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If you have $500 to invest, you might think you're limited to stocks trading below that price, but you would be mistaken. Most brokerages allow you to buy fractional shares of a company. That means

Late last year, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) made a big bet on the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX as it plotted its post-pandemic recovery. The company expanded its order book, including both purchases and

Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ: LOB) has been on a wild ride since the pandemic began, with its stock price catapulting from under $20 per share prior to COVID-19 to more than $61 per share now. Live

Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) reported its first-quarter numbers earlier this month. And while investors were likely taken aback by the impressive profit the company posted during the period, which

With savings accounts paying next to nothing, it might seem like a smart idea to put your emergency savings and uninvested cash in bonds instead to try to get a decent return. But in this Fool Live

Few technologies have the potential to change the world like artificial intelligence. From search results and digital ads to cybersecurity and insurance, AI can harness the power of big data to make

Often, when people think about personal finance, they focus on their income in the form of paychecks. But net worth is what ultimately has the largest impact on how much wealth you pass onto your

Fintech company Paycom (NYSE: PAYC) isn't exactly a household name, but it reported some impressive second-quarter earnings. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Aug. 5, Fool.com contributor

Cloud computing services started to proliferate in the 2010s, and with the tech now accepted as an essential part of business, it's completely disrupting the very fabric of the global economy

Each week on Industry Focus, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, each discuss a stock that is at the top of their watch list. In this Fool Live video clip, recorded on Aug

Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) is a real estate company that doesn't have any direct peers. The company -- which can be described as a real-life version of the video game SimCity -- owns tens

Retirement is supposed to be about carefree days, fun with friends, and hobbies that make you smile. You can easily get distracted from that relaxed lifestyle, though, if financial stress sets in

Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) second-quarter results showed the company's growth stalling out after the big 2020 it had during the pandemic. The stay-at-home environment during the year led

Baidu's (NASDAQ: BIDU) stock slumped on Aug. 12 after the Chinese tech giant posted its second-quarter earnings. The company beat analysts' estimates on the top and bottom lines, but its

Sometimes, life throws financial surprises at us, and when that happens, emergency savings can come in very handy. But if you don't have emergency savings, you may be inclined to tap another cash

Risk can mean different things to different people. That's especially true when it comes to investing. For a retiree, risk can mean the likelihood a stock will decline in value. For a younger

It isn't easy being a drugmaker without any drugs to sell. As shareholders of these two biotech stocks have learned recently, it isn't easy to own shares of clinical-stage drugmakers, either.  

When it comes to planning for your financial future, it pays to pack your portfolio with stocks that can keep growing even if the market is falling. Though there's no shortcut to riches, with

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a cross between a pharmaceutical stock and a cannabis stock. In its earlier life, it was a pharmaceutical company that was chugging along and posting some good

As investors, it benefits us to pay attention to trends -- particularly those massive trends that have been under way for some time and that are likely to continue.

Arguably one of the best examples

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently altered the global economy and produced a number of winners and losers. Among the big winners from the crisis has been the ad-tech industry, as brands have had

Shares of advertising technology company Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) have been on an amazing run. Conceived as a merger of equals from programmatic digital advertiser Rubicon Project and connected TV

A savings of $3,000 will no longer buy a full share of Amazon. However, it can help a technology investor start buying other stocks. Moreover, many tech stocks continue to offer both a reasonable

For nearly 17 months, investors have enjoyed what's arguably the greatest bounce-back rally from a bear-market bottom in history. As of this past weekend, the benchmark S&P 500 had doubled from its

When you are looking for a new stock to add to your portfolio, it is a lot of fun to do your research in hopes of finding that needle in the haystack that will deliver big returns. But sometimes