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3 Common RMD Mistakes to Avoid If you haven't taken your 2026 RMDs yet, you definitely need to read this.
The Fed Just Hiked Rates. Here's What I'm Buying and Selling Now The Fed just made a move markets weren't fully prepared for, and it's reshaping how I'm positioning across my biggest holdings.
This Perennial Winner Is Down 20% From Its All-Time High. History Says It Can Double in the Next 5 Years. Investors who took advantage of O’Reilly Automotive's previous drawdowns to add it to their portfolios and hold on have profited handsomely.
Advanced Micro Devices vs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? AMD trades at an 80x forward P/E while TSMC commands a 45% net margin, a stark contrast that frames the growth-versus-stability trade-off.
Better Quantum Computing Stock: Nvidia vs. IonQ The GPU giant and the pure-play start-up are working together on quantum computing research.
StoneCo's 2026 Outlook: Integrated Financial Ecosystem Drives Expansion in MSMB Payments This under-the-radar fintech stock boasts a Superscore of 70 from our Hidden Gems Primary database, part of The Motley Fool's Moneyball Database system. Here's why.
Chewy vs. MercadoLibre: Steady Results vs. Rapid Revenue Growth MercadoLibre's revenue has nearly doubled over two years while Chewy has remained flat—a widening gap that raises questions about which trajectory investors should favor.
Which Dividend ETF Is Better for Income: Schwab's SCHD or Vanguard's VYM? Vanguard's lower 0.04% expense ratio and 589-stock portfolio offer broader diversification, while Schwab's 3.1% yield appeals to income-focused investors.
Can AI Upstart Lemonade Topple Berkshire Hathaway? Berkshire's 18% net margin and fortress balance sheet contrast sharply with Lemonade's AI-driven growth and negative free cash flow.
Why a Bad Inflation Report Didn't Stop the Market's Rally A hot inflation report usually spells trouble for stocks, but the market's reaction told a very different story.
Robinhood's Fastest-Growing Business Isn't Trading Stocks One of the brokerage's revenue lines grew more than 10-fold in a year. It isn't crypto, either.
Here's What Happens When You Leave $10,000 in a Checking Account Idle cash in everyday checking earns almost nothing, while a high-yield savings account can grow the same balance with no extra effort.
2 Reasons You Should Be Unhappy About CD Rates Above 4% Locking in a CD guarantees your yield, but with inflation still high, that fixed return may not stretch as far as it seems.
This Dividend Stock's Moat Is as Wide as It Gets. 3 Reasons to Buy and Hold It Forever. Short-term headwinds have created a great opportunity for investors to add consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble to their portfolios.
Michael Burry Just Bought Sprouts Farmers Market, Making It a "Full Position." Should You Follow? The "Big Short" investor is long consumer stocks under recent pressure, including the healthy grocery store chain.
3 AI Infrastructure Stocks to Watch as Data Center Spending Surges AI's next investment battleground may be outside the chip sector. See how three infrastructure leaders are positioned for the data center, power, and construction boom.
Why Vicor Stock Was Crushing it This Week The niche components maker dramatically raised its third-quarter guidance.
If I Were in My 30s, I'd Buy This Magnificent ETF and Hold It for the Next 30 Years Time is one of your most powerful allies when it comes to building a million-dollar portfolio.
$500 Invested in IonQ Now Could 10x if Quantum AI Hits by 2029 IonQ's technology makes it one of the premier quantum computing companies.
Why Okta Stock Was Rocking it This Week The company is playing a big role in a new industry alliance aimed at securing AI agents.
Should Investors Worry About Michael Burry's Big AI Stock Shorts The man behind "The Big Short" is now short Nvidia, Micron, and Palantir.
Here's Why Grail Stock Surged 55% This Week The company received a favorable vote from the FDA this week, which could open up significant adoption of its multi-cancer early detection test, Galleri.
Why Beta Technologies Stock Was Climbing This Week The company's aircraft will be used to deliver medical equipment.
