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3 days ago | 
fool.com | Keith Speights |David Jagielski
Think of some of the biggest and most successful stocks on the market. Now, go back 20 or 30 years. Some of them didn't even exist that long ago. Others were only a fraction of their current size. What if you could buy potential huge winners of the future while they have relatively small market caps? Three Motley Fool contributors believe you can.
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4 days ago | 
fool.com | David Jagielski
If you want to retire a millionaire, there are many ways to do so, without having to take on significant risk. Even if you don't have a boatload of money to invest in the stock market today, simply adding to your position over time with regular monthly investments can lead to significant returns in the long run.
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5 days ago | 
fool.com | David Jagielski
As of the end of Monday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.25%) was down by 4% to start 2025. But at one point, it was down over 15%. For now, investor concerns about a bear market have eased. However, it has still been a fairly volatile start to the year. While the S&P 500 looks to be stabilizing, it has still been in negative territory in three of the first four months of the year. Is it a bad omen for market, and could it be a predictor that stocks are due for more of a decline in the months ahead?
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5 days ago | 
fool.com | David Jagielski
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.07%) has been rallying in recent days but the exchange is still off to a rough start to 2025. And given how volatile and unpredictable the market has been through the first four months of the year, investors may be hesitant to remain invested. Year to date, entering trading on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was down more than 8% since the start of the year. But as of the end of April, it was down by 9.7% -- one of its worst starts in the past 20 years.
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5 days ago | 
finance.yahoo.com | David Jagielski
The S&P 500 is off to a poor start this year, but that isn't all that uncommon over the past 25 years. A bad start in the first four months usually isn't a good sign, but it doesn't always mean that the market is doomed. Investors worried about the market can pivot to more value-oriented investments to reduce their overall risk. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › As of the end of Monday, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was down by 4% to start 2025.
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6 days ago | 
nasdaq.com | David Jagielski
The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has been rallying in recent days but the exchange is still off to a rough start to 2025. And given how volatile and unpredictable the market has been through the first four months of the year, investors may be hesitant to remain invested. Year to date, entering trading on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was down more than 8% since the start of the year. But as of the end of April, it was down by 9.7% -- one of its worst starts in the past 20 years.
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6 days ago | 
nasdaq.com | David Jagielski
As of the end of Monday, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was down by 4% to start 2025. But at one point, it was down over 15%. For now, investor concerns about a bear market have eased. However, it has still been a fairly volatile start to the year. While the S&P 500 looks to be stabilizing, it has still been in negative territory in three of the first four months of the year. Is it a bad omen for market, and could it be a predictor that stocks are due for more of a decline in the months ahead?
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6 days ago | 
fool.com.au | David Jagielski
This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), better known as just AMD, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). They have both declined around 15% thus far in 2025, which is worse than S&P 500's more modest drop of 4%.
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6 days ago | 
fool.com | David Jagielski
Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD 1.31%), better known as just AMD, and Nvidia (NVDA 0.28%). They have both declined around 15% thus far in 2025, which is worse than S&P 500's more modest drop of 4%. There's still massive potential for AI to revolutionize businesses and entire industries, but investors have been starting to scale back their positions in AI.
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6 days ago | 
nasdaq.com | David Jagielski
Has the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) stocks cooled off? Many top AI stocks are down this year, including Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), better known as just AMD, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). They have both declined around 15% thus far in 2025, which is worse than S&P 500's more modest drop of 4%. There's still massive potential for AI to revolutionize businesses and entire industries, but investors have been starting to scale back their positions in AI.
