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3 Student Loan Scams to Avoid as Payments Restart: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750311/caution-2022.jpg
3 Student Loan Scams to Avoid as Payments Restart

Unfortunately, when any program starts where there is a large quantity of money flowing, scam artists tend to emerge. We see this every year around tax time, we saw it when stimulus checks were

Earning Too Much in Retirement: Can You Pause Social Security Benefits?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749995/social-security-and-clock.jpg
Earning Too Much in Retirement: Can You Pause Social Security Benefits?

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer.

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1 Warren Buffett AI Stock Is Down 31% -- Is It Time to Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750168/artificial-intelligence-ai-data-deep-processing.jpg
1 Warren Buffett AI Stock Is Down 31% -- Is It Time to Buy?

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) chief Warren Buffett isn't exactly known for his prowess as a tech investor.

Buffett stayed on the sidelines through the dot-com boom and bust, and

1 Green Flag and 1 Red Flag for Lucid Group's Future: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750171/lucid-air-exterior-04.jpg
1 Green Flag and 1 Red Flag for Lucid Group's Future

Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) has disappointed a lot of investors since its public debut. The luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company

Wall Street Sees Canopy Growth Stock Falling 16%. Should You Buy the Dip?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749962/cannabis-worker-examines-cannabis-plant-with-scope.jpg
Wall Street Sees Canopy Growth Stock Falling 16%. Should You Buy the Dip?

Per the average estimate of Wall Street analysts, Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) stock isn't going to be a strong performer during the next 12 months, and it's forecast to lose 16% of its value. The

Better Stock Buy: Home Depot vs. Lowe's: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749964/home-remodel-painting-repair-diy.jpg
Better Stock Buy: Home Depot vs. Lowe's

Wall Street is nervous about a potential recession on the way, and that means there are deals to be had in several parts of the stock market. Discounts are especially tempting in the home

Why Artificial Intelligence (AI) Isn't a Fad for These 2 Stocks: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750158/nvda-infographic.png
Why Artificial Intelligence (AI) Isn't a Fad for These 2 Stocks

Ever since ChatGPT took the world by storm, artificial intelligence (AI) has been on the minds of investors, commentators, and companies. If you follow a lot of tech companies, as I do, you've

Investors Take Note: Amazon Could Have an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Game-Changer on the Way: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750105/happy-online-banking-personal-finance.jpg
Investors Take Note: Amazon Could Have an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Game-Changer on the Way

Jeff Bezos wrote to Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shareholders in 1997, "This is Day 1 for the Internet, and, if we execute well, for Amazon.com." Twenty-six years and more than $1.3 trillion in additional

My Top Tech IPO to Buy in October: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750122/ipo-takeoff-rocket.jpg
My Top Tech IPO to Buy in October

It seemed like companies couldn't wait to go public in 2020 and 2021 when unbridled market optimism saw initial public offerings (IPOs) fetch huge valuations from investors. But times have changed

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Is Selling Tesla and Nvidia, and Buying 1 Little-Known Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stock: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750047/artificial-intelligence-13.jpg
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Is Selling Tesla and Nvidia, and Buying 1 Little-Known Artificial Intelligence (AI) Growth Stock

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest believes companies that deal in disruptive innovation are the ones most likely to see long-term appreciation. In keeping with that philosophy, it manages several thematic

Can Nelson Peltz Help Bob Iger Make Disney Stock Magical Again?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750334/tourists-at-disneyland-taking-a-photo-in-front-of-sleeping-beauty-castle.jpg
Can Nelson Peltz Help Bob Iger Make Disney Stock Magical Again?

The past couple of years have been tough ones for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) investors. The secular decline of its broadcast television and cable businesses, ongoing challenges for the overall movie

A Bull Market Is Coming: 1 Beaten-Down Growth Stock You Could Regret Not Buying on the Dip: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750262/investor-stock-charts-laptop-getty.jpg
A Bull Market Is Coming: 1 Beaten-Down Growth Stock You Could Regret Not Buying on the Dip

Just when it seemed like the market was on its way to new heights, 2023 showed us it wasn't done flinging uncertainty at our expectations. This summer, the benchmark S&P 500 index climbed to within

Down 37% From Its High, Is This Stock a Screaming Buy? Wall Street Thinks So.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/748998/two-business-people-collaborate-in-an-office-with-the-mountains-of-rio-de-janeiro-in-the-background.jpg
Down 37% From Its High, Is This Stock a Screaming Buy? Wall Street Thinks So.