Why Turning Point Brands Stock Was Sliding This Week It was an eventful set of days for the company, but not in ways investors appreciated.
There's a New Threat to the Stock Market and President Donald Trump's Economy The Federal Reserve may have thrown a monkey wrench of epic proportions into the proverbial engines that power Wall Street and the U.S. economy.
Prediction: Adobe Stock Trades Back Above $350 Before 2030 Getting back there takes roughly a 12% annualized gain -- less than the earnings growth the company is already guiding for this year.
BigBear.ai vs. Innodata: What Quarterly Revenue Trends Tell Investors About These Artificial Intelligence Companies Innodata's revenue has nearly doubled in two years while BigBear.ai has contracted, widening a gap that raises questions about competitive positioning.
Where Will Robinhood Stock Be in 5 Years? The trading platform continues to launch the finance products of the future.
Vanguard International ETF Face-Off: VXUS vs. VWO VXUS delivered 20.1% returns over one year while maintaining lower costs, but VWO's emerging-market focus offers distinct growth potential for risk-tolerant investors.
The Math Doesn't Lie: What Oklo's Stock Sales Actually Cost Investors Oklo could change the way we use nuclear energy. But getting there hasn't been cheap.
Costco Just Showed Why It's a Better Buy Than Walmart Costco delivered another strong earnings report, even as rivals like Walmart are seeing slowing revenue growth.
4 No-Brainer ETFs I'm Buying if the Stock Market Crashes in 2026 These fast-growing ETFs will likely be trading at attractive valuations after a market pullback.
Nike and McDonald's Are the Worst-Performing Dow Stocks This Year. Here's the 1 to Buy in October. The brands share a similar association as titans of American export culture, and the two stocks are struggling now.
Astera Labs vs. Marvell Technology: Which Tech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? Astera Labs boasts higher revenue growth, but customer concentration poses a risk. Marvell trades at lower multiples with broader diversification.
Why Fervo Energy Stock Is Up Today The geothermal pioneer achieved a major operational milestone.
Prediction: The S&P 500 Finishes 2027 Above 9,000. Here's the Earnings Math. The prediction needs no richer valuation -- just one more year of double-digit earnings growth after 2027.
Nova's Chief Technology Officer Dumps Nearly 4,000 Shares for $1.4 Million The CTO divested 15% of his direct holdings as the stock climbed 17% over the past year.
Is Buying Royalty Pharma Stock a Safer Way to Bet on Revolution Medicines? Revolution Medicines' stock is up 330% in a year on drug development progress; you may want to spread your bets with Royalty Pharma instead.
2 Soaring Stocks to Hold for the Next 7 Years Coca-Cola and Costco may look like obvious picks, but a closer look reveals why both could still have plenty of room to grow over the next seven years.
Forget GICs: This Dividend Stock Pays You 4% Monthly GIC rates look thin after taxes. This top Canadian dividend stock pays you each month, yields about 4%, and covers its payout with plenty of room to spare.
Here’s Why Canadian Investors Should Love Costco’s Stock as Much as Its Warehouses Costco's Q3 results and August sales show why Canadian investors may want this warehouse giant in their portfolio for the long haul.
Prediction: $5,000 Invested in Micron Today Will Be Worth This Much by 2030 Micron has already delivered huge gains. Can its AI memory boom keep going through 2030, or is the stock getting ahead of itself?
Is TJX Stock an Undervalued Stock to Buy Right Now? The treasure hunt experience is bringing customers to the company's stores.
Is UnitedHealth Stock an Undervalued Stock to Buy Right Now? The business is recovering sooner than management thought it would after the company severely underestimated its costs to serve customers in 2025.
Faraday Copper Stock Jumps 697% as Demand for Critical Minerals Heats Up Given a favourable copper-price environment, a sizeable resource base, a solid financial position, and strong backing from the Lundin family and BHP, Faraday Copper could be an attractive long-term investment opportunity.
Why I Doubled Down on Amazon Stock The accelerating in AWS growth is one reason I made the move.
