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It may not look like much right now, but one small detail in Home Depot’s earnings report that should bode well for the beleaguered home improvement retail. We look at the company’s most recent results, whether the company’s stock looks attractive after a five year malaise, and what other companies in the housing and home improvement indsutry
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:
- Home Depot’s earnings: The good and the “meh”
- Home Depot Stock: value investment or value trap?
- Are interest rates really the problem for housing?
- Where to invest in the “coiled spring” of home equity
- Mailbag: Reinvest dividends or put the money to work elsewhere?
- Mailbag: Where to invest in green energy?
Companies discussed: HD, LOW, TREX, RKT, TFSL, BN, CSIQ, FSLR
Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman
Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The market is buying everything AI related, but that love doesn’t extend to this year’s college graduates or the localities seeing data centers go up. We discuss the pushback to AI that many in Silicon Valley didn’t see coming. Plus, we give a peak at retail earnings and the drama in Lululemon’s board room.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- AI’s unexpected local pushback

- Previewing retail earnings

- Lululemon’s drama

Companies discussed: Lululemon (LULU), Nike (NKE), Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HG), TJX Companies (TJX).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Why does having too much freedom often lead to business failures? How do strict boundaries drive innovation at companies like Pixar and Apple? How can investors use "satisficing" to make better choices in an overwhelmingly complex market? Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with David Epstein, author of Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Bette

Host: Andy Cross

Guest: David Epstein

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he age at which you file for Social Security will be one of the most important retirement-related decisions you’ll make. Robert Brokamp discusses the pros and cons of delaying with CPA and financial planner Mike Piper, the creator of Opensocialsecurity.com, a free tool that helps retirees choose the optimal age to claim benefits.

Also in this episode:
-A report from Standard & Poor’s finds that only 1 in 10 mutual funds that performed in top 25% from 2016-2020 remained in the top 25% from 2021-2025
-Home price growth has begun lagging inflation, and many cities are still below their 2022 highs
-The dividend yield on the S&P 500 hits an all-time low, falling below the previous low reached at the height of the dot-come bubble
-With the end of the school year near, your kids or grandkids are one year closer to college – now is a good time to evaluate your 529 plan and whether you’re saving enough

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EA
Guest: Mike Piper, CFA, PFS
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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A look back on what we learned from earnings season, what is hot (and what is not) in the market, and a debate over whether or not inflation can halt the rally.

Travis Hoium, Jason Moser, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- What worked (and what didn’t work) this earnings season

- What’s wrong with restaurant and apparel stocks?

- Should inflation talk worry investors?

- Plus, the stocks on our radar

Companies discussed:.  CBRS, NKE, CHRW, SBUX, DRI, CAVA, DECK, ONON, ISRG, GEH

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Jason Moser, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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If you’re making a list of the companies delivering better-than-expected earnings results this quarter, then add Cisco and Lumentum to the list. Spending on data centers and other AI infrastructure is leading both companies to soaring heights, and their valuations reflect Wall Street’s Optimism. Tyler, Matt, and Jon break down the most recent earnings results from these two AI equipment suppliers and whether they look like solid investments today.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Cisco’s blowout earnings

- What to do when a cyclical company has a new catalyst

- Lumentem’s even more impressive earnings

- Can a company with such a high valuation be worth it?

- Mailbag: What are some non-AI stock ideas for portfolio diversification.

Companies discussed: CSCO, NVDA, META, LITE, ANET, CWST, DECK, TREX, BRK.B, DIS

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Costs are going up for consumers and producers, which may not be a trend that stops anytime soon. We discuss what’s driving the increases and how it may eventually cause some shocks in a highly valued stock market today.

Travis Hoium, Tyler Crowe, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Consumer price index (CPI) surge

- Producer price index (PPI) surge

- What higher inflation means for the market

Companies discussed: Costco (COST), Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Tyler Crowe, and Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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One of Wall Street’s favorite hobbies is coming up with catchy nicknames for a group of stocks. Thanks to AI, we have a new one: The “AI 11”. Tyler, Matt, and Travis break down what’s in the AI 11 basket, whether its better to invest in baskets or individual companies, the AI Bubble, the state of athletic wear, and listener questions.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Travis Hoium discuss:

- Who’s part of the “AI 11”

- What’s better for investing in trends: single stocks or the basket approach?

- The frothy valuations among the AI 11

- ON Holdings, Under Armour, and Addidas earnings.