Over the past decade, share prices of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) have pulled back from all-time highs by 25% or more at least seven times. In six of those cases

Mobile Payments Around the World: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749660/mfm_20230930.jpg
Mobile Payments Around the World

In this podcast, Motley Fool host Mary Long and analyst Asit Sharma discuss:

To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. To get started investing

This Company Is Trying to Become the Amazon of Travel, and It Looks Like It's Working: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750087/getty-images-travel-airplane.jpeg
This Company Is Trying to Become the Amazon of Travel, and It Looks Like It's Working

There's a reason people consistently come back and shop on Amazon instead of with smaller online retailers: It's a better experience. It's that superior experience that Glenn Fogel, the CEO of

Cathie Wood Is Buying CRISPR Therapeutics Ahead of This Big Event. Should You?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750263/gettyimages-904880170.jpg
Cathie Wood Is Buying CRISPR Therapeutics Ahead of This Big Event. Should You?

Cathie Wood is known for seeking out the most innovative companies, placing big bets on them early, and holding on for the long term. This strategy has helped her flagship Ark Innovation ETF climb

1 Super Semiconductor Stock to Buy for the AI Revolution: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750080/a-digital-render-of-a-computer-chip-with-ai-inscribed-in-the-center-on-a-blue-background.jpg
1 Super Semiconductor Stock to Buy for the AI Revolution

The semiconductor industry has been a mixed bag in 2023. Companies producing chips for personal computers and gaming experienced a slowdown because consumer spending is under pressure from high

Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst -- With Your Finances: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750163/getty-finger-on-forehead-head-smart-move-savvy-good-idea.jpg
Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst -- With Your Finances

"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes." -- Zig Ziglar 

The advice above from motivational speaker Zig Ziglar isn't groundbreaking, but many might not appreciate how well

Surprise! Not Only Are the GHOST Stocks Beating the Market by a Wide Margin, But Each Has a Tantalizing Connection to AI.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749922/a-person-looking-at-graphs-and-charts-on-a-futuristic-see-through-interface.jpg
Surprise! Not Only Are the GHOST Stocks Beating the Market by a Wide Margin, But Each Has a Tantalizing Connection to AI.

The popular acronym FAANG represents some of the most disruptive and profitable stocks over the past decade:

Each of these household names has been a game-changer, and they've become synonymous with

1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That's a Screaming Buy in October, and 1 That Appears Poised to Tumble: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750221/artificial-intelligence-ai-robot-big-data-bull-market-stock-chart-getty.jpg
1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That's a Screaming Buy in October, and 1 That Appears Poised to Tumble

Over the past 30 years, Wall Street has always had a next-big-thing trend to captivate investors' attention. At the moment, no trend is garnering attention quite like the rise of artificial

3 Things About AMD That Smart Investors Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749958/group-of-three-with-laptop.jpg
3 Things About AMD That Smart Investors Know

Macroeconomic headwinds triggered a stock market sell-off in 2022 that brought shares in many of the most valuable companies crashing down, with tech stocks some of the hardest hit. Enthusiasm

1 Stock-Split AI Growth Stock to Buy Now Before It Soars 860%, According to Cathie Wood's Ark Invest: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/749934/growth-3.jpg
1 Stock-Split AI Growth Stock to Buy Now Before It Soars 860%, According to Cathie Wood's Ark Invest

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) underwent a 5-for-1 stock split in August 2020 and a 3-for-1 stock split in August 2022, a testament to its tremendous share-price appreciation in a very short time. The stock

3 Things About Taiwan Semiconductor That Smart Investors Know: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750076/pc-chips.jpg
3 Things About Taiwan Semiconductor That Smart Investors Know

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) have returned nearly 400% over the last 10 years, more than double the return of the S&P 500 index. That's even after a sharp sell-off last

These 2 $1 Trillion Stocks Could Still Climb More Than 40%, According to Wall Street: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750078/drinking-coffee-using-laptop.jpg
These 2 $1 Trillion Stocks Could Still Climb More Than 40%, According to Wall Street

It's a lot harder for a company valued at over $1 trillion to grow its share price 40% in a year than it is for a company worth just $1 billion.

Growing 40% from a $1 trillion valuation means adding

This Forecasting Tool Hasn't Been Wrong Since the 1960s, and It Offers a Very Clear Picture of What's Next for Stocks: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/750209/bear-market-stock-chart-quarter-report-financial-metrics-invest-getty.jpg
This Forecasting Tool Hasn't Been Wrong Since the 1960s, and It Offers a Very Clear Picture of What's Next for Stocks

Pardon the cliché, but the only guarantee for Wall Street in the short term is that there are no guarantees. For more than three years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI)