The party should soon be over for two ultra-popular stocks, whose shares have skyrocketed by approximately 2,000% and 2,600% since the start of 2023. For well over a century, Wall Street has been a stomping ground for wealth creation. Although getting from Point A to Point B involves everything but a straight line, no asset

The “Magnificent Seven” gets a lot of attention — and rightfully so — as its components, Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla, have all produced massive gains in recent years and life-changing gains over the long term. But if there were a Magnificent Eight, Broadcom (AVGO -2.90%) would be the most deserving

I wrote on 8th June that the best trades for the week would be: Long of the GBP/USD currency pair after a daily (New York) close above $1.3616. This did not set up. Long of Silver in USD terms. This closed 0.78% higher over the week. Long of the S&P 500 Index pair after a

This week presented a paradox that seasoned portfolio and hedge fund managers will recognize immediately: risk is rising, but price action remains oddly composed. With geopolitical tensions escalating in the Middle East, oil surging, and inflation data surprising to the downside, equity markets continued trading with a deceptive calm, masking deeper structural vulnerabilities. Behind the

Companies that succeed in tapping into massive market opportunities can lead to handsome gains for their shareholders. As an investor, ignoring the short-term noise and staying focused on the company’s opportunity will help you succeed in building wealth in the stock market. This is the key to buy-and-hold investing. Three Fool.com contributors recently selected stocks

Investing in dividend stocks is a no-brainer strategy. Over the last 50 years, dividend stocks have outperformed nonpayers by more than two to one (9.2% annualized total return, compared to 4.3%, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds). The best returns have come from companies that routinely increase their dividends (10.2% average

The euro rallied a bit during the trading week, breaking above the 1.16 level, but we have given back some of the gains after the Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian regime. This of course has people running toward safety currency such as the US dollar, so it does make sense that we have seen hesitation.