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Prediction: Industrial Stocks Could Take the Lead in the Next Market Cycle. Here's 1 to Watch.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848553/professional_talking_to_colleagues_in_an_office.jpg
Prediction: Industrial Stocks Could Take the Lead in the Next Market Cycle. Here's 1 to Watch.

The next market cycle is unlikely to be solely led by artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chips and software stocks alone. Instead, industrial companies that supply strategic materials, expand

Prediction: 2026 Will Be Known as the "Year of the Bubble" on Wall Street: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850235/stock-market-crash-plunge-dollar-newspaper-invest-dow-sp-500-getty.jpg
Prediction: 2026 Will Be Known as the "Year of the Bubble" on Wall Street

For three years, the stock market has provided investors with plenty of reasons to smile. When 2025 came to a close, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) had climbed by 16%, marking the third

What Investors Should Know About a Viking Therapeutics Insider's $2 Million Stock Sale: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/5a835a403d8e07011d119675ff444b39fb510d2f-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
What Investors Should Know About a Viking Therapeutics Insider's $2 Million Stock Sale

Greg Zante, the chief financial officer of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX), reported the direct sale of 57,661 shares of the biotech in multiple open-market transactions valued at $1.9 million

Robinhood Is Making Big Strides Into Prediction Markets. Here's How Increased Sports Betting Could Affect the Stock in 2026.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/847762/mobile-investing-robinhood-stocks-personal-finance-growth-1200x800-5b2df79.jpg
Robinhood Is Making Big Strides Into Prediction Markets. Here's How Increased Sports Betting Could Affect the Stock in 2026.

Crypto and stock trading have been major catalysts for Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), which helped it beat the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in 2025. Robinhood shares almost tripled that year, while the S&P

Where Will Bitcoin Be in 3 Years?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850271/gettyimages-1488104305-1200x712-1f0a38c.jpg
Where Will Bitcoin Be in 3 Years?

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is the leading cryptocurrency around the globe, attracting both crypto enthusiasts and investors looking to dip their toes into the cryptocurrency market. The digital coin's

Blue Origin's Gain Is Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Loss: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849423/artists-conception-of-a-space-launch-system-launch.jpg
Blue Origin's Gain Is Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Loss

On Dec. 22, 2025, one era ended, and a new one began.

In a terse statement, United Launch Alliance (ULA), the joint space venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), announced last

2 Ways Nvidia Will Make History in 2026 (Hint: You're Going to Want to Buy Now): https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850050/nvidia-headquarters-outside-with-black-nvidia-sign-with-nvidia-logo.jpg
2 Ways Nvidia Will Make History in 2026 (Hint: You're Going to Want to Buy Now)

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a company like no other. It has dramatically risen to become the world's largest company by market cap and is growing at a rate that no other trillion-dollar company has

Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy Dogecoin Instead?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850225/gold-coins-with-bitcoin-logo-on-them.jpg
Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy Dogecoin Instead?

During the past decade, Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) price is up an awe-inspiring 20,260% (as of Jan. 8). This crushes the stock market's performance. However, it hasn't always been a smooth. In 2025,

Applied Digital Just Solved AI's Biggest Bottleneck with Technology From the 1800s: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850254/gettyimages-1180563900.jpg
Applied Digital Just Solved AI's Biggest Bottleneck with Technology From the 1800s

Red-hot data center designer, builder, and operator Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) reported incredible growth in the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Revenue soared 250% year over year to $126.6

This Is the Average 401(k) Balance for Retirees Age 72 and Older: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/843070/getty-closeup-of-person-in-cap-facing-camera.jpg
This Is the Average 401(k) Balance for Retirees Age 72 and Older

If you're wondering how you compare to others in regard to your 401(k) account savings, especially if you're in your 70s and about to retire or are already in retirement, look to companies that

The Best Stocks to Invest $50,000 in Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850209/light-bulbs-with-dollar-sign-person-looking-up.jpg
The Best Stocks to Invest $50,000 in Right Now

The greater the amount at risk, the more due diligence is required. Most investors won't lose sleep if they lose $50. However, losing $50,000 is another story altogether.

