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It is never too late to start investing for your kids' college education, but the earlier you start, the much better off you will be. If college is just a few years away and you haven't saved much

Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ: IAC) has a strong history of buying businesses, building them up, and then spinning them out as separate entities. Its most successful venture turned into Match Group

The only thing better than finding stocks that go up is finding investments that also pay out healthy dividends along the way. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC), China Life

Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) is back to setting sales records. Its fiscal 2021 first quarter showed a huge spike over last year's pandemic-influenced period and also surpassed a strong 2019 performance.

The coronavirus pandemic threw a lot of people's financial plans off course. Many seniors, for example, who intended to continue working well into their 60s were forced to leave sooner, when

A year ago, it seemed that Target (NYSE: TGT) was being left behind by its more online and more nimble retail stock competitors. The big-box retailer had largely failed to move into e-commerce

Volatility is always present in the stock market, but it's been especially prominent since February 2020. Though patience has, once again, paid off for investors, their gains have come after the

Myths about the stock market can conjure up images of ruthless investors in slick suits, taking money from the working class. It's time to abandon those myths -- and the fear they inspire. Here are

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) intent to purchase MGM Studios for $8.45 billion led to a muted reaction in its stock. The e-commerce conglomerate moved higher by about $6 per share, a 0.2% gain. While the

While diversification is a good way to limit risk in your portfolio, there's also the risk of being overly diversified, or diluting one's returns by allocating too much to your 50th-best idea and

History is pretty clear: When it comes to the top-performing investment vehicles, the stock market takes the crown. Stocks might not be the best-performing asset every year, but compared to gold

What kinds of stocks are most popular among Robinhood investors? You'll find an inordinate number of highly volatile and risky stocks on the list. While they ignite passionate enthusiasm for some

Cryptocurrencies have crashed in recent weeks. None of them, though, has experienced a more spectacular dive than Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). Elon Musk's favorite cryptocurrency is down nearly 50%

The stock market offers few guarantees. For example, we're never going to know when a stock market crash or correction will rear its head, how long it's going to last, or how steep the decline will

There's a reason 62 has long been the most popular age to sign up for Social Security: It's the earliest age seniors can file for it. Seniors are entitled to their full monthly benefit based on

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Investors had some big concerns heading into Okta's (NASDAQ: OKTA) fiscal 2022 first-quarter earnings report. In early May, the digital identity management specialist closed its biggest acquisition

Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) had plenty of good news for investors in its latest earnings update. Revenue and earnings both exceeded the pace set by management's full-year forecast thanks to a sharp

In this episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) CEO Jason Robins and host Nick Sciple discuss the founding of DraftKings, how the business has changed since the Supreme

Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) has won over a lot of consumers with its products. But the stock is struggling to win over investors. After a successful start following its 2019

With the 2020 coronavirus market crash still fresh in many investors' memories, you may vividly remember the pain of holding stocks through the panic-stricken market downturn. Between Feb. 12 and

AT&T (NYSE: T) is taking a much different approach to HBO Max's international launch than its debut in the U.S. a year ago. The Latin American version of the service will be available next month

Summer is just around the corner, and this is historically an important season for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The media giant puts out some of the world's most popular films, and Disney is good for a

We're still in the early days of online gambling, but industry leaders, including DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), are already emerging. 

On this clip from Motley Fool Live's "Industry Focus," recorded

The last year and a has have been anything but typical on the stock markets. Bear markets, meme stocks, crazy volatility, and high-flying technology stocks may have left your head spinning about