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MAY 2, 2024

This article was first published in the Spring issue of Middle Market Dealmaker , the official print publication of the Association for Corporate Growth.

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Where Will Nvidia Be in 5 Years? A Year 4 Update to My 2020 Predictions

The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2024

This article is a Year 4 update of those predictions. Here's a snippet from my March 2020 article: Nvidia dominates the market for discrete graphics processing units (GPUs) -- the key component in graphics cards for desktop computer gaming. This topic is a huge one and deserves its own article. of this market.

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This News Story Convinced Me Not to Cancel My Costco Membership

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

And then, as I researched grocery prices for another story, I ran across an article that scared me straight. The subject of each article involves which products are expected to become more expensive in 2024 and why. Another article -- this one from Gro Intelligence -- talks about the shrinking cattle herd in the U.S.

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Nvidia Seems Poised to Enter the Multibillion-Dollar Custom Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Market

The Motley Fool

MAY 13, 2024

Nvidia is reportedly forming a custom chip business unit Nvidia is forming a new business unit focused on designing custom chips for cloud computing companies and others to use for data center AI and other applications, according to a Reuters' exclusive article published in February.

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Why Nvidia Stock Is Not Like Cisco Before the Dot-Com Bubble Burst

The Motley Fool

JUNE 25, 2024

That article was in response to a good number of articles comparing the two situations. This article delves into two key quantitative differences between the two situations. Now that Nvidia stock is pulling back, more of these Cisco-Nvidia type of comparisons are probably coming. Margins: Key quantitative difference No.

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Nvidia Stock Is Like Cisco Stock Before the Dot-Com Crash? There Are Big Holes in This Theory

The Motley Fool

APRIL 7, 2024

Recently, I've spotted several article headlines warning Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) investors to be cautious because its stock's recent big run-up shares key similarities with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock's huge run-up in the 1990s before it crashed in 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst. This ecosystem includes "over 4.7

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Forget Nvidia: 1 Other Data Center Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now That Virtually No One Talks About

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Believe it or not, three years ago I published my very first article for The Motley Fool and it was about Vertiv. Even though that's been a correct thesis, little did I know that one year after my article published in November 2021, the world would be introduced to ChatGPT and AI would emerge as the next frontier in technology.

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4 Reasons You Should Stop Panicking About Retirement

The Motley Fool

MAY 15, 2024

If you find yourself looking toward retirement with more anxiety than excitement, this article is for you. Think about the last time you saw an article about retirement. Anxiety is a sneaky snake Some of us experience a little anxiety when we think about retirement finances, and who can blame us? Was it good news? Probably not.

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Why IBM Stock Topped the Market on Tuesday

The Motley Fool

MARCH 12, 2024

According to data cited in a January article by National Public Radio, in 2023, more than 260,000 positions in the industry were eliminated. This was conveyed in a brief, in-person meeting led by the company's chief communications officer, Jonathan Adashek.

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Here's Why I'm Not Buying My Next Set of Tires at Costco

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 26, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool I recently wrote an article about the Costco Tire Center, and it dawned on me that I probably need a new set of tires myself. Now, I don't want you to leave this article thinking that Costco is a rip-off, because that's not at all what I'm saying. But boy, it isn't for me.

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I Used to Think a Will Was the Best Way to Pass Down an Inheritance. Here's Why I Now Think a Living Trust Is Better.

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Estate planning isn't exactly a fun thing to think about.

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2 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy Now, as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution Powers Chip Demand

The Motley Fool

APRIL 18, 2024

So, in order to make the cut for this article, a semiconductor ETF had to have at least a three-year trading history. Both ETFs featured in this article are a good way for investors to gain exposure to the semiconductor space. It's good to see how an ETF held up in a down market, such as 2022. That left five ETFs.

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Does SoundHound AI Use Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

It's simply easier to match a hum to another hum rather than match it to an original recording," Mohajer said in an MIT Technology Review article 17 years ago. Then, you can hum or sing into your phone, allowing SoundHound's audio analysis process to match distinctive patterns of harmony and discord in the multi-track song database.

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Why Microsoft Stock Dived by Almost 4% Today

The Motley Fool

JULY 24, 2024

In a brief article published that morning and citing an unidentified "person familiar with the issue," Reuters said that there is no indication the company plans to limit CrowdStrike 's (NASDAQ: CRWD) access to Microsoft's Windows operating system. Ultimately, the shares closed the day nearly 4% lower, a worse performance than the 2.3%

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Why Amazon Stock Withered on Wednesday

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Just before market close Tuesday, CNBC published an article stating that Amazon is closing its Amazon Today service. It closed the trading day nearly 3% lower, a notably worse performance than the 1% decline of the bellwether S&P 500 index. Few tomorrows left for Amazon Today?

