The S&P 500 is back at record highs, confirming that the current bull market began in October 2022 and continues today. Reaching that milestone reinforces confidence in the market, motivating investors to search for the stocks that will lead its upward move.
OpenAI launched its current version of ChatGPT in late 2022 and along with it came heightened investor interest in anything related to artificial intelligence (AI). Since then, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have emerged as two AI leaders, de
It wasn't long ago that investors were wondering if a publicly traded U.S.-based company would ever reach the $1 trillion threshold. But in early August 2018, Apple hit that coveted mark. Not long after that, the market saw a correction. The market sold off heavily in late 2018 o
Though we are in a bull market, some companies are failing to keep up the pace for various reasons. For instance, medical device specialist Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) encountered economic troubles recently, while fintech leader PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) dealt with s
What if you had a license to go after a multibillion-dollar market opportunity that was closed off to many of your biggest competitors? That's exactly what cloud-based data company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) believes it has.
The last four years have been a wild ride for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). Investments to support its digital-first transition have been costly. Disney's quarterly net income of $264 million is well off course from the $5.4 billion reported before the pandemic. That's why the stock i
Investors on the hunt for stocks capable of taking advantage of the artificial intelligence (AI) chip boom probably don't have Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) on their radar. However, a closer look at the company's prospects and the potential acceleration in its growth indicates that
During the last three months of 2023, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) reported better-than-expected financial results, which the market immediately cheered on right after the news. But despite strong momentum boosting the business, this fintech stock still trades 70% below its p
Although stocks are rising again, many investors have learned a harsh lesson in recent years. High valuations in the previous bull market often left investors holding the bag in the 2022 bear market when stock prices fell. This prompted investors to pay closer attention to one fa
Cannabis stocks represent a huge growth opportunity for investors. But they also come with considerable risks, as marijuana is federally banned in the U.S. Its legality in many states, however, has created a unique opportunity for investors to buy shares of businesses running sta
The energy sector is coming off a more turbulent year. Oil and gas prices were down while interest rates rose. As a result, most energy stocks slumped in 2023.
Going without health insurance at any age can be a dangerous thing. This especially holds true in retirement. That's because health problems have a tendency to arise with age. And without health coverage, you risk wiping out your nest egg to pay your expenses.
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has some big questions to answer for investors in late February when it posts its 2023 fourth-quarter results and issues its outlook for 2024. The company's growth hit a wall through most of last year, and Wall Street reacted harshly to that
In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break down why Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) and Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) are attractive investments, despite not joining the recent bull market run higher.
Many investors assume that dividend stocks are merely average investments. But over the last half-century, dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 have crushed the average stock's performance in that broad market index (9.2% average annualized return versus 7.7% for an S&P
Over the past four years, volatility has ruled the roost on Wall Street. The 127-year-old Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have traded off bear and bull markets in suc
With the stock market recently hitting new all-time highs, there are many stocks I'm worried about being richly valued. While they might eventually grow into those valuations, I'm looking for stocks that are still reasonably priced that could benefit from a multiple expansion.
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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe discuss why Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE: REXR), EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR), and Realty Income (NYSE: O) are worth owning and why, historically speaking, they're definitely buys right now.