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There wasn't a ton to like in the recent fourth-quarter earnings report from Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD). The online commission-free brokerage posted a loss of $0.49 per share on total revenue

When I first started investing, I bought mutual funds. Then I had the good fortune of holding a job that allowed me to interview mutual fund managers, including some focused on real estate

By now, many crypto investors have heard of Tuesday's hack of the wormhole smart contract software that allowed the theft of 120,000 Etherum (CRYPTO: ETH) tokens worth about $320 million. This

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) stock quietly reached its new all-time on Tuesday last week after the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 numbers trounced analyst estimates. Meanwhile

Today, the internet is primarily controlled by "big tech" companies that touch nearly every aspect of the user experience. That website you're surfing? Meta Platforms probably tracks your every

In this clip from "Financial Planning Q&A 60" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 26, Motley Fool contributor Robert Brokamp discusses the options grandparents have in setting up a 529 or

In this clip from "Financial Planning Q&A 60" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 26, Motley Fool contributors Robert Brokamp and Dan Caplinger discuss why a Roth conversion amid a market downturn

As the investing world heads into earnings season -- where all public companies are required to report their financial figures -- the process of monitoring the success of every single stock you own

Stocks have been turbulent recently, and it appeared that Tuesday would bring some more bumps in the road for investors. Major market benchmarks were mixed, but the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:

Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) is scheduled to report fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 15. The international travel facilitator is regaining momentum as folks get vaccinated, and consumer mobility

Software company Unity (NYSE: U) stock is down by more than 50% from its highs, but its business is heading in the right direction. In this Motley Fool Live video clip, recorded on Jan. 24, Fool.com

In this clip from "Financial Planning Q&A 60" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 26, Motley Fool contributor Dan Caplinger analyzes whether I bonds make for a good deal or not, given inflation

In 2015, Ethereum became the first programmable blockchain, a decentralized platform on which developers could build self-executing computer programs known as smart contracts. That technology has

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) and Snap (NYSE: SNAP) burned a lot of investors over the past year as their stocks plummeted from their all-time highs.

Pinterest, which hit an all-time high of $89.90 last

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) was set to report fiscal second-quarter earnings after hours on Tuesday, according to Wall Street Horizon, and it may be its most closely watched report ever. The

The annual shareholder meeting for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is now a month away, and things could get a little heated. CEO Bob Chapek is in the crosshairs of angry theme park fans congregating on

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) had a forgetful start to the year as shares of the chipmaker plunged close to 21% last month, but it hasn't taken long for the company to regain its mojo on the

Investors and homebuyers waiting for the housing market to cool may need to cool their jets themselves.Black Knight said that prices nationally rose at a record pace for the month of December

Cryptocurrency prices have been off to a rough start in 2022, with the market's total capitalization down 28% to $1.6 trillion at writing. That said, industry fundamentals still look good amid

The U.S. airline industry experienced a decade of merger mania between 2005 and 2013, as nine airlines combined into the four megacarriers that dominate the industry today. However, since American

On Feb. 3, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it would be raising prices on Prime membership. The move comes after several years of enhancements to the program that offers fast and free shipping to

Shares of Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) fell by 20.7% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Tech stocks, even those in the booming semiconductor sector, largely fell

The cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and its Shiba Inu mascot captivated investors at the beginning of 2021, sending its price soaring to nearly $0.74 -- a massive return, considering the

There's a solid argument to be made that no company benefited from the massive shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic as much as Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM). In this Fool Live

If you're counting on Social Security to help you make ends meet as a retiree, the last thing you want is for any of this retirement income to disappear. Social Security benefits aren't enough to