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Tens of millions of people receive Social Security benefits every month, and nearly every American is hoping that the retirement program will still be there to provide benefits after they stop

Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) disappointed investors in 2021 with its shares plunging more than 50%. In this Motley Fool Live video recorded on Dec. 15, 2021, Motley Fool contributors Keith Speights

Now that we've flipped the calendar to 2022, we're going to look at the performances of the pure-play 3D printing stocks in 2021.

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results

One of the drawbacks of my job is that I can't always buy the stocks I want when I want. My contracts have certain trading restrictions that bar me from buying and selling specific stocks for a

2021 was a rough year for Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON), with shares falling 77.4% from their highs early in the year. Not only did people start going back to work, reducing demand for

Social media stocks are beneficiaries of advertising spending increasingly shifting to digital channels. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) boasts hundreds of millions of monthly visitors to its platform, and

Twenty dollars may not sound like a lot to spend on a stock, but every portfolio has to start somewhere. And with free trading now available from many brokers and fractional shares being offered as

For some people, age 62 isn't a very notable birthday. But for others, it's a major milestone. No matter which camp you fall into, here are some things to keep in mind if you're reaching the age of

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock is carrying impressive momentum into 2022, thanks to the memory specialist's outstanding fiscal 2022 first-quarter results, released on Dec. 20.

The chipmaker

It's a new year for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). After a disappointing 2021 -- fundamentally the media giant did fine, but the shares did decline nearly 15% last year -- the worst performer in the Dow

Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) made a splash in 2021, entering the markets in December 2020 to a mild start before climbing more than 750% by October 2021. The excitement has cooled, but the

For electric vehicle (EV) investors, China is an attractive market. Global EV sales are estimated to be roughly 6 million units for 2021. Of these, China alone is expected to account for around 2.9

I always ensure my investment portfolio has several growth stocks. While the bulk of my holdings consist of dividend-paying companies that yield a steady stream of passive income, the growth

SpaceX and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is prone to hyperbole. Over the years, he's uttered more than a few whoppers, many of which have been faithfully recorded on the metaculus.com website.

Will 2022 be the year you make progress on your goal to retire as a millionaire? The answer is yes -- if you can do two things. First, keep reading. You'll learn four easy, essential steps for

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) achieved impressive gains in 2021, even though it already was the market's largest cryptocurrency by far. The token's price surged more than 60% for the year, and it's now up

In this segment of "The Morning Show" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Dec. 13, Fool Director of Small Cap Research Bill Mann, Senior Analyst Jim Gillies, and Advisor Jim Mueller discuss how short

The prognosticators on Wall Street are at it again. These three stocks have taken long falls from the all-time high prices they reached in 2021. Despite the recent losses, forward expectations from

Taking a buy-and-hold approach to the right growth stocks can be a path to life-changing returns. Consider that a $1,000 investment in e-commerce services provider Shopify made just five years ago

With many growth stocks getting hit with one final sell-off in the final weeks of 2021, deals now abound. Tech businesses are doing more than just fine in year two of the pandemic and are poised to

The stock market was remarkably strong in both 2020 and 2021, buoyed both by stimulus money and by an exceptionally accommodative Federal Reserve. With valuations stretched by historical measures

It was never intended to serve as an individual's chief source of retirement income, but for most investors, Social Security will play a big part in funding their golden years. It only makes sense

Famed innovation investor Cathie Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF had a 2021 to forget, down 22% over the past year, while the Nasdaq has galloped 61% higher. Many of her favorite stock picks have

In the nearly seven years since Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) went public, it has revolutionized the way business does e-commerce. By providing companies of any size with the tools to start, grow, market

Will 2022 be your most successful year as an investor yet? Maybe. But if that's your goal, then you'll need to stay away from these huge mistakes.

We don't know what the stock market has in store