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Over the past two years, Airbnb's (NASDAQ: ABNB) business has been transformed significantly. In this video clip from "The Virtual Opportunities Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 8, Fool

You may have heard that buying and holding stocks could be your ticket to long-term wealth. But if you're looking to branch out into real estate, here's some good news: The right moves on your part

Numerous short-term concerns have been scaring off investors lately. The world is in limbo about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and U.S. investors are worried about how impactful inflation

I love a good value buy. And right now, market volatility means a ton of great stocks, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), are trading at a discount.

Sun Communities (NYSE: SUI) in

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is often considered a resilient blue-chip tech stock. It owns the largest cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform in the world, and it leverages that

I've never invested in Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) (formerly known as Facebook) over the years, and I might be one of the rare older millennials who do not use the company's suite of products.

But

One of the hardest truths to accept about investing is that you'll probably lose money at some point. It happens to everyone, even the billionaires. There isn't anything you can do to control the

Department stores mounted a remarkable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Most companies in the industry saw strong improvement in sales and profitability. Many reported record earnings

It's a great feeling when a dividend check hits your bank account. Dividends are a source of passive income to supplement the earnings from your job, while also helping defray higher expenses from

There's no shortage of cryptocurrencies out there for investors to consider buying, but finding the best ones that could be great investments over the long haul is much harder. That's why I'm

If you're thinking about hopping into the real estate market -- especially if you want to use it as an escape hatch from the corporate grind -- you may wonder whether you'll be signing up for a

I've been a real estate investor for years, even though I don't own a single income property. Instead, I opt to hold REITs, or real estate investment trusts.

What I love about REITs is that they

Thus far, 2022 has not been kind to technology investors. The S&P 500 index has slumped 9.7% year to date, the Nasdaq Composite index's level has slid 14.5% across the stretch, and many

It may seem like every stock is crashing these days. Electric vehicle giant Tesla is down 18% since the start of 2022, and the price of Bitcoin has also fallen by a similar amount. The S&P 500 also

With thousands of publicly traded companies that pay dividends, it can be overwhelming for dividend investors to filter through and find stocks that fit their investment objectives. One way to

We're less than two months into 2022, and several top stocks have already gotten absolutely crushed. Microsoft is down about 17% year-to-date (YTD). Adobe and Salesforce are down around 24% and 25%

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Disney (NYSE: DIS) Plus, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime, and other streaming services have seen steady subscriber growth over the past few years

Tax season can be a stressful time of year, but it also means your refund is on the way.

For many people, tax refunds are best put toward essential expenses, like paying off everyday bills, reducing

Retail is a broad, massive business with a global market worth an estimated $27 trillion, which leaves plenty of room for innovative companies to come in and create immense wealth for investors

The Nasdaq Composite is on track for its eighth straight week of losses as Russia's aggression in Ukraine gives Wall Street another reason for pessimism beyond its macroeconomic concerns over

Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has been bouncing around since the fintech went public in December 2020, skyrocketing at the beginning of 2021, then taking a bumpy path upward until July, when it began

The 2022 year is shaping up to be a very rough one for Social Security retirees. In fact, seniors are facing a challenge this year unlike anything they've seen over the past four decades. 

Why are

Unity Software (NYSE: U) initially looks like a gaming company. Its game engine, which simplifies the development of cross-platform titles, is used to create more than half of the world's mobile

A lot has been said about Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) since its fateful fourth-quarter 2021 earnings update: Its digital advertising dominance is "over," ended by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) user privacy

The real estate market continues to be hot, and it's even hotter in the luxury sector. Coldwell Banker reports that homes in the $1 million to $5 million range had the highest sales growth: 69.2%