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This Is the Average 401(k) Balance for Ages 35 to 44
All told, retirement planning may not top your to-do list when you're in your late 30s or early 40s. But here's the deal: if you're after a comfy retirement, you want to start squirreling away funds as early as possible to lighten the load later. Need a little nudge? Checking out how your peers are ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy on the Latest Sell-Off
Warren Buffett's mentor Benjamin Graham once said, "In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine." He understood that stocks are largely driven by investor sentiment, which is inherently fickle over the near term. Graham also knew, though, that busin...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Could Buying Dutch Bros Stock Today Set You Up for Life?
When it comes to coffee stocks, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has set the bar. Even if you bought the stock early in 1995 (a couple of years after its initial public offering), you could have a gain of more than 10,000% if you still owned the stock. That's the type of return that can set you up for life....The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
History Says the Nasdaq Will Surge in 2025: 1 AI Stock to Buy Before It Does (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)
The market has gone into overdrive in 2024. Technology stocks especially so. After posting a 55% total return in 2023, the Nasdaq-100 index followed up with 27.5% total returns so far in 2024 (as of this writing). These are two of the strongest years in the index's history. Counterintuitively, momen...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Want to Buy Shares of Warren Buffett's Investment Empire Before 2024 Is Over? Consider These 5 Magnificent Vanguard ETFs That Own Berkshire Hathaway Stock.
Warren-Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is known for holding sizable stakes in public equities such as Apple, American Express, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and Chevron. But the bulk of Berkshire's value comes from its other assets, which include insurance companies, BNSF ra...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
European Debut: MINISO Unveils Its Innovative 'MINISO LAND' - A Pioneering IP-scenerio Retail Concept
MADRID, Dec. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 20, the global lifestyle brand MINISO launched its largest store in Spain, which is also the first MINISO LAND store in Europe. This new flagship store in Madrid brings the brand's IP collaborations to life in an immersive and playful setting, o...PR Newswire
Tue, Dec 24
Here Are All 44 Stocks Warren Buffett Holds for Berkshire Hathaway's $291 Billion Portfolio
There aren't too many money managers on Wall Street who command the attention of professional and everyday investors quite like Warren Buffett. Since becoming CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in the mid-1960s, the aptly named "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a jaw-dropping return o...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
3 Secrets of 401(k) Millionaires
Got a 401(k)? This employer-sponsored retirement account makes it easy to make pre-tax contributions straight from your paycheck. Your contributions lower your taxable income in the current year as you sock away money for your future self. Stick with it year after year, and your balance could snowba...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
2 Glorious Growth Stocks Down 28% and 73% You'll Wish You'd Bought on the Dip, According to Wall Street
The S&P 500 is in a raging bull market. It's up 26% in 2024, which followed a 26% gain in 2023. It hasn't delivered back-to-back annual gains that strong since 1997 and 1998 during the dot-com internet bubble. Large technology stocks like Nvidia and Apple are driving those gains. However, many tech ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Walgreens Could Be About to Make a Major Move That Has Investors Thrilled
Until recently, many Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) investors were desperately hungry for good news to boost the company's languishing stock price. On Dec. 10 they got some, in the form of a news report detailing a potential buyout deal. That gave the shares a bit of a bump, but overall, inv...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Here's Why 2025 Could Be a Big Year for AI Stock Duolingo
Language-learning company Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) priced its 2021 initial public offering (IPO) at $102 per share. It's tripled in value during the short time since.Languages have different levels of complexity, but it can take 1,000 to 2,000 hours to learn another language well. Duolingo understand...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Enterprise Software Stocks Atlassian, Asana, and Docusign Are All Suddenly Soaring. Which Is the Best Buy for 2025?
The software space has generally been a great place to look for winning stocks over the past decade or so. But some investors are unaware of many of the software stocks out there. The reason for this is that not all software is for everyday people; a lot of software is built specifically for busines...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
Should You Buy Dogecoin After Its 31% Dip?
The cryptocurrency market is on a tear this year. The value of all coins and tokens combined recently hit an all-time high of $3.8 trillion, more than quadrupling from its bear-market low point of $823 billion in 2022. But those gains have come with significant volatility, especially in the more spe...The Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
LIVE MARKETS-STOXX up, no Xmas cheer for UK homebuilders
STOXX 600 up 0.2%Half-day trading in London, ParisVistry launches another warningWall St futures edge higherWelcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.comSTOXX UP, NO XMAS CHEER FOR...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
Warren Buffett Is Ending 2024 With Even More of This Energy Stock. Should You Buy It Before 2025?
Last week, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) expanded an already-massive Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) holding that hadn't been touched in months, capitalizing on the stock's 35% pullback from April's peak that more or less aligns with crude oil's price action for the same time frame
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Tue, Dec 24
1 Vanguard Index Fund Could Turn $375 Per Month Into a $569,400 Portfolio That Pays $17,200 in Annual Dividend Income
The median weekly income for U.S. workers was $1,165 in the third quarter, which is roughly $60,500 per year, according to the Labor Department. That translates into after-tax incoThe Motley Fool
Tue, Dec 24
BUZZ-Turkey's Borusan Boru gains on announcing $68 mln investment in US
** Borusan Boru BRSAN.IS gains ~6%; among top 3 performers on Istanbul's BIST-100 .XU100 index** Pipe manufacturer announces $68 mln investment in U.S. over next two years** Looks to capitalize on benefits of local manufacturing over imported alternatives; targets 150,000 tons of additional annual v...Reuters
Tue, Dec 24