- What to watch in the athletic apparel industry

- Mailbag: What to make of DKNG and FLUT with the threat of prediction markets?

Companies discussed: SNDK, INTC, WDC, MU, SSLNF, AMD, MRVL, ASML, TSM, AVGO, MSFT, NVDA, AMZN, META, GOOG, NFLX, DELL, CSCO, ONON, NKE, DECK, ADDDF, LULU, UA, DKNG, FLUT, MGM, DIS, SPOT

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Travis Hoium

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Fool contributors Jon, Matt, and Rachel discuss a surprisingly good quarter for an enterprise software company before pivoting to a conversation on hot, upcoming IPOs and how investors should be thinking about managing their portfolios in light of the new exciting opportunities.

Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:

-Monday.com’s financial results for the first quarter of 2026

-The upcoming Cerebras IPO

-Mailbag: Trim my winners to raise cash or deploy new cash?

Companies discussed: Monday.com (MNDY), Cerebras, Nvidia (NVDA), OpenAI, Figma (FIG)

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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What 300-year-old investing principles still apply today? What can Teddy Roosevelt’s cattle farm disaster teach us about modern stock picking? And could you really buy real estate on the moon? In this episode, historian, investor, and author Dr. Joseph S. Moore joins the show to discuss his new book, How to Get Rich in American History. 

Host: Rich Lumulleau 

Guest: Joseph Moore 

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer 

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If you’re like most working Americans, your No. 1 strategy for accumulating enough money to retire is by contributing to a defined-contribution plan such as a 401(k), 403(b), or the federal Thrift Savings Plan. Consequently, when you retire will depend largely on how well you manage your account. Robert Brokamp provides 11 tips for making the most of your employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Also in this episode:
-The S&P 500 is near all-time highs, but small caps and international stocks are doing even better so far in 2026.
-A new study finds that retiring before 65 may accelerate cognitive decline.
-The U.S. government’s debt-to-GDP ratio is now over 100%, nearing the all-time high set after the end of World War II.

Host: Robert Brokamp
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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Elon Musk’s EV and rocket empire may be expanding into chips if recent plans to spend up to $119 billion in new chip fab facilities become reality. We discuss the implications for the industry and Musk’s companies, plus update on SaaS stocks, and what technologies have staying power for the next decade.

Travis Hoium, Dan Caplinger, and Tim Beyers discuss:

- Musk’s chip dreams

- SaaS recovery

- What technologies will survive the next decade?

- Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: Tesla (TSLA), DataDog (DDOG), Sportsradar (SRAD), MercadoLibre (MELI), DigitalOcean (DOCN), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Intel (INTC), AMD (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Dan Caplinger, Tim Beyers

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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It takes a lot of careful thought and planning to add more semiconductor manufacturing capacity. ARM Holdings has said they’ve seen enough demand that they are getting into the manufacturing business themselves. On today’s show, we break down ARMs decision to add production capacity, how it compared to AMD’s results, Doordash’s peculiar earnings, and we dig into the mailbag.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- ARM Holdings and Advanced Micro Devices blowout earnings

- ARM’s ambitious new goal to build its own chips

- The bottlenecks to bringing on new chip capacity

- Doordash’s earnings missing guidance

- Mailbag: Why do Starbucks and Dominoes have negative shareholder equity?

- Mailbag: How will the SaaSpocalypse affect CRM and WIX?

Companies discussed: AMD, ARM, NVDA, GOOG, META, ASML, LCRX, KLAC, DASH, SBUX, DPZ, CRM, WIX

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Uber has been in the middle of the autonomy debate and recently added hotels to the mix, so we’re wondering if they can be the “everything” app built around transportation? First quarter results indicated they have the momentum to do it. We also get to results from Disney and Novo Nordisk, which had investors cheering today.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- Uber’s Q1 2026 results

- Can Uber make an “everything” app?

