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When talking about retirement savings, most of the conversation centers around how much you set aside for retirement. This is an understandably important piece of the puzzle -- but not the whole

When it comes to the stock market, one clear benchmark gets most of the attention. That makes sense, given that it represents about 80% of the entire value of U.S. equities.

I'm talking about the

From a statistical standpoint, the stock market has thrived with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. During his first term (Jan. 20, 2017 – Jan. 20, 2021), the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial

Growth stocks helped lead the market higher for much of the past two decades. One of the hottest growth stocks of the past few years has been Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). The stock more

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe explain why they plan to keep holding Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Green Brick Partners (NYSE: GRBK) stocks for the

One of the most important sources of your retirement income is likely to be Social Security, but it might not provide as much as you expect. As of January, the average monthly benefit check was just

Sometime in 2026, Elon Musk will hold an initial public offering (IPO) for SpaceX.

We don't know precisely when the IPO will happen. But it's becoming increasingly clear that when SpaceX does IPO

Investing in high-quality dividend stocks can be a great way to generate a reliable stream of passive income. Few companies have proven the durability of their dividends over the decades more than

Three-thousand dollars is a pretty big investment to allocate to a single cryptocurrency all at once, and that means you will need to focus on buying a proven asset with enduring quality. Ethereum

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) is coming off another strong year. The global investment firm grew its distributable earnings by 11% in 2025 to a record $5.4 billion. That helped support its

Human emotions are powerful, and you have to work with them or they will get the best of you, particularly when it comes to investing. For example, the fear of missing out leads to buying overpriced

At one time, cryptocurrency was purely a short-term, speculative investment. But not any longer. Cryptocurrency investing has gone mainstream, and it's easier than ever to make crypto part of a

What's been a fantastic few years for growth stocks has come at the expense of value stocks' performance. Since early 2024, the S&P 500 Growth Index has trounced the S&P 500 Value Index. Credit the

CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) has been one of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry's biggest growth stories over the past year. The company launched its initial public offering in late March and saw

2026 started with a bang! for defense investors. The month of January saw the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency -- or DSCA, the Pentagon's personal international arms dealer -- submit no

Artificial intelligence (AI) investing should still be at the forefront of investors' minds. Although some may worry about the hyperscalers overspending on data centers for use in AI, the reality is

When it comes to cryptocurrencies with millionaire-maker potential, one name stands alone: Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

According to The Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners, there are 145,100

For my husband and me, planning for our eventual retirement has not been easy. Every time we took a step forward, something would smack us in the face. Whether it was a job loss, a brain tumor, or

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a cornerstone of the artificial intelligence (AI) trade since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT in late 2022. Shares have advanced 1,180% since early 2023, and most Wall

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has roared higher in recent years as investors identified it as one of the companies winning in this artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The company sells

Since 2019, investors have been privy to a bit of stock market history. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has gained at least 16% for three consecutive years on only three occasions spanning

The large mortgage buyer and government-sponsored entity (GSE) Federal Home Loan Mortgage (OTC: FMCC), also known as Freddie Mac, is not your typical stock. While the company is actually

Stock investing entails different strategies, but the goal remains simple. For instance, whether you pursue growth or dividend-paying stocks, you hope to make money. Of course, you have to take your

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced nearly 80% over the last three years, but the stock market and bond market recently flashed warnings not seen since the dot-com era. Those warnings suggest

There's a reason traditional 401(k)s tend to be a popular retirement savings tool. With a traditional 401(k) plan, your money goes in on a pretax basis, allowing you to shield some of your income