Anders Bylund

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Anders Bylund

The Nasdaq-100 market index holds a lot of volatile stocks. Some of its top performers seem overvalued today, while others seem to have room for further growth. The index as a whole rose 9.1% last month, outpacing the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) return of 6.3%. But what about the other end of the spectrum? Let's take a quick look at the two worst performers on the Nasdaq-100 in May 2025. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Anders Bylund

The Polkadot (DOT -4.96%) cryptocurrency is going through some pretty exciting changes these days. The Web3 Foundation's official crypto coin is becoming a distributed supercomputer, ready to provide a wide variety of apps and services. Yet, the coin price keeps falling. Should you pick up a few Polkadot coins while they're available for less than $5 apiece? I think that's a good idea, and here's why. Polkadot's big internet ambitionsFirst things first. Polkadot was designed to support a Web3 future.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Anders Bylund

"Your goal as an investor should simply be to purchase, at a rational price, a part interest in an easily understandable business whose earnings are virtually certain to be materially higher five, ten, and twenty years from now. [...] If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes." -- Warren Buffett A volatile stock market can set investors up for fantastic results. All you need is lots of patience and a bit of common sense.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Anders Bylund

Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY 15.62%) jumped as much as 19.2% on Wednesday, despite a modest earnings report. The stock had cooled down to a 15.4% gain by 1 p.m. ET. Dave & Buster's Q1 by the numbersThe restaurant and video arcade chain saw first-quarter sales fall 3.5% year over year, stopping at $567.7 million. The average Wall Street analyst had expected $573.3 million. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings fell from $1.12 to $0.76 per diluted share.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Anders Bylund

The Nasdaq 100 market index is home to many market darlings. The entire roster of "Magnificent 7" stocks is found here, setting the tone for Wall Street as a whole. It's also a volatile group, with 1-year returns ranging from a 50% price drop to a 466% gain. But wait -- there's more!The Nasdaq 100 also holds plenty of stable household names and generous dividend payers.