- Disney’s momentum and challenges

- Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 conundrum

Companies discussed: Uber (UBER), Expedia (EXPE), Disney (DIS), Novo Nordisk (NOVO).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Shopify delivered a strong earnings report, but investors were underwhelmed by guidance. We take a look at how investors should feel about the company's long-term prospects. Plus, Amazon's move into logistics caused several shipping stocks to plunge. We look at what Amazon is up to and why it is entering a new market while spending billions on data centers.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:
- Shopify’s Underwhelming Quarter
- Amazon Plans Logistics Push
- When to sell your winners
Companies discussed: SHOP, AMZN, UPS, FDX, GXO, STRL, AXON
Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman
Engineer: Kristi Waterworth
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A bevy of acquisition chatter has the Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing team digging down into what can make or break a deal. The team discusses GameStop’s proposal to buy eBay for $56 billion, a rumor regarding interest from Anthropic to buy Atlassian, and lessons from a great acquirer in Berkshire Hathaway.
Jon Quast, Rachel Warren, and Travis Hoium discuss:
-GameStop’s $100 billion market cap ambition
-The potential acquisition of eBay
-Anthropic’s rumored interest in Atlassian
-Other software companies that may be attractive targets
-Hidden gem lessons from Berkshire Hathaway
Companies discussed: GameStop (GME), eBay (EBAY), Atlassian (TEAM), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B), United Rentals (URI)
Host: Jon Quast
Guests: Travis Hoium, Rachel Warren
Engineer: Kristi Waterworth
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Where are we in the Nvidia story today? Is there an AI bubble? What’s Nvidia’s next big market? Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talks with Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World's Most Coveted Microchip. 

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Guest: Stephen Witt 

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According to the Investment Company Institute, more than 120 million individuals in the U.S. own some type of fund. After all, they may not have a choice; the most common way Americans save for retirement is through an employer plan such as a 401(k), and in most of those plans, the only investment choices are a menu of funds. Robert Brokamp and Amanda Kish discuss the factors to consider when evaluating mutual funds and ETFs.

Also in this episode:
-Interest rates are rising, bond prices are falling, and the Fed is staying put… as is Jerome Powell.
-Approximately a third of car buyers who traded in a vehicle had negative equity, and auto loan default rates are at their highest level since 2010.
-Almost half of retirees stop working sooner than expected, mostly not by choice, so factor a shorter career into your retirement calculations.
-We’re already a third through 2026, so revisit those New Year’s resolutions from January by getting caught up with our “Year Well Planned” challenge.

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EA
Guest: Amanda Kish, CFA, CFP®
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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Big tech earnings have shown that artificial intelligence has become a massive growth business for the biggest companies in the world. And it better be because they’re spending nearly $1 trillion per year on the technology, but will it pay off?

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Big tech’s AI growth

- Is the economy healthy or hanging on by a thread?

- Market predictions

- Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: Textron (TXT), Circle (CRCL), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Motley fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner stopped by today on the podcast. There, he and the team browke down the changing dynamics behind earnings from four of the Magnificent 7 companies, what to make of consumer sentiment at a 60 year low, and answering a guest question about the new competition for NVIDIA chips.

Tom, Tyler, and Jon discuss:

- The markets reaction to Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta’s earnings report

- What matters most about AI infrastructure spending

- Rising costs for the hyperscalers: fear or opportunity?

- Making sense of the lowest consumer sentiment readings of all time

- What works when everyone is miserable

- NVIDIA’s customers are building their own chips: Is this a problem

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Micron Technologies (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) Kroger (KR), Dell Technologies (DELL)

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Tom Gardner, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The flood of earnings has begun and there are some surprises to investors. Spotify, Robinhood, and SoFi all dropped after results failed to impress, but these are still solid businesses. Plus, we covered Bloom Energy’s rise and whether there’s risk in energy today.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Spotify and streaming prices and ads
- Robinhood and SoFi drop
- Bloom Energy and the AI energy bubble
Companies discussed: Spotify (SPOT), Netflix (NFLX), Robinhood (HOOD), SoFi (SOFI), Bloom Energy (BE).
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren
Engineer: Dan Boyd, Kristi Waterworth
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OpenAI reportedly missed its own growth and revenue expectations recently, and shares of Oracle and other companies with large deals with the AI giant are trading lower. In this episode, the team discuss the OpenAI news and much more.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- OpenAI's disappointing growth and what it means for tech investors

- Whether OpenAI and its rivals will be able to scale to profitability anytime soon

- General Motors' latest earnings and why Matt is such a big believer

- Whether investors should take the time to vote their shares

Companies discussed: ORCL, CRWV, GM, F, GOOGL, GOOG

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineers: Kristi Waterworth, Dan Boyd

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Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:

-Financial results from Domino’s Pizza and what it tells us about the economy

-Microsoft and OpenAI modify the terms of their partnership

-Qualcomm gets a boost from reported plans for an AI-native phone

-Mailbag: Why is the stock price not matching the business results?

