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Schwab Treasury ETF vs SPDR Corporate Bond ETF. Which Bond Fund Is the Better Insurance Policy for Your Portfolio? SPLB offers higher income at 5.7% yield but carries credit risk from corporate holdings. SCHQ provides safer government exposure with lower volatility.
5N Plus Stock: The Sleeper Materials Company That Gained 1,357% With solid financial performance, compelling growth prospects, and a more attractive valuation, 5N Plus could be a compelling long-term investment opportunity.
Is Arm Holdings Still a Hidden Winner of the AI Chip Race? Is Arm still an under-the-radar AI winner? Wall Street is catching on fast.
Buy the Dip: This Dividend Giant Might Be Oversold This company has increased its dividend in each of the past 26 years.
What History Says About Owning Berkshire Hathaway Through a Recession It's always a smart, disciplined holding. That doesn't mean it's always immune to sweeping headwinds.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the FOMC Just Hiked Interest Rates, and 36 Years of History Make Clear What Comes Next for Stocks The Federal Reserve has undertaken six previous rate-hiking cycles since 1990, with each yielding highly predictable results for the stock market.
Why This Unglamorous Stock Has Paid Investors for Decades Canada’s first Dividend Knight that has paid investors for decades is anything but unglamorous.
History Says This Investment Strategy Can Build a $1 Million Portfolio. Here's How. With enough time, discipline, and consistency, this strategy can get most people to the $1 million mark.
Are You Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment? 3 Things You Can Do Now. A few key moves in the coming weeks could make the process go more smoothly.
Wealthy Investors Love Private Credit: Should it Be Anywhere Near Your RRSP? Private credit looks calm and high-yield, but the extra return often reflects real credit risk and limited liquidity, which can be awkward inside an RRSP.
Is Micron's 9% Dip a Warning Sign or Buying Opportunity? Industrywide concerns about AI development affected Micron this week.
What History Reveals About Investing Through a Stock Market Crash What would have happened if you invested in the S&P 500 right before two of the worst market crashes in recent history?
Can Bitcoin Reclaim $100,000 in 2026? One Factor Could Decide Everything. If history is any guide, the Bitcoin bottom is already in, and $100,000 is within reach.
Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry Sells 2,852 Shares for $550,000 Non-discretionary sale tied to restricted stock unit vesting for tax withholding. Chaudhry retains $5.15 billion in beneficial ownership through family trusts.
Ray Dalio Just Explained Why He's Cautious on AI Stocks. Here's What He Said. Dalio made his fortune by understanding historical trends and applying that comprehension to present conditions.
Is Walt Disney Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold 47% Below Its All-Time High? While it's challenging to be bullish, this industry-leading business has positive traits investors can appreciate.
Breakfast News: The Art of Losing Less Motley Fool analysts share how to build a portfolio that gives back less ground when the market turns south.
Here's Why Walmart Won't Reclaim a $1 Trillion Market Cap Anytime Soon Walmart's fundamentals and valuation don't suggest a quick run-up to $1 trillion.
History Says You Should Know These 3 Things Before Buying Apple Stock (AAPL) The pride of Cupertino continues its winning ways, and investors are eager to jump on the bandwagon.
Social Security's Trump Bump-Driven 2027 COLA Is Shaping Up as a Good-News/Bad-News Scenario Outsize Social Security raises come with a silver lining for tens of millions of retirees, but also the potential for serious consequences.
Trump's $5,000 'Election Dividend' Won't Happen. Here Are 3 Real Ways to Save Thousands Congress is unlikely to pass a $5,000 dividend. Paying down debt, investing, and switching accounts can build thousands regardless.
Lattice Semiconductor SVP Desale Sells 4,279 Shares for $452,000 The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in February, representing routine portfolio management.
How to Buy L3Harris: A Cheap Drone Stock With an AI Kicker L3Harris's VAMPIRE rockets were already popular. And now they've got AI.
When Social Security Isn't Enough: How to Close the Gap Given the number of American seniors who live on Social Security alone, it's important to know where to turn for help.
Semiconductor Stocks to Buy and Hold Through 2030 These chipmakers trade anywhere from 6 to 33 times their expected earnings for this fiscal year or next -- and the cheapest one is the one I'd be most careful buying.
Is SoFi Technologies Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold 49% Below Its 52-Week High? The once-high-flying fintech stock has cratered, and investors are wondering what they should do.
