The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
As of market close on Dec. 12, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) indexes have gained 27% and 32% in 2024, respectively. Returns like that make it hard for investors to lose money. One of the best-performing sectors in 2024 is consumer cyclical, which has gained 32% -- putting it right on par with the returns of the Nasdaq.
Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
DECEMBER 15, 2024
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The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Finding a company that can make you a millionaire from a modest investment is rare. However, they are out there and sometimes right under investors' noses. For example, $10,000 invested in Nvidia just a decade ago is now worth an astounding $2.71 million. This makes looking for millionaire-maker stocks so much fun, as those kinds of returns are out there, even if they are rare.
A Wealth of Common Sense
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Some things I like and don’t like at the moment: I like big up years in the stock market. Last year the S&P 500 was up 26%.This year it’s up nearly 29%. Since 1928 there have only been three other instances of 25%+ returns in back-to-back years: 1935 (+47%) and 1936 (+32%) 1954 (+53%) and 1955 (+33%) 1997 (+33%) and 1998 (+28%) So what happened next?
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Shares of Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) are on the way up. Since hitting their 52-week low in August, they have skyrocketed 60% (as of the Dec. 12 close). The momentum is clearly strong with market sentiment improving. But in the past five years, this retail stock is still down 14% with a jarring 51% drop year to date. If you're thinking about investing in Five Below, here are three things you need to know before making that call.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
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Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Sanari wraps up fundraising for latest mid-market fund first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
When people refer to investing in the Nasdaq, it could mean a few different things. For some, it means investing in the Nasdaq Composite , one of the U.S. stock market's main three indexes that includes virtually every stock on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) stock exchange. For others, it means investing in the Nasdaq-100 , a subset of the Nasdaq Composite, tracking the 100 largest non-financial stocks in the index.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Africa50 takes stake in Egyptian data center business first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
As a major pharmaceutical company that is constantly innovating and developing new treatments, Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) is always providing investors with additional reasons to consider buying its stock. On the other hand, the nature of its industry means that there will often be solid new reasons to be a bit more cautious about making an investment in it.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post Camco holds 9-figure first close for renewable energy debt fund first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Getting the most you can out of Social Security can be a great goal for many retirees. The government program provides the backbone for many seniors' budgets, often supplementing private retirement savings. The average Social Security retirement benefit in November was $1,925.46. But those who do everything they can to maximize their earnings during their career could end up with a monthly check as high as $5,108 as soon as next month.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post EAAIF debt financing helps Ugandan solar project to financial close first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Like all companies, Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) will need to evolve a lot over the next three years. The days of the telehealth operator's peak hype are now firmly in the past. It's up to management to deliver good returns to the shareholders through prudent execution of its core strategy, rather than marketing alone. What will that look like in practice, and what should investors be on the lookout for?
FinSMEs
DECEMBER 15, 2024
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The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
In a year when the stock market soared 29%, primarily driven by the Magnificent Seven -- accounting for approximately 30% of the S&P 500 index -- investors may want to consider portfolio diversification. One proven long-term strategy is investing in dividend-paying stocks, which offer income and stability due to the discipline required by management to pay -- and, ideally, increase -- distributions.
Financial Times M&A
DECEMBER 15, 2024
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Wall Street is full of some of the sharpest investors in the world. Professional fund managers tend to be highly educated, hard-working, and extremely smart. So, finding a way to outperform these finance whizzes might seem impossible. But it doesn't take a highly complex trading plan to come out ahead of 98% of professional mutual fund managers over the long run.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post AIIMs fourth infra fund wins backing from Schroders Capital and BlueOrchard first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
The rise of Rumble (NASDAQ: RUM) stock has sparked investor interest in recent months. Share of the online video platform are up by almost 75% over the last year as the site grows more popular and carves a niche among small content creators and free speech advocates. Nonetheless, Rumble's 67 million monthly active viewers amount to a small fraction of the viewership of Alphabet 's YouTube, which attracts more than 2.5 billion monthly active users, according to estimates.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
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The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Passive income means earning money without doing any work. While it's true that the income comes from outside of your working wages, you have to do your homework to ensure you choose the right investments that align with your goals. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one way to go about it. You can pick ETFs that generate income while aligning with your risk and return objectives.