Companies discussed: Domino’s Pizza (DPZ), OpenAI, Microsoft (MSFT), Qualcomm (QCOM), Nike (NKE), Unity (U)

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Morgan Housel is the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money, Same As Ever, and The Art of Spending Money. At our recent Motley Fool member event, Senior Vice-President of Rule Breakers strategy Brian Richards sat down with Morgan for a conversation about how the AI boom is intersecting with human psychology and investing. 

Host: Brian Richards

Guest: Morgan Housel 

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer

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People look forward to retirement as a time of fewer obligations, but it can also be a time of lower taxes, especially if you have money in Roth retirement accounts. However, if you earn too much money, you can’t contribute directly to a Roth IRA. But you may still have an option. Host Robert Brokamp lays out the five steps to contributing to a backdoor Roth IRA, and highlights a landmine to avoid.

Also in this episode:
-The stock market posted one of its best 10-day returns – what does history say happens next?
-A new study finds that heirs spend inheritances remarkably quickly. What are ways to leave an inheritance that won’t be squandered?
-The input costs for food companies almost doubled in March, and prices may rise even more over the next three to six months.
-Happy 50th birthday to Vanguard’s S&P 500 index fund, the first index fund available to individual investors.

Host: Robert Brokamp
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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AI is driving the market in multiple directions in 2026 and this week’s winner was Intel, who has such high demand it’s selling chips it once thought were worthless. We discuss the dynamics and get to the Jobs/Cook run at Apple, and another SaaSpocalypse.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whitemand, and Jason Moser discuss:

- The Jobs/Cook era at Apple

- Intel & AI

- SaaSpocalype 3.0

- Value or falling knife stocks

Companies discussed: Adobe (ADBE), Salesforce (CRM), Palantir (PLTR), The Trade Desk (TTD), Apple (AAPL), Servicenow (NOW), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Alphabet (GOOG).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whitemand, Jason Moser

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Earnings season is now in full swing, and we recently got a look at the latest results from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and some of the most prominent technology companies in the market. In today's episode, the team breaks down some of the key points investors need to know.
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

• The biggest surprises from Tesla's earnings report and call.
• Earnings from IBM, Texas Instruments, and GE Vernova.
• Why Progressive is down by more than 20% from the highs.

Companies discussed: TSLA, IBM, TXN, GEV, PGR
Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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SpaceX is buying another AI company, this time it’s Cursor. The space company has transformed itself into an AI company, but does this mean it can catch up to Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI? Plus, we cover Amazon’s move into GLP-1s and Meta’s new AI use case.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- SpaceX agrees to buy Cursor

- Amazon gets into GLP-1s

- Meta’s AI spyware

Companies discussed: Amazon (AMZN), Hims & Hers (HIMS), Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd, Bart Shannon

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It wasn't a complete surprise, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is stepping aside and the company's current head of hardware, Jon Ternus, will be taking the helm in September. In this episode, the team discuss Cook's legacy, the biggest challenges and opportunities for the new leader, and more.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Tim Cook and his accomplishments at Apple

- Apple's new CEO and what his biggest challenges are

- Whether the S&P 500 will include SpaceX after it goes public

- AST Spacemobil and its opportunities

Companies discussed: AAPL, ASTS, RKLB

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Serial acquirer QXO has made a transformative $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild to create the second largest player in the industry. Motley Fool analysts Jason Hall and Matt Frankel break this deal down before discussing developments with Tesla’s Robotaxis and answering a listening question about selling stocks.

Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Jason Hall discuss:

-QXO’s $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild

-Tesla’s Robotaxi expansion

-Mailbag: Did I make a mistake by selling a stock that went up?

Companies discussed: QXO (QXO), TopBuild (BLD), XPO (XPO), United Rentals (URI), Tesla (TSLA), Uber (UBER), Lyft (LYFT), Alphabet (GOOG)(GOOGL)

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jason Hall

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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We at The Motley Fool are proponents of investing in individual stocks. But does that result in betting your financial future on too few companies? In this second of a two-part conversation, Motley Fool Senior Advisor Robert Brokamp speaks with Ben Carlson about the risks of investing in individual stocks, market valuations, balancing saving for the future vs. enjoying life today, and the career advice we give our kids.

Ben is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, the writer behind the “A Wealth of Common Sense” blog, the co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast, and the author of “Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth,” which will be available on May 12. Listen to our April 18 episode for Part 1 of this conversation.

