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Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has been an incredible investment. The stock is up more than 800% over the last three years, substantially outperforming the broader market. Those big returns are the result of

It may surprise you to learn that many donated organs never get used. Less than a third of donated hearts and less than a quarter of donated lungs end up making their way to a recipient. But a

After going public in Sept. 2019, Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) has been an absolute darling on Wall Street. The stock skyrocketed over 400% from the initial public offering through the end of

Fueled by Reddit group WallStreetBets and others piling into the shares, which also caused short covering, GameStop's (NYSE: GME), shares went from about $17 at the start of the year to $483 in

Millions of Americans rely on Social Security to pay their living expenses during their senior years. But there's a big problem: In the coming years, Social Security is expected to owe more money in

The Biden administration recently unveiled an initial draft for an infrastructure spending bill valued at nearly $2.3 trillion to be spent over the next decade. Aging transportation and

Even though The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) stock is down off its high of more than 25%, investors who've held for the last year are sitting on a delicous three-bagger. What does this programmatic

There's no question that the "gig economy" is growing. More and more people are leaving the 9-to-5 life in favor of freelance work. But what stock is the best way to invest in this trend? In this

If you ask a dozen experts who has the best 5G network in the United States right now, you might not be able to find a discernible winner between AT&T (NYSE: T), T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS), and

GameStop (NYSE: GME) cleaned house. Virtually the entire board of directors will be gone soon, it's searching for a new CEO, and the activist investor who called most loudly for a change in

COVID-19 testing rates are sinking significantly. While that could be good news in one sense, it could also be bad news for companies that offer COVID-19 diagnostics tests. In this Motley Fool Live

Investors looking for exposure to the COVID-19 vaccine market may naturally lean toward Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), which developed mRNA-1273, and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), which developed BNT162b2 in

As a ticketing platform for events, Eventbrite (NYSE: EB) suffered mightily from the coronavirus pandemic's effects. The company's 2020 net revenue was down 68% from 2019.

With coronavirus

The market seemed to defy logic in late January, when the WallStreetBets subreddit became a platform for organizing retail investors against short-sellers. In the frenzy of actions that followed, a

Retirement is an exciting milestone to reach, but if you don't plan for it properly, you could wind up cash-strapped and stressed. A big part of planning wisely, however, is avoiding dangerous myths

There's a new trend among real estate technology companies called iBuying, which refers to the practice of buying homes directly from sellers and then selling them directly to buyers, hopefully for

It has been a volatile year for cannabis producer Sundial Growers (NASDAQ: SNDL). At one point, shares of the company were up more than 400% in 2021. And although they are still up about 90% year to

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) have both been hot investments over the past 12 months, surging 650% and 18,600%, respectively, at recent prices. Despite being built on similar

Buying stock in innovative businesses is one of the great joys of investing. By throwing their money behind a company that's making headway in uncharted territory, investors are betting on progress

Do you love dividends? With the markets as bullish as they are, finding quality stocks that have great business models, are operating in future-forward industries, pay their investors on a regular

In a perfect world, companies classified as growth stocks would steadily improve their sales and earnings year after year, making no amount too expensive for their stock price. However, what ends up

I own quite a few stocks, but there is one that I've invested more of my own money in than any of the others. And it isn't a particularly popular stock -- in fact, many investors have never even

Let me start with a few keywords that should grab the attention of any potential investor: artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, augmented reality, and accelerated computing. With technology

The stock market provides a pathway for tens of millions of Americans to work their way toward financial freedom. Although big gains don't happen overnight, patience pays off when it comes to

No one is complaining about the efficacy of Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine in providing protection against the currently dominant coronavirus strain in the United States. However, there are