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If You'd Invested $10,000 in Apple Stock 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

The Motley Fool

MAY 14, 2024

In short, there's far too much to cover in a relatively short article. Obviously, a lot of factors have contributed to Apple's performance over the past five years -- including 20 quarterly earnings reports, five holiday shopping seasons, numerous new product releases, and much more.

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Why Pfizer Stock Popped Today

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2024

An activist meeting is apparently imminent Late afternoon on Tuesday, the Financial Times (FT) published an article stating that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla plans to meet that activist investor, Starboard Value. That gain well exceeded the 0.7% increase of the S&P 500 index.

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Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

The Motley Fool

APRIL 21, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. A key component of financial management is estate planning, and a living trust is a popular choice to consider when deciding how to divide up your assets for the next generation.

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Here's Why Shares in Whirlpool Zoomed Higher This Week

The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2024

The market was awash with speculation over a potential takeover bid from German industrial giant Bosch following a Reuters article on the matter. There's no secret to it. The German company is reportedly looking at bidding for Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR).

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4 Top Tech Stocks That Are Achieving the Best of Both Worlds -- Growing at Over 30% and Maintaining Profitability

The Motley Fool

MARCH 18, 2024

AppLovin The three other stocks featured in this article all have positive returns over the past year. For this article I've highlighted GAAP net income, and AppLovin has it. And indeed, it trades at a discount to some of its most comparable competitors, including Block and Toast. FOUR PS Ratio data by YCharts 4.

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Why Palo Alto Networks Stock Crashed Wednesday Morning

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Editor's note: A previous version of this article referred to a consensus analyst target of $1.65 billion for revenues. The correct figure is $1.97 The Fool regrets the error. Shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) turned sharply lower Wednesday morning, falling as much as 27%. As of 10:44 a.m. ET, the stock was still down 25.9%.

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Nvidia's 10-for-1 Split Isn't a Reason to Buy the Stock, but These 3 Reasons Are

The Motley Fool

JUNE 7, 2024

Look no further than an article in last weekend's Wall Street Journal in which a highly opinionated article proclaimed the AI revolution was "losing steam" in terms of end-user benefits. Some tech specialists believe the current AI market is overhyped and may peter out as today's boom turns up disappointing results. Others disagree.

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Why Broadcom Stock Sagged Today

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Neither that company nor Apple has yet made any official comments on the Bloomberg article. At the moment, the tech giant is the source of approximately 20% of Broadcom's total revenue.

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Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. One of the toughest financial tasks you might have to tackle in your lifetime is deciding what becomes of your assets once you're no longer around.

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Here's Why I'm Seriously Considering Using a Living Trust to Pass Inheritance to My Family

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. It's never a comfortable thing to think about estate planning. But it's an important thing to do nonetheless.

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3 Benefits of Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer.

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Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 4, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Whether you're a high-net-worth individual or an average earner with a modest estate, you deserve to have control over what happens to your assets in the event of your passing.

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Here's Why I'm Considering a Living Trust for My Family

The Motley Fool

JULY 28, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Writing a will was, frankly, one of the more depressing things I had to do as an adult. But I knew it had to be done.

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Here's Why I'm Seriously Considering Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to My Family

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. I'm usually not a lazy person when it comes to financial matters. For example, I take the time each month to review my credit report, and I check up on my investments pretty regularly.

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3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Estate planning is not an easy thing to do. For one thing, it can bring about uncomfortable feelings.

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Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Popped Today

The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Editor's note: A previous version of this article contained a wrong last name for Andres Coello. It will probably take another two to three years to find out if Scotiabank is right about AST's valuation. But our first clue as to whether it might be right will arrive this year. Should you invest $1,000 in AST SpaceMobile right now?

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3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Despite its importance, estate planning isn't the easiest process. That's the downside. The silver lining, however, is that it's a blessing to be in a position to need estate planning.

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3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Estate planning isn't typically atop everyone's to-do list, at least in terms of favorite activities.

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Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Figuring out who will inherit your assets after your passing can be a tricky and emotional process.

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3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. There are many important steps you can take in the course of your estate planning to set your loved ones up financially upon your passing.

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3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. If you have a family, you may be inclined to take certain steps to protect them financially. One of those might be buying life insurance.

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These 3 Smartphone Apps Could Raise Your Car Insurance Premiums

The Motley Fool

JUNE 19, 2024

The three apps cited in the article are: Life360: This is an app parents can use to keep track of their children's locations. GasBuddy: This helps people track gas prices at nearby gas stations and find the best deals.