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EA
Guest: Ben Carlson, CFA
Engineers: Lauren Budabin, Bart Shannon

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We at The Motley Fool believe that investing in the stock market is the best path to long-term wealth. But it isn’t always easy to stick with stocks. In this first of a two-part conversation, Motley Fool Senior Advisor Robert Brokamp speaks with Ben Carlson about what we can learn from the Great Depression and Japan, how even the worst periods for investors eventually turn out fine over the long term, and how diversification can help.
Ben is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, the writer behind the “A Wealth of Common Sense” blog, the co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast, and the author of “Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth,” which will be available on May 12. Tune in on April 19 for Part 2 of this conversation.
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Guest: Ben Carlson, CFA
Engineers: Lauren Budabin, Bart Shannon

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As earnings season gets underway, the S&P 500 has soared past 7,000 for the first time. Our team reflects on the market’s rapid rebound as well as dissects the important financial reports we’ve received so far. Trends in digital advertising and generative AI are discussed. And the team parses news from noise in recent press releases before ending with stocks on our radar.

Jon Quast, Lou Whiteman, and Asit Sharma discuss:

- Netflix’s Q1 2026 financial results

- Broad takeaways from some big banks

- Meta Platforms catching up to Alphabet

- Alphabet catching up to OpenAI

- Blah blah blah day – news from noise

- The market’s new high – lessons we’ve learned

- Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: Netflix (NFLX), Alphabet (GOOG)(GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Charles Schwab (SCHW), JP Morgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Caterpillar (CAT), Snap (SNAP), Broadcom (AVGO), Yum! Brands (YUM), LPL Financial (LPLA), Leidos (LDOS),

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Asit Sharma

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall, Jon Quast, and Matt Frankel discuss financial news that investors should know about. On today’s show, this includes recent financial results from banking giants Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), and key "picks and shovels" providers in the semiconductor industry, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and ASML (NASDAQ:ASML). They end the show discussing three stocks they are most-looking-forward to hearing from this earnings season: Stock 1, Stock 2, and Stock 3.

Jason Hall, Jon Quast, and Matt Frankel discuss:

-Bank of America and Schwab Q1 results

-TSMC and ASML's first quarter, and the implications for AI

-3 stocks the hosts are most-looking-forward to seeing report this quarter

Companies discussed: Bank of America (BAC), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), ASML (ASML), Lyft (LYFT), Uber (UBER), Goldman Sachs (GS), Nvidia (NVDA), Toast (TOST)

Host: Jason Hall

Guests: Jon Quast, Matt Frankel

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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We dig deep into Alphabet, the tech giant that has become so much more than search. To start, we cover whether search is being disrupted and then cover the adjacent businesses like YouTube and Google Cloud that may have more power than you think. To end the show, we discuss some hidden gems in Alphabet’s portfolio that you may not realize are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- The search core

- YouTube’s scale and potential

- Google Cloud’s growth

- Hidden gems we’re excited about

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Chinese electric vehicles are quickly becoming a dominant force in the industry. Rapid growth is putting these cars on the map worldwide, but it hasn’t necessarily translated into profits. We take a listener question as a chance to dive into the Chinese Electric vehicle industry, the investability of these new vehicle manufacturers, and how it may shape or change our view of investing in the automotive industry writ large

Tyler Crowe, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Hall discuss:

- The rapid growth of Chinese electric vehicles

- The increasing competitive landscape and how it impacts the investability of the sector

- Whether the rise of Chinese EVs change the investment thesis in American automakers

- Our most attractive stocks in the automotive industry today

Companies discussed: BYDDF, GELYF, SAIC, TSLA, GM, F, GTX, RACE, ORLY

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jason Hall

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Motley Fool contributors Jon Quast, Rachel Warren, and Jason Hall discuss financial news that investors should know about. On today’s show, this includes recent financial results from investing bank Goldman Sachs as well as the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Finally, the team ends the show with a question from a listener regarding SpaceX’s upcoming IPO.
Jon Quast, Rachel Warren, and Jason Hall discuss:
-Goldman Sach’s Q1 2026 financial report
-Economic trends to watch during earnings season
-The impacts from new U.S. blockades
-A listener question about SpaceX and major stock indices
Companies discussed: Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Cheniere Energy (LNG), S&P Global (SPGI), Nasdaq (NDAQ)

Host: Jon Quast
Guests: Jason Hall, Rachel Warren
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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What if the next big breakthrough in mental health care has nothing to do with taking a daily pill? Founders of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute, Dr. Will Van Derveer and Keith Kurlander, join the show to discuss their new book, Psychedelic Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Restoring Mental Health and Reclaiming Your Life. Motley Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with the founders about the shift from a counterculture fringe movement to an FDA-backed clinical model, Big Pharma's strategy, and why the real investing opportunity lies in a $20,000 service. 

