Jake Lerch

3 days ago | fool.com | Jake Lerch

I love growth stocks. To me, finding an up-and-coming growth stock is one of life's greatest pleasures. That's because it's these sorts of emerging companies that can supercharge a stock portfolio -- delivering outsized returns that change lives. Let's take a closer look at two stocks I'm particularly keeping an eye on right now. 1. ToastFirst, there's Toast. (TOST -3.09%) Toast provides cloud-based restaurant technology platforms that you may have seen in one of your favorite gathering spots.

4 days ago | fool.com | Jake Lerch

After a very tough start to the year, tech sector stocks are back. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index dipped as much as 24% from highs set earlier this year. However, in recent weeks, the index has rallied significantly, erasing nearly all of those losses and pulling back to even for 2025. Given this market recovery, those looking to invest in tech stocks are now wondering what stocks are worth considering when the market is trading near all-time highs.

6 days ago | fool.com | Jake Lerch |Justin Pope |Will Healy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is this decade's most prominent investing theme so far. As AI-powered applications took the world by storm, Wall Street fell in love with AI stocks. With the AI wave far from cresting, three Motley Fool contributors take a closer look at three of their favorite AI stocks: Amazon (AMZN -0.31%), Qualcomm (QCOM -2.08%), and Nvidia (NVDA -2.85%).

1 week ago | fool.com | Justin Pope |Will Healy |Jake Lerch

The U.S. stock market has been volatile in 2025. The Nasdaq-100, which includes many of America's leading technology companies, is roughly flat year to date. However, that's not the case for all the stocks within it.

2 weeks ago | fool.com | Will Healy |Justin Pope |Jake Lerch

Investors can often simplify their investment choices by buying stock in established, wealth-building companies. Such stocks tend to offer investors more safety, and this approach is especially beneficial when a stock has not approached the end of its high-growth years. Fortunately, the market offers numerous stocks that fit this description, and many of them have achieved their growth through success in artificial intelligence (AI).