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Most investors understand the point of diversifying a portfolio of stocks is reducing your overall risk. To this end, the Motley Fool recommends holding at least 50 individual stocks at any given

Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) is one of a handful of large discount brokerages, competing with the likes of Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) and Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD). Competition in the

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) has gotten off to a strong start this year. It's up more than 24% year-to-date, significantly outperforming the nearly 9% rise in the S&P 500.

I expect the master limited

Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen disposed of 4,112 shares of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) on July 15, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average

Roth IRAs have earned a reputation as one of the best retirement accounts available, and for good reason. With a Roth IRA, your investments can grow tax-free, and withdrawals in retirement aren't

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) isn't a stock that the market is in love with right now, although it has been viewed more positively in recent weeks as rumors swirl about Meta starting up a cloud

Small-cap stocks are distinguishing themselves in big, positive ways this year. The two largest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the category are up an average of 21.4% year to date, easily outpacing

Two of the most important stocks in the semiconductor value chain today are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) and ASML (NASDAQ: ASML). TSMC has a virtual monopoly on the manufacturing

Twenty years ago, Warren Buffett pledged to donate all of his vast wealth to charities.

"My pledge: More than 99% of my wealth will go to philanthropy during my lifetime or at death. Measured by

This has been a historic year for Wall Street and investors -- and we still have more than five months to go. Since mid-May, we've witnessed the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:

Social Security is critical for most U.S. retirees, and about 39% of them would have incomes below the poverty line without it, according to the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a $5.1 trillion company, roughly six times the size of AMD (NASDAQ: AMD). But in the $45 billion iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX), the chipmaker no longer sits on

Chief Executive Officer and President Steve Ladd Huffman sold 18,000 shares of Reddit, Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) on July 15, 2026, as disclosed in a recent SEC Form 4 filing.

Transaction value based on SEC

Last year, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) made a big investment that seemed out of place to many investors who follow the company and its chairman, Warren Buffett, closely. The company

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX), which went public in the biggest IPO in history on June 12, joined the Nasdaq-100 on July 7. That inclusion, driven by Nasdaq's (NASDAQ: NDAQ) fast-track rules for mega-IPOs,

Investors choosing between Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) are weighing the merits of software-as-a-service (SaaS) against physical infrastructure in an era increasingly

Some investors are more naturally risk-averse than others, kind of like how some people are afraid of heights while others will willingly go bungee jumping, skydiving, or roller-coaster riding

My top financial goal is to become financially independent. I'll reach financial freedom once my passive income can cover my basic living expenses. That's leading me to buy stocks that pay

The "Magnificent Seven" is a group of stocks that make up the largest companies in the world. Their success has been a hallmark in the market for the past few years, but I'm not bullish on every

That happened fast. Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has stumbled nearly 45% from highs set in the days after its massive initial public offering (IPO) earlier this year. The space

Need reliable dividend income? Wall Street usually steers investors to the best ones to buy. Now and then, though, it misses one.

That's what seems to be the case here. Down 20% from its February

The XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) cryptocurrency was created in 2012 by a company called Ripple. It was designed to standardize transactions on the Ripple Payments network, which lets banks send money around

When a company announces the largest single-year infrastructure spend in corporate history, investors are right to get nervous. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to pour roughly $200 billion into capital

I haven't bought too many AI stocks in my portfolio yet, except for a few data center REITs and one major chipmaker. But recently, I pulled the trigger and added shares of Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) to my

Shares of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) have fallen more than 50% from their late 2021 highs. That massive drawdown has pushed the dividend yield up to a historically high 6.9%. To put that yield into