Investing on Wall Street has been quite the adventure since this decade began, with all three major indexes alternating between bear and bull markets in successive years. Although the broad-based S&P 500 and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite managed respective gains of 24% and 43% in 2023, both indexes are still below their record-closing highs set more […]
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index is one percentage point from a new record high, and it’s also a percentage point from a new bull market, according to the most conservative definition. That threshold portends substantial gains. The S&P 500 returned a median of 223% during the last five bull markets, according to Vanguard. Investors […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to be this century’s most revolutionary technology trend and deliver incredible wins for investors who back the right companies. On the other hand, this exciting new technology shift is also still in its infancy, and investing in the space comes with risk. When it comes to balancing risk and delivering […]
Selecting investments that outperform can be a complicated process, but it doesn’t have to be as difficult as many folks in the finance industry make it seem. Elementary-school arithmetic is enough to see how buying dividend payers is an easy way to build a successful stock portfolio. During the 50 years between 1973 and 2022, […]
Big tech stocks went crazy in 2023 and a lot of shares are looking very expensive. But Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) is still looking like a good value for long-term investors, even after jumping 63% over the past year. In this video, Travis Hoium covers Alphabet’s trends and where investors can expect to see a lot […]
Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian explains why this dividend stock is an excellent match for passive income investors. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 10, 2024. The video was published on Jan. 12, 2024. Should you invest $1,000 in Mastercard right now? Before you buy stock in Mastercard, consider this: The Motley Fool […]
A Minnesota tribe is at the forefront of efforts to introduce a futuristic building material to the United States, with a first-of-its-kind manufacturing facility expected to be completed in April. Grist reported that the Lower Sioux, who are part of the Mdewakanton Band of Dakota, are building a 20,000-square-foot campus that will help the tribe […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions come in many different forms. Plus, there’s a whole hardware and software industry needed to support AI platforms. That’s what makes the AI investment opportunity so large, as there are many different ways to capitalize on this trend. One of my favorite ways to invest in AI is the application angle: […]
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has absolutely trounced the market since Warren Buffett took control six decades ago. Much of the conglomerate’s success has been the result of smart stock picking by Buffett — or as he would prefer to say, business picking. Not all of the stocks added to Berkshire’s portfolio have performed […]
For long-term investors, backing stocks with the potential to benefit from massive trends can be a path to incredible performance. Companies in the early stages of capitalizing on big shifts can often see big valuation swings, but those who back the right businesses at the right times open the door for market-crushing performance. Growth stocks […]
Over multiple decades, Wall Street is nothing short of a bona fide wealth creator. But when examined over shorter timelines, it can be highly unpredictable. For instance, all three major stock indexes have oscillated between bear and bull markets in successive years since this decade began. Despite outsize gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq […]
Real-time data streaming is changing the way companies use information, and it’s growing from a $60 billion market in 2022 to over $100 billion by 2025. In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall takes a deep dive into Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT), the leading provider of data streaming software and tools. *Stock prices used were […]