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This Is the Biggest Mistake Too Many Investors Make With an S&P 500 ETF The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF and comparable funds are effective tools for investors, but these funds aren't as diverse as they seem.
Advance Auto Parts vs. Caterpillar: Which Consumer Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? One trades at a bargain valuation but bleeds cash; the other generates billions yet commands a premium. The risk profiles tell opposite stories.
BYD's Bold Move Could Open It Up to New Markets. But Is the Stock a Buy? If BYD pulls off a successful launch of its Racco minicar in Japan, it'll be the latest sign that the Chinese automaker can achieve nearly anything it wants globally.
Solana Just Had a Disappointing Month. Is It Still a Buy? The historical data suggested that the coin might go on a heater of a run in July.
Boeing's 737 MAX 7 Was Supposed to Be Flying in 2019. The FAA Certified It Monday. The approval arrived seven years late. The cash it unlocks could start arriving much sooner.
Palantir Soars 27% and Caterpillar Helps Lift the Dow 800 Points What's better than a relief rally? One built on revenue growth, and Tuesday's numbers from Caterpillar and Palantir make that case today.
Why Broadcom Stock Rallied Today The semiconductor and networking specialist is gaining ground thanks to strong results from another major AI player.
Here's the Average Retirement Savings That People 75 and Older Have Left Comparing your own savings to national averages can inform your retirement planning.
History Says Investors Who Built the Most Wealth All Have This 1 Thing in Common Recognizing what you can and can't predict with any reliable consistency forces you to use an approach with clearer, higher odds.
Apple Is Down 10%. Should Investors Buy the Dip? Shares of Apple fell dramatically on disappointing revenue guidance.
Why Gartner Inc. Stock Is Soaring Today Sales came in lower than expected. Analysts don't seem to care at all.
Zebra Technologies Stock Jumped 20% Today on the Best Problem in Tech Zebra beat its own earnings guidance by nearly $2 per share and raised the full-year outlook by 13%. A memory chip shortage is the key constraint capping the financial upside in 2026.
3 Critical Mining Stocks Worth Buying Silver isn't a rare-earth metal but is a critical one for clean energy, advanced electronics, and defense. These three silver mining companies are thriving.
Amazon Crossed $3 Trillion for the First Time Monday. Another 31% Puts It in the $4 Trillion Club. Reaching the next milestone takes about a 31% climb. The current pace of profit growth would more than cover it.
Why Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Jumped Today Some of SOXL's favorite semiconductor stocks are very popular this morning.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Both Saw the Health Trend Coming. Only One of Them Actually Got Ahead of It. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are taking very different paths through the health-conscious-beverage boom, and one is pulling away in a big way.
Why Intel Stock Fell 35% Last Month Investors are increasingly concerned that AI spending won't pay off.
Cathie Wood Goes Bargain Hunting: 3 Stocks She Just Bought Ark Invest added to three existing positions on Monday, with two of them still trading for half of last year's peak.
Got $5,000? The Smartest Way to Invest in the Nuclear Boom. BWX Technologies is one of the most well-rounded plays in the nuclear market.
I Ranked Big Tech's AI Spending Four Ways. The Order Never Changed. Which big tech giants can actually sustain their AI spending? Four separate analyses kept producing the same order, and my favorite hyperscaler didn't finish first.
Why Sandisk Stock Soared Today Did Sandisk and SK Hynix just solve the HBM supply crisis?
Tesla vs SpaceX: What's the Better Growth Stock to Buy Right Now? There are some exciting growth opportunities with these stocks, but there's also no shortage of risk.
If a Bear Market Is Coming in 2026, Here's 1 ETF That History Says Has Never Let Investors Down The past 98 years of stock market history show that "VOO and chill" is a good strategy for long-term investors.
Why Micron Stock Keeps Bouncing Higher Micron stock could earn $150 a share in 2028, and is still a buy.
Laureate Education (LAUR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Enrollment growth and margin expansion drive raised full-year guidance.
CNX Resources (CNX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Management lowered guidance but projects $90M annual carbon credit run rate starting 2027.
Is Palantir Still a Buy After Proving the Bulls Right? Here's My Honest Take I made a bet on this stock before earnings, and the results just gave me exactly the validation I was hoping for.
Escalade (ESCA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Net sales grew 6% on archery and acquisitions; tariff refunds offset inflation.
Axos Financial (AX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Net interest margin rose to 4.84% as loan growth accelerated across specialty lending.
Got $100? This Is the Best Crypto ETF to Buy Right Now The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is a simple long-term bet on the crypto market.
This ETF Is Down 2.48% in 2026. Here's Why I'm Still Investing. 2026 is shaping up to be another lackluster year for bonds. But I'm sticking with this popular Vanguard bond ETF.
Is YouTube Going After Netflix? This Could Be the Biggest Sign Yet YouTube Premium will soon give consumers access to Peacock's streaming service.
Leonardo DRS (DRS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Revenue hit $913 million with 33% EBITDA growth and record backlog.
Federal Signal (FSS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Record results driven by acquisitions and strong aftermarket growth.
Carpenter Technology (CRS) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Operating income surged 34% as aerospace demand accelerated and margins soared.
SPS Commerce (SPSC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Revenue grew 6% to $198 million as AI automation drives margin expansion.
nVent Electric (NVT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript AI data center demand drives 53% revenue growth and record earnings guidance.
The Smartest Growth ETF to Buy Right Now -- and It's Up 50% in 2026 Semiconductor stocks are 20% off of their highs. That might not be a bad thing.
Huntington Ingalls (HII) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Shipbuilding revenue surged 15.7% as the company raised full-year guidance.
California Water Service (CWT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Net income jumped 34% on 16.6% revenue growth and record capital spending.
Sonic Automotive (SAH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Record gross profit and EchoPark volume surge 17% as affordability pressures mount.
Exelon (EXC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript CEO Butler discusses grid strain from PJM capacity shortfalls and battery storage strategy.
Amazon Web Services' Q2 Was Good. Google Cloud's Was Better. Here's Why It Matters. They're competitors, but they're decreasingly alike. This is going to make a difference sooner or later.
Insider Dumps 10,000 Shares of Iconic Retailer for $1.0 Million, According to Latest SEC Filing Structured under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, the sale reduces his direct holdings by 5% while he retains ~183,000 shares valued at $17.77 million.
Donnelley Financial (DFIN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Software revenue hit record levels as capital markets activity rebounded.
Investors Are Overlooking 1 Catalyst That Could Drive Billions in Profits at Ford and GM Ford and General Motors have had long-standing defense businesses that investors sometimes overlook.
Greg Abel Hasn't Touched Berkshire's Energy Holdings. Is That a Signal? Greg Abel's quiet vote of confidence in Berkshire's energy holdings could be one of his most important investment signals yet.
Karooooo CEO Jose Isaias Calisto Sells 50,527 Shares for $3.2 Million Stock has surged 38% over the past year, and the CEO retains 17.8 million shares worth $1.14 billion after this modest 0.28% reduction in direct holdings.
Archer vs Joby: Which eVTOL Stock Is the Better Buy Today? These companies have some exciting growth opportunities, but their shares are down more than 35% this year.
Why the "Magnificent Seven" Trade Is Starting to Fracture, and Where You Should Invest Instead The Magnificent Seven was never a durable investment approach, destined to stop working like earlier versions of the same theme.
