few years. Once just a gaming chip company, it has successfully repurposed its technology to the

Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) has generated massive gains for its early investors since its initial public offering (IPO) on Dec. 10, 2015. The Australian software company listed its shares at $21, which

Thousands of words have been dedicated to explaining Warren Buffett's investment strategy over the years, both by the legendary investor himself and others. All of that, however, can be boiled down

You've undoubtedly heard the old saying: "It takes money to make money." While there are some ways to generate income without investing money, those either take a lot of time or require taking on

Here's a sobering statistic for investors to chew on: Almost 90% of the Fortune 500 companies from 1955 have gone bankrupt, merged, were acquired, or faded into obscurity and were removed from the

Although Social Security has been around for many years, its rules are not set in stone. From time to time, bigger changes can come down the pike that work to seniors' advantage. Here are three such

Now that The Merge from Ethereum has been completed, it's time for investors to turn their attention to the other big technological upgrade for the crypto community: the Vasil hard fork from Cardano

In the wake of the market's 2022 sell-off, many companies have reached valuations that interest me. However, these aren't stocks I'm interested in buying to make a quick buck. Instead, these are

DDG(X) is dead. Long live DDG(X)!

It's been nearly three decades since the U.S. Navy first began considering a plan to replace and update its fleet of DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile

The bears have a firm grip on the technology sector in 2022, and that grip tightened this week when the U.S. Federal Reserve adopted an interest rate policy that was more aggressive than expected

Drugmaker AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is one of the largest healthcare stocks in the world, with a market cap of over $250 billion. It pays a reasonably high dividend yield and has products in a wide range

Risk and reward are often correlated. Investing in stock entails risk, but it also offers the opportunity for investors to build wealth and purchasing power over time.

Part of the risk associated

It may be a bit early to establish Moderna's (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Teladoc Health's (NYSE: TDOC) lasting growth stock status by looking at the past couple of years. Both have been through extraordinary

For anyone born after 1960, the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines that your normal retirement age, which is when you would be entitled to your full benefit, is 67.

But deciding whether

Rising interest rates have caused what some are calling a housing market recession. Mortgage origination has collapsed from 2021's rates, and housing starts and home sales are well below last year's

Think of the biggest, richest corporations on the planet. They all started out much smaller but grew enormously over time. Investors who spotted their potential early on made fortunes.

We asked

Mutual funds can be great -- especially the index fund variety. They are professionally managed and generally hold a variety of securities, and once you plunk your money into them, it's quickly

This story might sound familiar: Inflation is high. In response, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates multiple times. The stock market sinks. Ultimately, the U.S. economy enters a recession.