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Last year was a history-maker for Social Security. In addition to celebrating the 90th anniversary since the Social Security Act was signed into law (August 1935), the average monthly retired-worker

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are two of the most valuable companies in the world primarily because they are deeply involved in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Nvidia

If you're anything like me and grew up steeped in Star Trek, Star Wars, Mass Effect, and Warhammer 40,000, there has to be some part of you excited by the advances made in space travel in recent

You've probably heard about the importance of saving for retirement for much of your career. And you may have done your best to build a solid nest egg.

But if high living costs, stagnant wages, and

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around in some form or fashion for decades, but advances in generative AI over the past several years caused the technology to go viral. These sophisticated

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), the world's second-largest cruise line, has been a fantastic investment over the years.

In 2025, it beat the S&P 500 index, returning about 21% for the year, and

We all know that to have a reasonably comfortable retirement, we'll need to save and invest for it. And if you ask folks what they think it will take, many may reply with a simple round number: $1

You don't invest in a stablecoin. You use one.

USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC) and PayPal USD (CRYPTO: PYUSD) are both pegged to the U.S. dollar. Hold one for a year, and you'll still have one dollar

There are few stocks I'm more excited about reporting earnings than Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR). It is scheduled to report earnings on Feb. 2, and this could be a pivotal moment for the stock.

Both the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPGM) and iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) provide diversified international equity exposure, but their approaches and

Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) is an emerging cryptocurrency that is betting that the internet will need to start charging admission and checking IDs as AI agents and other bots become ever more ubiquitous

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks roared higher over the past few years as investors got excited about this technology's wide range of possibilities. From streamlining factory operations to

In 2024, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, called ads a "last resort" for businesses. Well, the parent company of ChatGPT appears to have hit this point in less than two years.

OpenAI made big news recently

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the easiest ways to invest. Instead of having to pick individual stocks, ETFs do the hard work for you, allowing investors to get exposure to a bunch of

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) has had a strong start to 2026, with its share price already up 39% as of Jan. 22. The growth is largely because of its fantastic financial results, including record

While Peter Thiel's roots are in entrepreneurship, the billionaire has become one of Wall Street's brightest minds over the last couple of decades. Thiel originally co-founded both PayPal and

With so many companies using artificial intelligence (AI), there's no shortage of AI stocks available to investors.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is an AI company that I've been loading up on, and I

Tobacco giant Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is in a difficult position. The company has long mitigated the detrimental effect of declining smoking rates on its revenue by raising product prices. Now

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) investors got plenty of positive news last year. Ripple, the company that issues XRP, finally settled its lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $125

Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) tumbled on Friday after the semiconductor giant issued a subpar sales and profit forecast and warned of supply disruptions.

By the close of trading, Intel's stock

With all the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) hype, and as the "Magnificent Seven" stocks receive much of the attention, one stock has seemingly flown under the radar: Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK).

According to an SEC filing dated January 23, 2026, Intelligence Driven Advisers, LLC reported initiating a new position in Global X Funds - Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:

Valued at over $500 billion, some may think it's a stretch to call ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) an overlooked artificial intelligence (AI) stock. But it's not a household name. By contrast, investors readily

Explore the exciting world of Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights

Artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia has grown to be the largest component of the S&P 500, as Wall Street jumps on the AI bandwagon. There's no question that AI is going to be a world-changing