Key Points Tech stocks have pulled back in October. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) set a record close on Oct. 6 and, as of this writing, trades around 10% below it. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT:VOO) hit its own record close that day and is about 3% under that level. Even after the…
Key Points A few weeks ago, a Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Roadster drove up a nearly vertical ramp, turned upside down, then fell — I mean, launched itself — into the air before its side thrusters kicked in, flipping the car upright and landing it on the road below. It was by far the most incredible…
Key Points Apple is the only stock in the “Magnificent Seven” to have outperformed the broader market this year. The company’s cautious approach to artificial intelligence appears to have won over investors. Its valuation, however, has become inflated, especially for a company that’s not typically known for high growth. 10 stocks we like better than…
Key Points Vanguard’s founder John Bogle believed most actively managed funds and individual stocks couldn’t beat the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the long run, so it was smarter to invest in the entire index. That’s why Bogle launched the first S&P 500 index fund 50 years ago, and why he told investors to “just…
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) is the #10 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Apple Inc also comes in above the median of analyst picks among the broader S&P 500 index…
Key Points 2026 is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean investors should ignore the remaining months. In fact, November averages the highest S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) monthly returns of any month. Now, whether this will hold in 2026 is still a mystery, but I believe there are several attractive stocks that investors should…
Key Points The Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF holds 52 of America’s most valuable growth companies. Its top four positions are Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet, which have a combined value of over $17 trillion. Artificial intelligence has been a powerful tailwind for this Vanguard ETF over the last few years, but it’s also…
Key Points Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a market-average stock this year, rising about 15.5% versus 13% for the S&P 500. Investors are used to huge outperformance, and this year hasn’t delivered that. However, I believe it could be coming in November. Nvidia reports Q3 earnings in November, likely around Nov. 18, if past earnings…
Key Points The dot-com boom and subsequent bust became painful lessons in my investing career. At the time, I saw many of my stocks make huge gains, only to lose most (or sometimes all) of their value in the subsequent downturn. That time is on my mind now when I look at the cyclically adjusted…
Key Points Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft were around 45% of the fund as of Sept. 30. Chipmakers and chip-equipment companies were more than 40% of the fund’s stock holdings. For the last 20 years, the fund’s price has gained around 16% a year. Motley Fool Issues Rare “Total Conviction” Buy Alert › Shareholders in the…