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The S&P 500's Best Stock in 2025 May Soar in 2026 as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boom Continues (Hint: Not Palantir): https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849361/bull-market-2.jpg
The S&P 500's Best Stock in 2025 May Soar in 2026 as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boom Continues (Hint: Not Palantir)

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) led the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) higher in 2025. Its share price increased 559% following its spin-off from Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) during the first quarter.

Wall Street's Ticking Time Bomb in 2026 Isn't Tariffs -- It's the Fed: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849297/jerome-powell-fomc-official-photo-federal-reserve.jpg
Wall Street's Ticking Time Bomb in 2026 Isn't Tariffs -- It's the Fed

The third year of the bull market on Wall Street didn't disappoint. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and tech stock-dependent Nasdaq

Ka-Ching! Monthly Social Security Benefits Just Increased for Retired Workers, Survivors, and Workers With Disabilities: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849261/senior-man-counting-cash-money-bills-social-security-retire-invest-inflation-cola-getty.jpg
Ka-Ching! Monthly Social Security Benefits Just Increased for Retired Workers, Survivors, and Workers With Disabilities

For many of the more than 70 million Americans who receive a monthly Social Security benefit, their payout isn't a luxury -- it's a necessity.

For 24 years, pollster Gallup has been surveying

5 Predictions for the Stock Market in 2026 -- and Which Stocks Will Soar the Most If They're Right: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849147/crystal-ball.jpg
5 Predictions for the Stock Market in 2026 -- and Which Stocks Will Soar the Most If They're Right

A year ago, I made five predictions for the stock market in 2025. Some came true (at least partially), while others didn't.

For example, I predicted agentic AI would be a big thing, and that Google

3 Financial Challenges Every Retiree Needs to Plan For: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848499/senior-man-grocery-shopping-gettyimages-1383004162.jpg
3 Financial Challenges Every Retiree Needs to Plan For

Retirement can be an exciting period of life. After many years of hard work, you're no longer chained to a desk. Rather, your weeks are yours to do what you please. That could mean exploring new

Think It's Too Late to Buy Micron Stock? Here's the 1 Reason Why There's Still Time.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/845128/micron-technology-ram-module-with-micron-logo_micron.jpg
Think It's Too Late to Buy Micron Stock? Here's the 1 Reason Why There's Still Time.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) stock exploded to new highs in the second half of 2025. The memory chip supplier looks very tempting from a valuation perspective, trading at just about 9 times this

A Once-in-a-Decade Investment Opportunity: The 3 Best AI Stocks to Buy in January 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849419/bull-market-6.jpg
A Once-in-a-Decade Investment Opportunity: The 3 Best AI Stocks to Buy in January 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to be the most transformative technology of the decade, if not all of human history. Analysts have compared the AI revolution to other major inflection points

Down 10%, Should You Buy the Dip on Palantir?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848905/gettyimages-2209596910-1.jpg
Down 10%, Should You Buy the Dip on Palantir?

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), the data analytics company revolutionizing both government and commercial businesses with its powerful artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insights, reached

Lucid Group: When Will the Dust Settle?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848997/gettyimages-1733213138-1200x675-128554e.jpg
Lucid Group: When Will the Dust Settle?

2025 was yet another lackluster year for Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID). The stock dropped 65% and heavy operating losses have persisted for the electric vehicle maker.

Although the company has some

Is This a Rare Buying Opportunity for Amazon Stock?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/845831/amazon-locker-with-package-inside.png
Is This a Rare Buying Opportunity for Amazon Stock?

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been a reliable long-term performer, but the growth stock didn't have a spectacular 2025. The growth stock only gained 5% despite strong financial results throughout the

The 5 Hottest Robinhood Stocks to Kick Off 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848858/charts-1.jpg
The 5 Hottest Robinhood Stocks to Kick Off 2026

The popular online brokerage Robinhood has given rise to a whole new generation of retail investors who are active and invested in the market, and this group has significantly more influence than it

Is Planet Labs Stock a Buy or Sell After Its Co-Founder Sold Shares Worth $1.4 Million?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/5a835a403d8e07011d119675ff444b39fb510d2f-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
Is Planet Labs Stock a Buy or Sell After Its Co-Founder Sold Shares Worth $1.4 Million?

