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3 Stocks to Avoid This Week
I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, predicting that Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK), DoorDash (NYSE: DASH), and GameStop (NYSE: GME) were going to have a challenging week. It went
Is Moderna a Smart Pick for Long-Term Investors?
There's no question that Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA) has been a big winner for investors. The biotech stock skyrocketed 434% in 2020. But can the company keep the momentum going?
In this Motley Fool
COVID Vaccine Stocks: How Strong Is BioNTech's Financial Position?
BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) has now hit the big time. Its first approved product, COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2, is on its way to quickly becoming a mega-blockbuster success for the biotech. But how strong
Gig Workers: Get Serious About Retirement With a Solo 401(k)
You may have started gig working to raise some extra cash, to explore self-employment part-time, or to improve your work-life balance. But did you know you can also use your self-employment status
2 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 4%
When it comes to buying dividend stocks, many investors look at the dividend yield. A company paying a high yield on its dividends could entice you, but before jumping in you need to make sure that
SpaceX Just Broke a World Record
On Sunday at 10:01 a.m. EST, SpaceX launched another 10 Starlink satellites into orbit, making the company's globe-spanning "internet broadband from space" satellite constellation the largest one in
Is Diamondback Energy Stock a Buy?
Oil stocks have been abysmal investments in recent years. Most have lost value, significantly underperforming the market.
However, one of the few bright spots has been Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:
3 Things Investors Need to Know About Short Squeezes
Wall Street is off to a great start in 2021, including some stocks that were under heavy scrutiny coming into this year. Investors have noticed, and are looking to climb aboard stocks they think are
How Are Your Mutual Fund and ETF Holdings Taxed?
Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF) offer many attractive benefits, including instant access to a collection of individual stocks that are managed by experts. They can be the ideal
3 Sports Betting Stocks Poised for a Bull Run
It's largely been lost in the noise of recent political rhetoric, but the United States sports betting industry is basking in the glow of November's progress. Voters in three more states agreed to
Even Shopify Can Be a Penny Stock With Fractional Shares
Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) was a clear winner from shutdown orders that shuttered businesses around the globe. In the early days of the pandemic, between March 13, 2020, and April 24, 2020, the number of
Why Bad Hires Happen, and How to Avoid Them
Morning Brew co-founder Alex Lieberman had to learn a lot on the go over the six years he spent guiding his media company from a dorm room project to a $75 million enterprise.
You can't grow that
Is Stitch Fix Stock a No-Brainer Buy?
Stitch Fix's (NASDAQ: SFIX) stock price is up over 500% since its initial public offering three years ago. The shares didn't go anywhere for a few years, but in the last few months, the stock has
Better Buy: Facebook vs. Google
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) were the two worst-performing FAANG stocks in 2020, trailing far behind Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
My Best Semiconductor Stock for 2021
It's been quite a year -- actually, quite a few years -- for the semiconductor industry. After coming out of the trade-war induced downturn of 2018, popular semiconductor ETF the VanEck Vectors
Earnings Preview: Boeing's Dismal 2020 Is Finally Over
The COVID-19 pandemic crushed many businesses last year. But few major corporations will be more eager to put 2020 in the rearview mirror than Boeing (NYSE: BA).
The combination of the 737 MAX
Raided Your Retirement Plan During Coronavirus? You Have Some Tax Decisions to Make
The 2021 tax-filing season is getting off to a delayed start. The IRS recently announced it would first begin accepting tax returns on Feb. 12, whereas the agency normally starts taking returns at
Etsy Has Quadrupled in a Year -- But Could Still Have Room to Grow
To say that Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has been a strong performer would be a big understatement. The stock has increased by more than 300% over the past year alone, and has returned nearly 3,000% for
Does the Payment Processing Industry Still Have Room to Grow?
The payment processing industry has grown dramatically over the past decade or so, as more people have adopted cashless methods of payment. Companies like Fidelity National Information Services
Successful CEO Talks Navigating A Business Through the Pandemic
2020 tested even the most battle-hardened business leaders. For the millennial founders of media company Morning Brew, it was like nothing they'd ever experienced before.
During a Jan. 16
Should You Invest in SPACs? Here's What Chamath Palihapitiya Thinks
Some view Chamath Palihapitiya as the king of SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies). He's helped create several SPACs, including Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI (NYSE: IPOF). In
Better Buy: Empire State Realty Trust vs. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
The stock market has recovered the losses of the early 2020 COVID-19 crash and then some. As of Jan. 22, the S&P 500 is up by nearly 16% over the past year. However, not all areas of the stock
Worried About Retirement? Here's How to Combat the 3 Most Common Fears
If thinking about retirement stresses you out, you're definitely not alone. A recent Transamerica survey found that nearly 95% of respondents had at least one major worry about retirement, the three
Bitcoin Is Now in a Bear Market -- Get Used to It
The last 11 months have been marked by unprecedented volatility and uncertainty for the stock market. The benchmark S&P 500 set a record for both the steepest bear market decline and quickest
3 Marijuana Stocks That Turned $10,000 Into $200,000 (or More)
Investing legend Peter Lynch coined the phrase 10-bagger to describe stocks that delivered 1,000% gains, growing an initial investment tenfold. Every investor would love to have a 10-bagger in his