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Here's Exactly How the 2025 Social Security COLA Affected Retirement Benefits
Social Security recipients are now seeing the 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) reflected in their monthly benefit payments. This is intended to help seniors and other Social Security recipients keep up with inflation and is based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the third quarter of 2024...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Is Nio Stock a Buy Under $5 in 2025?
Nio (NYSE: NIO) has always been an intriguing stock for investors looking to get exposure to the blossoming electric vehicle (EV) industry. The company has been a leading player in China's premium EV market, has championed battery-swap technology, and has posted months of sustained and strong delive...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
1 Huge New Reason Meme Coins Will Go Higher in 2025
Investing based on financial fundamentals is often a challenging endeavor when evaluating cryptocurrencies, especially meme coins. While it's possible to make a solid rationale for buying the main coins of popular chains like Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), developing a thesis for memes like Dogecoin (CRYPTO:...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
2 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now
Are you looking for stocks with chunky yields that won't give you sticker shock with their prices? A good place to find such securities is in the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. In order to maintain their REIT status, these companies are required to distribute at least 90% of their taxab...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
All It Takes Is $3,000 Invested in Each of These 3 Ultra-Safe Dividend Stocks to Help Generate Over $280 in Passive Income in 2025
Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »Passive income may not be at the top of one's mind when the broader indexes are posting jaw-dropping gains. But dividend-paying companies can be a perfect fi...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
3 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now
Despite two consecutive years of 20%-plus gains for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), less than 30% of all stocks actually beat the index in both 2023 and 2024 -- a record-low percentage for the past 30 years. That leaves plenty of room for cheaper stocks to "catch up" to last year's winners, which wer...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Prediction: This Hypergrowth Stock Will Finish 2025 as the World's Largest Stock -- and It's Not Nvidia
The world was introduced to Nvidia in 2024. The semiconductor company is the leading seller of computer chips for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, which are getting a huge boost in demand. Nvidia's revenue and profits have soared in the last few years, with investors getting uber-bullish o...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
1 Growth Stock Down 17% to Buy Right Now
Looking for growth? Do you also like discounts? It's rare to see a stock that offers meaningful amounts of both. But, it does happen every now and then.Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is one such name right now. Here's a closer look at why you might want to act while you can still step in at a barga...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Should I Buy IBM Stock for Its Quantum Computing Capabilities?
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has redefined itself as a cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company. Its role in fostering a hybrid cloud and its watsonx AI have again made it a company to watch in the technology space.A part of IBM that may have received less coverage is its role i...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Better Fintech Stock: Upstart vs. SoFi
Some of the newer financial technology stocks (or fintechs) have endured wide-ranging interest rates, making for a wild ride. Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) went public between 2020 and 2021 amid zero-percent interest rates intended to buoy the U.S. economy duri...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
History Says the Stock Market Is Poised to Soar in 2025. 3 Bullish Signals the S&P 500 Just Sent.
After an epic run that spanned more than two years, the stock market took a well-deserved breather to close out 2024 -- and the timing made investors nervous. After climbing to new record highs in early December, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stumbled, even missing out on the highly anticipated Sant...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Buying Nvidia Stock Looks Like a No-Brainer After This Key Event
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) released its fourth-quarter 2024 results on Jan. 16, and the semiconductor giant's results offered insight into the state of the semiconductor industry.Popularly known as TSMC, the Taiwan-based company is a semiconductor foundry that makes chips for fab...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Prediction: 1 Soaring Cryptocurrency Stock Could Plunge by 50% (or More)
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock has been on a tear lately, with a whopping 358% gain over the past 12 months alone. The company has benefited from heightened activity in the financial markets, with everything from stocks to cryptocurrencies reaching record highs over the last few months.Robin...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Warren Buffett Sold Over $134 Billion Worth of Stock in 2024, But His Most Recent $200 Million in Purchases Are Sending a Clear Message to Investors
Warren Buffett is one of the most widely respected investment managers in the world. His track record, dating all the way back to the 1950s, is hard to argue with. As the manager of Buffett Limited Partnership, he produced compound annual returns over 25% for investors. And since taking over Berkshi...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Is China Dragging Down This Dow Jones Dividend King Stock?
Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. See the 10 stocks »Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is an ultra-reliable dividend-paying company. With a diverse and global portfolio spanning several daily use product categories a...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Will President Trump's Moves in His First Week Back in Office Impact Social Security?
The 45th President of the United States is now the 47th. And he hit the ground running.President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders soon after his inauguration last Monday. Most of them were expected, tying in with his pledges during the presidential campaign and after the November ele...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Cathie Wood Says Software Is the Next Big AI Opportunity -- 2 Ark ETFs You'll Want to Buy if She's Right
Cathie Wood is the founder of Ark Investment Management, which operates several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on innovative technologies. In 2023, she predicted software companies would be the next big investment opportunity when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), saying they could gen...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
Potential Stock Splits in 2025: 2 AI Stocks Up 115% and 350% in 2 Years to Buy Now, According to Wall Street
Savvy investors are drawn to stock splits because they are often roundabout indicators of quality businesses. To elaborate, stock splits are only necessary after substantial share price appreciation, which rarely happens to bad businesses. In the past year, several artificial intelligence companies ...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
The Best High-Yield Energy Stock to Invest $200 in Right Now
If you have $200 available to invest that isn't needed for monthly bills or to pay down short-term debt, you might want to put it toward adding a few shares of Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP)(NYSE: BEPC) to your portfolio. There are multiple reasons why you might want to do this, including the high...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
3 Dividend Growth ETFs to Buy With $1,000 and Hold Forever
Do you like the idea of ever-growing dividend income, but aren't interested in keeping tabs on a portfolio of individual stocks? There's a simple solution: Own a handful of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) instead. Not only will you need fewer total holdings, but you may never need to swap these investm...The Motley Fool
Jan 26, 2025