On Dec. 26, 2025, Robert H. Schingler, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), executed an open-market sale of 73,782 shares for a total consideration of approximately

2 Genius Stocks This Billionaire Is Loading Up on for 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848031/advisor-explains-stock-investment-to-a-customer.jpg
2 Genius Stocks This Billionaire Is Loading Up on for 2026

Daniel Loeb and Third Point Management have posted an impressive track record since the company's founding in 1995. When they make moves in the market, investors should pay attention, and two stocks

Is First Advantage Stock a Buy After Onex Canada Scooped Up Shares Worth Over $3 Million?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/ad04e80951d6de292a5f59f60fce986c74bc8b4f-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
Is First Advantage Stock a Buy After Onex Canada Scooped Up Shares Worth Over $3 Million?

On November 14, 2025, Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. disclosed a buy of First Advantage (NASDAQ:FA), increasing its position value by $3,060,597 as of September 30, 2025.

According to a filing

IVV and SPYM Offer Nearly Identical S&P 500 Exposure, But Which One Is Better for Investors?: https://cdn.content.foolcdn.com/images/1umn9qeh/production/93b56fbcd074a01f33741ab9a66bb5b3e30875ca-1401x1251.png?w=1401&h=1251
IVV and SPYM Offer Nearly Identical S&P 500 Exposure, But Which One Is Better for Investors?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:SPYM) and the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:IVV) both offer broad, low-cost S&P 500 exposure, but SPYM stands out for its lower expense ratio while IVV

The Market May Be Underestimating This AI Trend, and These Stocks Are Set to Benefit: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848562/analyst_sitting_on_work_desk_with_infant_and_checking_smartphone.jpg
The Market May Be Underestimating This AI Trend, and These Stocks Are Set to Benefit

The rapid expansion of global artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is increasingly constrained not by raw compute but by bandwidth, latency, and reliability of the networking interconnects. H

Ready to Tap Your Retirement Savings in 2026? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself First.: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/848470/senior-couple-laptop-gettyimages-1492831728.jpg
Ready to Tap Your Retirement Savings in 2026? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself First.

Building a nest egg for retirement is not an easy thing. It takes decades of hard work and some sacrifices to free up the money you'll put into your IRA, 401(k), or other accounts, as well as some

3 Ways to Apply Warren Buffett's Investing Strategies to Your Own Portfolio in 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849208/buffett11-tmf.jpg
3 Ways to Apply Warren Buffett's Investing Strategies to Your Own Portfolio in 2026

Warren Buffett's strategy has proven its strength over the long term, and that's why so many investors look to the billionaire for investing inspiration. Buffett led Berkshire Hathaway to

3 Bold Oil Market Predictions for 2026: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849142/xom.jpg
3 Bold Oil Market Predictions for 2026

Crude oil prices had a down year in 2025. Brent oil, the global benchmark price, was down nearly 20% on the year, falling from the mid-$70s (and a peak above $80) to the low $60s. Increasing global

Did Alphabet Just Threaten Palantir's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lead?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849099/pltr-7.jpg
Did Alphabet Just Threaten Palantir's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lead?

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and defense operations is dominated by one specific player: data mining specialist Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). While smaller, niche

Is RH Stock a Buy as Furniture Tariff Increases Get Delayed?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849444/rh-stock.jpg
Is RH Stock a Buy as Furniture Tariff Increases Get Delayed?

The furniture industry just got a bit of breathing room on the tariff front. On Dec. 31, the White House said it would delay a planned increase in tariff rates for upholstered furniture, kitchen

Nvidia Just Made a Major Move for 2026. Time to Buy?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849312/gettyimages-613345556.jpg
Nvidia Just Made a Major Move for 2026. Time to Buy?

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) delivered top-notch performance over the past two years, with the stock climbing more than 200% over that time period. This is thanks to the company's position in the

The Best Artificial Intelligence ETF to Invest $2,000 in Right Now: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849169/young-investor-sitting-at-desk.jpg
The Best Artificial Intelligence ETF to Invest $2,000 in Right Now

Describing the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution as the best investment opportunity of a generation isn't hyperbole -- this technology truly is game changing, capable of accomplishing things

Apple CEO Tim Cook Just Loaded Up on Nike Stock. Should You?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849440/nke-stock.jpg
Apple CEO Tim Cook Just Loaded Up on Nike Stock. Should You?

When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook purchased 50,000 shares of Nike (NYSE: NKE) in late December, it got a lot of attention and even sent shares of the athletic apparel and shoe company sharply

Is Rigetti Computing a Buy in 2026?: https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/849156/gettyimages-2156615862.jpg
Is Rigetti Computing a Buy in 2026?

It's generally not a good idea to buy stocks that have recently rallied based on hype. If the stock price growth doesn't reflect an improvement in fundamental metrics like profit or cash flow, it