Everyone dreams of kicking their feet up, relaxing, and watching money come in.
That's why dividend stocks are so popular: You buy shares of a company and then sit back and let the payments come to you. It's about as passive as passive income can get.
For South African investors who have seen the Rand depreciate against…
It’s been almost two years since cryptocurrency went mainstream. Back in the fall of 2017, the price of bitcoin rose over 500% in three months, as investors all suddenly became aware of the apparent future of payments and saw a flurry of headlines like: As Bitcoin Scrapes $10,000, an Investment Boom Like No Other.
But those…
The Motley Fool team have put together a great video for investors looking for new shares to put on their radar.
We all want to feel like we’re getting a deal. We coupon, we look for discount codes, and we wait for Labor Day to head to the car dealership or the mattress store.
We…
Warren Buffett is arguably the most respected investor of all time, and for good reason. In his 54-year tenure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Buffett has delivered annualized returns of over 20% for investors as of mid-2019, more than twice the pace of the S&P 500 over the same period. And he's done it without…
Investing is all about getting your money to work for you, and seemingly one of the easiest ways to do that is through dividends.
It's no surprise that investors love stocks that pay dividends. It feels pretty awesome to get a dividend payment monthly or quarterly from a company you hold in your portfolio. Simply…
Tom Gardner: At the Motley Fool, we've long been proponents of conscious capitalism. The idea of really trying to make sure that everyone that encounters your organization benefits from their relationship with your company. And that means taking a stakeholder orientation, not just being focused on shareholder outcomes as was presented by Milton Friedman many…
The continued rise of China was supposed to be one of the largest stories of the early 21st century -- a rising middle class, double digit GDP growth, and a soaring tech scene…everything seemed to be coming together to create an amazing opportunity for growth.
Fast forward a few years and things have slowed…
In 2018, global cannabis sales reached $12.2 billion and in 2019, sales should soar to $16.9 billion. Some analysts estimate that annual marijuana sales could eventually reach $166 billion. While sales likely won’t approach that figure in the next ten years, it’s still clear this opportunity is huge — and that has investors excited.
Marijuana is…
Slack has taken company communications by storm – but a lot of people still don’t really understand what it is or why investors are so interested in the business. In this video, The Motley Fool team break down Slack and explain why some think it’s the future of enterprise software.
Slack’s namesake platform is a cloud-based…
In the video-streaming game -- at least in the U.S. -- there’s Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and there’s everyone else. Yes, YouTube is an eyeball-grabbing machine -- but it’s not a profitable one. In contrast, Netflix just beat profit expectations again, even if -- as the most recent earnings report revealed -- it didn’t grow quite…
While the JSE continues to deliver an uninspired performance, international markets continue to throw up a variety of interesting opportunities.
The Motley Fool team including Financials host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP both discuss a stock that has caught their attention. This week, Frankel discusses why 8.2%-yielding hotel REIT Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE: APLE)…
Which stocks have true potential for upside this year? What industries and trends should investors be watching? Which CEOs are on the hot seat? And which stocks should investors avoid?
Aaron Bush, Matt Argersinger, Jason Moser, and Ron Gross discuss 20 potential investing opportunities in the year ahead and make some reckless predictions. Plus, The Motley…