Menu
Microsoft strongly encourages users to switch to a different browser than Internet Explorer as it no longer meets modern web and security standards. Therefore we cannot guarantee that our site fully works in Internet Explorer. You can use Chrome or Firefox instead.

Blog

Why Tilray Stock Dropped on Friday
Why Tilray Stock Dropped on Friday

Shares of Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) extended their brutal two-day decline on Friday. By the close of trading, the cannabis stock's price was down 9.8% and a total of 56.7% from its highs on Wednesday. 

How Has COVID-19 Affected Car Ownership?
How Has COVID-19 Affected Car Ownership?

The pandemic has swept across the economy, causing what might turn out to be permanent changes to consumer behavior. Kevin Bennett, CEO of consumer finance start-up MotoRefi, says it has impacted

Forget Sundial Growers: These 3 Cannabis Stocks are Much Better Buys
Forget Sundial Growers: These 3 Cannabis Stocks are Much Better Buys

If you take the push toward cannabis legalization in the U.S. and mix in Robinhood traders on Reddit message boards and the current trend of pumping up low-priced penny stocks, you get Sundial

If You Like Dividends, You Should Love These 3 Stocks
If You Like Dividends, You Should Love These 3 Stocks

A combination of high yield and stable outlook should get anyone's attention. The past year of a frothy bull market has pulled attention away from the slow-and-steady dividend payers, but retirees

Is 2U Stock a Buy?
Is 2U Stock a Buy?

2U (NASDAQ: TWOU) stock has more than doubled over the past 12 months as the education technology company, which helps colleges and universities provide online degree programs, generated robust

Why Russia Is Terrified of SpaceX -- and Starlink
Why Russia Is Terrified of SpaceX -- and Starlink

SpaceX wants to bring fast satellite broadband internet to the world -- and in particular, to internet users in far-flung, rural locations, where download speeds are low and prices are high.

One of

Should Investors Own Square or PayPal?
Should Investors Own Square or PayPal?

Consider two fintech juggernaut stocks: PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), which pioneered online payment processing, and Square (NYSE: SQ), which enabled sellers to take credit card payments with their mobile

Fastly Earnings: Why Investors Should Watch Customer Growth and RetentionPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Computer hardware manufacturer, Midday, harsh overhead sunlight, directional sunlightt, photo by Marc Adamus: https://img.theapi.app/temp/ec495607-1e17-40ee-a41d-7726313a9707.png
Fastly Earnings: Why Investors Should Watch Customer Growth and Retention

Fastly's (NYSE: FSLY) edge cloud platform allows enterprises to deliver content and process data at the network edge (close to where the data is generated). This creates a fast, reliable experience

3 Things Trivago Investors Need to Watch This YearPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Fashion store, Midday, harsh overhead sunlight, directional sunlightt, photo by Ansel Adams: https://img.theapi.app/temp/4103ce22-87d6-4bef-ba44-0baf5ab280bb.png
3 Things Trivago Investors Need to Watch This Year

Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) reported reported fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 9, and as expected, the numbers were grim as the hotel-booking platform continues to endure an unprecedented disruption in

Better Buy: Beyond Meat vs. Shake ShackPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Retail store, Midday, harsh overhead sunlight, directional sunlightt, photo by Thomas Heaton: https://img.midjourneyapi.xyz/temp/bda07ced-e79e-4489-b731-ada601660c8e.png
Better Buy: Beyond Meat vs. Shake Shack

Many restaurant chains and food companies got squashed by the pandemic in 2020. But their businesses -- and their stock prices -- could be headed for a comeback this year. Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND)

Chipotle Just Had a Fantastic Quarter, but Investors May Want to Stay Away From the Stock
Chipotle Just Had a Fantastic Quarter, but Investors May Want to Stay Away From the Stock

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) seems to be firing on all cylinders lately. With the incredible success of its digital apps and partnerships with delivery services, its sales have grown through

PayPal Just Had a Monster Quarter, but That's Not What Investors Are Excited About
PayPal Just Had a Monster Quarter, but That's Not What Investors Are Excited About

PayPal's (NASDAQ: PYPL) most recent quarter was great, full stop. But investors are even more excited about what's ahead for the electronic payment processor. Motley Fool contributor Matthew Frankel

7 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Social Security and Divorce
7 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Social Security and Divorce

Even if it's been decades since the ink dried on your divorce decree, those marital vows you took can pay off in the form of higher Social Security benefits. As long as you haven't remarried, your

Spotify May Have Already Won Podcasting
Spotify May Have Already Won Podcasting

Podcasts exploded in 2020. People created nearly 900,000 new podcasts last year, according to Chartable, and hungry listeners couldn't get enough. Listenership in the U.S. grew 90%, and it grew even

Roth IRAs Are Ultra-Flexible. Here's Why That's a Bad Thing.
Roth IRAs Are Ultra-Flexible. Here's Why That's a Bad Thing.