Prediction: The Hard Times Are Ending for These 3 Leading Cryptocurrencies New tech, new governance policies, and new revenue sources are helping these coins get on to the path to recovery.
VOO vs. SPY: Is There Actually a Difference? These two S&P 500 ETFs seem interchangeable. They're not.
Planet Labs Stock Is Down 67% From Its High. Time To Buy? Investors must weigh if the stock's price is a buying opportunity.
A $10,000 Stake in Shopify Is Worth About $311,000 a Decade Later. The Business Grew Almost as Much as the Stock. The e-commerce specialist turned a decade of merchant growth into a roughly 31-fold return. But would I buy the stock today?
Prediction: Robinhood Will Pass $500 Billion in Customer Assets in 2027 Customers keep moving billions onto the platform every month. Reaching the milestone needs less help from the market than you might think.
Why Tesla's Robotaxi/Cybercab Bet Just Got Complicated. What It Means to Investors. The robotaxi/Cybercab rollout is on track, but investors need to be patient and understand there are regulatory and operational hurdles to cross.
Got $1,000? 2 No-Brainer Nuclear Stocks to Buy Right Now. Nuclear demand is rising fast, and two very different stocks offer two very different ways for investors to cash in.
Applied Materials vs. Intel: Examining Revenue Growth Trajectories of These Artificial Intelligence Companies Applied Materials has posted three consecutive quarterly gains and now generates $9.1 billion in revenue, while Intel's operating margin sits at half that of its competitor.
Sandisk Joins the S&P 100 on Monday -- the Same Day Nike Leaves It Index funds will need to buy the flash-memory specialist's stock ahead of Monday -- though maybe not much of it.
Tesla’s Robotaxi Nonevent & GPT-6 Is Here! Tesla's robotaxi event didn’t have media, investors, or Elon Musk.
Vanguard VT vs iShares IEFA: Is Global Diversification or International Exposure the Better Choice for Investors? Vanguard offers broad global exposure, while iShares focuses strictly on developed markets outside of North America. Here's how the two compare.
Better Artificial Intelligence Stock: Aehr Test Systems vs. Super Micro Computer Aehr trades at a steep premium despite recent losses, while Super Micro's valuation looks cheap relative to its growth, but both carry hidden risks.
What History Says About Insurance Stocks When Bond Yields Rise Rising bond yields can both help and hurt insurance stocks, so the latest Fed rate hike is an important development.
Why Netflix Stock Dropped Today Fewer hit shows could mean lower returns for investors.
Oil & Gas Stocks Are Back on the TSX30 After a Year on the Sidelines Oil and gas stocks have returned to the TSX30. Here’s what drove Tenaz Energy and Valeura Energy higher and what investors should watch next.
Vital Infrastructure Is a Savvy TFSA Stock Paying 7% and the Price is Right Vital Infrastructure Property is a defensive TFSA stock that gives investors high-yield income and predictable returns.
No Time for Stock Research? This 1 ETF Does the Work for You The iShares S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Fund (TSX:XIC) eliminates the need for stock picking.
Critical Minerals Are at the Centre of Canada’s Investment Push: This TSX Stock Could Win Canada wants more control of critical-mineral supply chains, and Nutrien is a way to invest in one of the most strategic ones: potash for global food production.
Olin Just Won a $788 Million Army Contract. Is Olin Stock a Buy? Even before it won this big contract, Olin stock was looking cheap enough to buy.
What the Everyday Canadian Investor Needs to Know About the Summit Canada’s $100-trillion-investor summit may sound abstract, but it points to one practical theme ordinary investors can follow: electricity infrastructure.
Canada’s Defence Push Could Unlock $500 Billion: Here’s the TSX Stock I’d Buy Defence spending is shifting toward space, data, and surveillance, and MDA Space is already landing real contracts in those areas.
Why Netskope Stock Crushed it This Week Cybersecurity and related companies were hot with investors this week, on gloomy predictions about the future of AI.
Netflix Has $27 Billion Left to Buy Back Its Own Stock -- About 8% of the Whole Company The streaming giant just bought back more stock in a single quarter than ever before. But is that a reason to own it?
How Much You Really Need in a TFSA to Make $500 a Month It takes quite a bit of money to get $500 per month in a TFSA if you invest in index funds like the iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund (TSX:XIU).