Africa Capital Digest
DECEMBER 15, 2024
To read this article, you must be a paid subscription member. (Current members login here) [.] The post IFC mulls commitment to Inspired Evolutions $400mln fund first appeared on Africa Capital Digest.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Since ChatGPT took the world by storm in the fall of 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly crept into many aspects of society. For instance, U.S. regulations around AI rose 56% in 2023. Now, businesses are advancing computer science to facilitate the evolution of AI. Two prominent companies in this area are quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) and semiconductor-giant Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).
Tobias Financial
DECEMBER 15, 2024
When it comes to financial planning, working with an advisor who understands both tax law and financial strategy can offer significant benefits. Financial planning is not just about setting one goal – its a continual process of making decisions that shape your financial future. Advisors who have knowledge of tax laws alongside financial planning can help avoid potential pitfalls, improve tax efficiency, and ensure each decision aligns with long-term objectives.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
I never cease to be amazed by the number of publicly traded companies that have rather mundane-looking operations yet are home to market-stomping returns. One of the many examples of this phenomenon is Oil-Dri of America (NYSE: ODC). Oil-Dri is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and marketer of sorbent minerals (clay) and related products.
The Big Picture
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: It’s Time to Break Up Big Medicine : UnitedHealth Group is not an insurer, it’s a platform. And it’s in the crosshairs as Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley propose breaking it apart, severing its pharmacy arm from the rest of the business.( BIG by Matt Stoller ) Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost les
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
It might seem intimidating to buy stocks as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hover near their all-time highs. After all, Warren Buffett told investors to be "fearful when others are greedy" -- and plenty of high-growth stocks are trading at greedy valuations. So if you plan to invest at least $50,000 in this frothy market, you should carefully seek out the market leaders that are still expanding, have wide moats, and look undervalued relative to their growth potential.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Companies can reward their shareholders by distributing some of their profits to them as dividends, and many investors like receiving them. If you're on the hunt for attractive dividend-paying stocks to buy now, you might consider Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) , which has boosted its payouts for a dozen straight years. How many shares of Domino's Pizza would you need to own to receive $1,000 in annual dividends?
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
I know; my headline makes a big promise. The "ultimate guide" to anything could be several books in length, offering deep dives into every thinkable strategy and idea. But when it comes to building durable wealth in the stock market, I'm working with a really short list of strategies proven to deliver strong results over time. You don't have to find "the next big thing" before anybody else, and you don't have to take out a second mortgage to finance your stock-buying plans.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is a household name in the healthcare industry. Consumers in America and worldwide have frequented their neighborhood pharmacies for generations. However, the company has fallen on hard times. Clumsy efforts to expand the business scuttled the balance sheet and triggered a 90% decline from the stock's high. The turnaround efforts have started.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
The Nasdaq has blasted higher over the past two years, gaining more than 43% last year and now heading for an increase of more than 33% for 2024. This is thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, as five of the benchmark's most heavily weighted stocks and several others in the top 10 operate in this high-growth area. Today's $200 billion AI market is forecast to reach more than $1 trillion by the end of the decade, meaning companies that got involved in this technology early could greatly
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
There are all sorts of exchange-traded funds (ETF) you can buy on the market. State Street pioneered the idea of the ETF when it launched the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 1993, and today, there are a plethora of ETFs, some of which track indexes with hundreds or even thousands of stocks, and others with hand-picked portfolios. ETFs offer investors broad exposure to certain trends or industries, or they can be a simple way to invest in a category or market index.
The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
December is a great time for investors to look at stocks or industries that have underperformed over the past year but that could be ripe for rebounds in the next one. One market that's showing early indicators of improvement is housing. Pending home sales increased by 2% month over month in October, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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