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After Losing $700 Billion in Market Cap, Is Alphabet Stock a Buy?
Big tech stocks have had a rough couple of months. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) hasn't escaped the sell-off and currently has a $3.5 trillion market cap after reaching $4.2 trillion
This Growth Stock Is Down 20% in the Great Rotation. I Think That's a Mistake.
Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been leading the market higher for the past few years, but investors hit the emergency brake in 2026, sending many tech stocks suddenly tumbling. The move
Got $500? This Fintech Stock Could Reward Patient Long-Term Investors.
You don't have to put much into the stock market to start building wealth. A single $500 investment in a stock that has promising long-term growth prospects is capable of growing into a much larger
Nearly 40% of Billionaire Bill Ackman's Hedge Fund Is Invested in 3 Monster AI Stocks
Bill Ackman founded Pershing Square Capital Management in 2004. His investment philosophy is influenced by Warren Buffett, with the strategy centering on finding high-quality companies that can be
This is a Date Beyond Meat Shouldn't Have Missed
Investing is, at its core, about trust. You give your savings to a company in the expectation that it will be a good steward of your investment. When companies breach that trust in some way, you
Wall Street's Preeminent Software Stock -- Whose Shares Have Soared 624,000% Since 1986 -- Turns 51 Today
Break out the birthday cake and candles, because today marks a major milestone for Wall Street's premier software stock. On April 4, 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was founded in Albuquerque, NM, by
Where Will Nvidia Stock Be in 5 Years?
Over the past three years, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has evolved from a graphics chipmaker to the undisputed king of the artificial intelligence (AI) realm. The company's graphics processing units
Microsoft: A Stock to Avoid or a Once-in-a-Decade Buying Opportunity?
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has had an interesting couple of months. What started as a warranted sell-off to bring its valuation down to a more reasonable level has transformed into one of the biggest
Better Healthcare Stock to Own in a Recession: Defensive or Growth?
The ongoing conflict in Iran is creating a risk that the economy could fall into a recession. Inflationary pressures from soaring energy and food prices stemming from the inability to transport
Why Buying VOO Might Actually Be a Mistake Right Now
Over the past few years, a lot of investors have relied heavily on the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). It's clear why: Its megacap tech concentration has ensured that it's capturing the
Analysts See a 32% Upside in Boeing. Here's What Has to Go Right.
Given the stock's recent lackluster performance, investors clearly don't have much faith in Boeing (NYSE: BA) right now. But the analyst community isn't dissuaded. Most of them still consider the
Investors Are Rotating Out of Palantir. Here's the Growth Stock I'm Buying Instead.
Over the past few years, few stocks have blown up and epitomized the artificial intelligence (AI) bull market like Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR).
The returns over the past few years have been
I Just Deposited $1,000 Into My Brokerage Account. Here's How I Plan to Invest It In April.
At the end of each month, I transfer any remaining balance in my checking account above my minimum cushion into my brokerage account. I ended March with more than $1,000 in excess cash, which I've
Is It Possible to Live on Social Security Benefits Alone While Living Abroad?
According to Gallup, a record number of Americans are moving abroad or want to. A surprising poll found that about 1 in 5 say they'd like to move permanently to another country, including 17% of
Forget Tilray: This Boring Dividend Beast Is a Much Savvier Play
These days, the marijuana industry is no one's idea of a high-growth sector loaded with potential. One of its signature stocks, Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY), is a case in point; the company is
Is the S&P 500 Headed for a Correction Ahead of the Midterm Elections? Here's What History Says Will Happen Before November, and What Comes Next.
There's a growing amount of political and economic uncertainty in 2026. The ongoing conflict in Iran is only the latest factor to affect the stock market. It's exacerbating stubborn inflation, while
We're 6 Weeks Away From a Historic Change at the Federal Reserve -- and It May Be the Tipping Point for a Pricey Stock Market
Until recently, Wall Street's major stock indexes had been flying high. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and technology-propelled
Stop Losing Money to Required Minimum Distributions and Use This Simple Fix
Got the RMD blues? That is to say, is the never-ending merry-go-round of annual taxable required minimum distributions from your IRA getting you down? It wouldn't be surprising if it were
1 Reason I'm Never Selling Alphabet Stock
In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall explains the biggest reason (out of many) he fully intends to own Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) permanently.
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I've Changed My Mind on This Beaten-Down Growth Stock. The AI Supercycle Bears Got It Wrong.
Over the last few months, investors have seen numerous tech stocks take a beating. This has occurred amid high valuations and uncertainty as to where the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will
Is Micron the New Nvidia?
When OpenAI commercially released ChatGPT in late 2022, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was primarily seen as a graphics chip designer marketing its products toward computer gaming and secondarily as a chip
Toast Is Down 25% in 2026. Is This a Once-in-a-Lifetime Buying Opportunity?
Toast (NYSE: TOST) is at the intersection of three hard-hit sectors thus far in 2026: software, payments, and restaurants. The S&P North American Technology Software Index was down nearly 25% in the
Warren Buffett's Favorite Holdings: 3 Stocks Worth Owning for a Lifetime
Warren Buffett, the legendary investor who served as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) from 1965 to the end of 2025, built his holding company's equity portfolio through one simple
Will U.S. Inflation Jump to 4.2% This Year? The Fed Says No, but This Gold-Standard Forecaster Says Yes.
The problem with paying attention to forecasts is that most of them will turn out to be wrong. But there's a huge difference between being a little bit wrong and being very, very wrong.
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Should You Forget Sandisk and Buy These 2 AI Stocks While They're Cheap?
Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) was the best-performing stock within the Russell 1000 Index in the first quarter, with its share price surging 194%. The company benefited from a shortage in the NAND (flash)