When it comes to choosing a retirement plan, you have options. You can sign up for your employer's 401(k) and have funds deducted automatically from your earnings each pay period. Or, you can open

Align Technologies Hands Investors a Surprise Gift With Its Latest Earnings
Align Technologies Hands Investors a Surprise Gift With Its Latest Earnings

Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) has had to deal with orthodontist office closures, competition from lower-priced competitors, and a difficult economic environment, but it turned in a stellar quarter

These 4 Dividend ETFs Are a Retiree's Best Friend
These 4 Dividend ETFs Are a Retiree's Best Friend

Whoever said that dogs are man's best friend probably wasn't retired. Sure, it's great to have Fido around for company, but he can't pay the bills as well as a dividend ETF can. In this era of low

Grading Chipotle's Most Recent Quarterly Performance
Grading Chipotle's Most Recent Quarterly Performance

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has had some stellar performances despite numerous headwinds with the coronavirus and the recession. On a Fool Live episode recorded on Feb 4, Motley Fool

Walmart Earnings: What to WatchPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Grocery store, Midday, harsh overhead sunlight, directional sunlightt, photo by Thomas Heaton: https://img.midjourneyapi.xyz/temp/9a6c3fc6-53ff-4c6e-848b-263660ac3eb0.png
Walmart Earnings: What to Watch

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is just a few days away from reporting some potentially blowout sales results. The world's biggest retailer entered the holiday quarter with strong momentum thanks to high demand

3 Dividend Stocks Perfect for Retirees
3 Dividend Stocks Perfect for Retirees

Those in retirement have likely struggled to find promising risk-rewards in the market today. A decade of ultra-low interest rates, plus a lot of technological disruption, have enabled growth stocks

Is Ocugen a Buy After Doubling Last Week?
Is Ocugen a Buy After Doubling Last Week?

If you want to find stocks that can produce huge gains in short time spans, the biopharmaceutical space has lots of what you're looking for. Shares of drugmaker called Ocugen (NASDAQ: OCGN) more

We Asked Successful Investors: How Do You Find 10-Baggers?
We Asked Successful Investors: How Do You Find 10-Baggers?

The ultimate dream for investors is to make a ton of money in the stock market. If you're lucky enough to have a stock turn into a 10-bagger -- an investment that will grow by 10 times your initial

Better Coronavirus Stock: Inovio Pharmaceuticals vs. VaxartPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Clinical research organization, Blue hour, twilight, cool, ISO1200, slow shutter speed, photo by Michael Light: https://img.theapi.app/temp/c28f6640-54ba-4d2b-afbe-b5fd3b0ee19e.png
Better Coronavirus Stock: Inovio Pharmaceuticals vs. Vaxart

For some small biotechs, the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine represented an opportunity to secure funding and establish partnerships that could serve as lifelines long after the pandemic. Two

3 Healthcare Stocks I'd Buy Right NowPhoto, wide shot, wide-angle lens,  Biotech company, Blue hour, twilight, cool, ISO1200, slow shutter speed, photo by Sebastião Salgado: https://img.theapi.app/temp/80e18bfd-1ff8-4487-af62-1cdb7de1ceb6.png
3 Healthcare Stocks I'd Buy Right Now

The healthcare sector hasn't exactly ignited investor enthusiasm lately. Stocks in the sector returned 13.3% on average in 2020, which isn't a bad result. But they underperformed the overall market

3 Seemingly Innocent Social Security Mistakes That Could Really Hurt You
3 Seemingly Innocent Social Security Mistakes That Could Really Hurt You

You'll probably rely on Social Security to pay your retirement expenses to some degree. It may be a minor degree if you have a lot of money in savings and investments, or it may be a significant