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41 States That Don't Tax Social Security Benefits

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2024

A future version of this article may carry very different information, though, because some in Washington have suggested ceasing federal taxation of Social Security. (If Your "combined income" is your adjusted gross income (AGI) plus non-taxable interest, plus half of your Social Security benefits.

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Prediction: 2 Stocks That'll Be Worth More Than Apple 10 Years From Now

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2024

That said, this article is about what could happen over the next 10 years. Nvidia I have reservations about Nvidia right now. Its sky-high valuation makes it vulnerable to a nasty correction if the company's sales show any signs of slowing. And in that case, I think Nvidia is well positioned to surpass Apple.

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Automakers Are Sharing Our Driving Habits With Insurance Companies -- and It Might Cost Us

The Motley Fool

APRIL 5, 2024

The New York Times article noted that turning off these features can prevent data from being shared with insurance companies. Any app or service that provides information about your driving habits could also sell that information to a company that shares it with insurance companies. Unfortunately, it's not a perfect solution.

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Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

The Motley Fool

JULY 1, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. In the course of the next 20 years, Americans are expected to inherit an astounding $72 trillion in assets.

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3 Benefits of Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 19, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. For guidance on your personal situation, please contact a lawyer. Having the ability to pass on an inheritance to your loved ones is a beautiful thing. It's a chance to gift those you care about and add value to their life even after you're no longer here.

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Better Stock-Split Buy: Nvidia or Chipotle?

The Motley Fool

MAY 29, 2024

I know many investors get excited about them and I led off this article talking about them, but they're practically meaningless. But which is the better stock-split buy now: Nvidia or Chipotle? Forget about the stock splits First things first: Forget about the stock splits. And maybe this will entice some retail investors to buy.

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Ranked: The 3 Most Cost-Effective Types of Businesses to Start

The Motley Fool

MAY 25, 2024

With this line of work, you may be writing and editing articles and blog posts, creating marketing materials, or updating website content. Content creation Start-up cost: $0 Average annual pay: $116,615 I'll start with what I know best: creating content.

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Where Will Nvidia Be in 5 Years? A Year 4 Update to My 2020 Predictions

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This News Story Convinced Me Not to Cancel My Costco Membership

Nvidia Seems Poised to Enter the Multibillion-Dollar Custom Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chip Market

Why Nvidia Stock Is Not Like Cisco Before the Dot-Com Bubble Burst

Nvidia Stock Is Like Cisco Stock Before the Dot-Com Crash? There Are Big Holes in This Theory

Forget Nvidia: 1 Other Data Center Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist Right Now That Virtually No One Talks About

4 Reasons You Should Stop Panicking About Retirement

Why IBM Stock Topped the Market on Tuesday

Here's Why I'm Not Buying My Next Set of Tires at Costco

I Used to Think a Will Was the Best Way to Pass Down an Inheritance. Here's Why I Now Think a Living Trust Is Better.

2 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy Now, as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution Powers Chip Demand

Does SoundHound AI Use Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Why Microsoft Stock Dived by Almost 4% Today

Why Amazon Stock Withered on Wednesday

If You'd Invested $10,000 in Apple Stock 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Why Pfizer Stock Popped Today

Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

Here's Why Shares in Whirlpool Zoomed Higher This Week

4 Top Tech Stocks That Are Achieving the Best of Both Worlds -- Growing at Over 30% and Maintaining Profitability

Why Palo Alto Networks Stock Crashed Wednesday Morning

Nvidia's 10-for-1 Split Isn't a Reason to Buy the Stock, but These 3 Reasons Are

Why Broadcom Stock Sagged Today

Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

Here's Why I'm Seriously Considering Using a Living Trust to Pass Inheritance to My Family

3 Benefits of Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

Here's Why I'm Considering a Living Trust for My Family

Here's Why I'm Seriously Considering Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to My Family

3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Popped Today

3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass Inheritance to Your Family

Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

3 Reasons to Seriously Consider Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

These 3 Smartphone Apps Could Raise Your Car Insurance Premiums

41 States That Don't Tax Social Security Benefits

Prediction: 2 Stocks That'll Be Worth More Than Apple 10 Years From Now

Automakers Are Sharing Our Driving Habits With Insurance Companies -- and It Might Cost Us

Is a Living Trust Really the Best Way to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family?

3 Benefits of Using a Living Trust to Pass an Inheritance to Your Family

Better Stock-Split Buy: Nvidia or Chipotle?

Ranked: The 3 Most Cost-Effective Types of Businesses to Start

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