Where can investors put

Coastal Financial Insider Sells Another $1.3 Million in Stock as Shares Rise 47%: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/5a835a403d8e07011d119675ff444b39fb510d2f-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
Coastal Financial Insider Sells Another $1.3 Million in Stock as Shares Rise 47%

Coastal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCB) CEO Eric Sprink executed open-market sales totaling 11,000 shares for approximately $1.28 million on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to a recent SEC Form

2 AI Stocks That Could Help Make You a Fortune: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849848/ai-computer-chip.jpg
2 AI Stocks That Could Help Make You a Fortune

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the best opportunities for investors in 2026. Key suppliers of hardware and data center infrastructure are seeing strong demand heading into the new year

1 Reason Now Is a Great Time to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850260/24_12_11-a-white-bull-figurine-with-green-dollar-signs-all-over-it-_mf-dload-gettyimages-1066588700-1087x800-480decc.jpg
1 Reason Now Is a Great Time to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has entered a new phase of its existence. At the end of 2025, longtime Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett handed off his job to top lieutenant, Greg

Got $500? 2 Cryptocurrencies to Buy and Hold for Decades: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850156/fist-pump-smartphone.jpg
Got $500? 2 Cryptocurrencies to Buy and Hold for Decades

During the past decade, it's hard to find two better-performing cryptocurrencies than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) or Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). In the 10-year period since January 2016, Bitcoin is up

This Social Security Spousal Benefits Rule Could Be a Big Disappointment: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849373/adults-looking-at-financial-paperwork.jpg
This Social Security Spousal Benefits Rule Could Be a Big Disappointment

If your spouse earned more money than you did over their working life, or if you didn't work enough to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, you may rely on spousal benefits to help cover

3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Wall Street Thinks Will Soar 26% or More in 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850131/solar-panels-with-engineers.jpg
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Wall Street Thinks Will Soar 26% or More in 2026

Are high dividend yields joined at the hip with low share price appreciation? That can sometimes be the case, but not always.

It's possible to find stocks that offer both juicy yields and

Should You Buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Before Jan. 15?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848984/taiwan-semiconductor-tsmc-office-with-tsmc-logo-on-side_tsmc.jpg
Should You Buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Before Jan. 15?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), the world's largest chip foundry, was a winning investment in 2025. Its share price rose 54%, and revenue hit a record high in the third quarter of

3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2026 and Hold Forever: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849863/person-paying-with-a-card.jpg
3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2026 and Hold Forever

Dividend investing isn't inherently superior to other styles, as each has its own aims and goals. However, there is something to be said about dividend stocks: Over the long run, they outperform

Forget Chip Stocks: The Best Way to Profit From AI Is This 31%-Yielding ETF: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/847714/ai-artificial-intelligence-in-circle-on-keyboard.jpg
Forget Chip Stocks: The Best Way to Profit From AI Is This 31%-Yielding ETF

Financial experts often emphasize the importance of investing. However, many Americans are not knowledgeable about individual stocks, and some are afraid of investing in them in general.

To mitigate

Looking for a REIT ETF? RWR and SCHH Offer Many Similarities -- and a Few Key Differences: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/f2894ef3e59a57033e3d12497757ed4ec0c197b2-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
Looking for a REIT ETF? RWR and SCHH Offer Many Similarities -- and a Few Key Differences

This comparison looks at two popular real estate investment trust (REIT) exchange-traded funds: the Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHH) and the State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF (NYSEMKT:RWR).

The Stock Market Is Doing Something Witnessed Only 2 Times in 153 Years -- and History Is Very Clear About What Happens in the New Year.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849646/gettyimages-904880170.jpg
The Stock Market Is Doing Something Witnessed Only 2 Times in 153 Years -- and History Is Very Clear About What Happens in the New Year.

The stock market has had quite a run over the past three years. It roared into bull territory, and that momentum has continued, with the S&P 500 delivering annual gains of 24%, 23%, and 16%

Why Wall Street Thinks Palantir Stock Will Stall in 2026 but That This AI Stock Will Soar 40%: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850102/chinese-woman-eyeglasses-stock-charts.jpg
Why Wall Street Thinks Palantir Stock Will Stall in 2026 but That This AI Stock Will Soar 40%

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) CEO Alex Karp described his company's revenue growth as "otherworldly" in a recent letter to shareholders. Even if you think that's an exaggeration, the

President Donald Trump Wanted to Make a Historic Change to Social Security in 2025. He Failed -- but This Didn't Stop Most Seniors From Winning.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849801/49029187737_d03e7f3dd3_k.jpg
President Donald Trump Wanted to Make a Historic Change to Social Security in 2025. He Failed -- but This Didn't Stop Most Seniors From Winning.

Last year was full of history-making moments for America's leading retirement program. In the year that Social Security officially celebrated its 90th anniversary, the average monthly retired-worker

3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy in January: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/850103/gettyimages-2196337356.jpg
3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy in January

The calendar has flipped over to 2026, but this is no time for a post-holiday lull. Historically, major names in the stock market have enjoyed solid gains in the first month of the year.

According