Host: Sanmeet Deo 

Guest: Will Van Derveer, Keith Kurlander 

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer 

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Perhaps, amidst all your reading and podcast-listening about personal finances, you’ve thought to yourself, “I should explore becoming a professional financial planner.” If so, this is the episode for you. Host Robert Brokamp discusses the topic with Hannah Moore, the founder of Amplified Planning, the owner and principal financial planner at Guiding Wealth, and the creator of The Externship, a summer program for aspiring financial planners and people who want to build their own financial plan.
Topics covered:
-The benefits of being a professional financial planner
-The future of the profession, especially in a world of AI
-How to start exploring the financial planning profession
-Considerations for making a career transition

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EA
Guest: Hannah Moore, CFP®, CeFT
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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The first quarter of 2026 is in the rearview mirror and earnings season begins next week. We discuss what we’re looking for along with the latest in the world of artificial intelligence at the biggest companies in the world.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Earnings season expectations

- AI’s most dangerous moment

- Is Meta back in AI?

- Home run CEOs

- Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Crocs (CROX), Target (TGT), Snap (SNAP), Apple (AAPL), Nike (NKE), Disney (DIS).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Matt Frankel, Tyler Crowe, and Jon Quast discuss:

Why software stocks are down amid AI concerns

The SaaS companies likely to be the most vulnerable

Software stocks that could win in an agentic AI world.

Companies discussed: NOW, CHGG, ADBE, TEAM, IGV, DDOG, HUBS, CNSWF, ASAN, ZS, CRWD, DUOL, CDNS, SNPS

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Anthropic has tripled revenue in the first three months of 2026, but the biggest beneficiary may be Alphabet. The company owns 14% of Anthropic and the AI startup is buying the company’s TPUs and using Google Cloud. We also discuss the rumored foldable iPhone and Delta’s earnings.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- Anthropic’s growth

- Google’s big win

- Foldable iPhones

- Delta’s earnings

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Delta Airlines (DAL).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Reading Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to shareholders is one of those calendar events. For those who haven’t had time to read it, we broke down some of the big takeaways from the letter as well as pushed back at some of the things we were less sure about. Plus, dissecting Bill Ackman’s Universal Music Group bid and answering listener questions.

Tyler Crowe, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Hall discuss:

- Jamie Dimon’s message to JPMorgan investors

- Dimon’s words of warning to the private credit market

- Whether rolling back bank regulations is the best idea

- Pershing Square bids for Universal Music Group

- Bill Ackman’s investing track record

- Listener question: Are covered call ETFs a good idea

Companies discussed: JPM, OWL, PSHZF, UMGNF, JEPQ

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Jason Hall, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Description: The Motley Fool Hidden Gems team takes a listener question about diversification, acknowledging the volatility in the stock market as well as why diversification is a winning strategy for the long term.
Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:
-Market volatility: What it is
-How bad things can get
-How diversification can help returns
-Stocks that help long-term returns
Companies discussed: Bank of America (BAC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B), Apple (AAPL), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Prologis (PLD), PepsiCo (PEP)
Got investing questions for the podcast? Email us at podcasts@fool.com
Host: Jon Quast
Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren
Engineer: Bart Shannon
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What’s the secret to out-innovating the competition? Former Tesla President Jon McNeill joins the show to discuss his new book, The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula that Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors and SpaceX. Motley Fool analyst Rachel Warren talks with McNeill about the five-step formula for achieving hypergrowth, the hidden metric every investor should track, and the AI revolution.

Host: Rachel Warren

Guest: Jon McNeill 

Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer 

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It’s Month 4 of our financial planning challenge, which we’re calling “A Year Well-Planned.” This month, Fools Robert Brokamp and Stephanie Marini discuss the different ways to invest in stocks, bonds, and cash, and the account types to consider.

Topics covered:
-The pros and cons of index funds, actively managed funds, and individual stocks
-Choosing between cash and bonds for the safer side of your portfolio
-Which types of investments should go in taxable brokerage accounts, 401(k)s, IRAs, and Roths
-Two questions to ask of each of your investments: 1) If I didn’t own it, would I buy it today, and 2) is it in the right account?
Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EA
Guest: Stephanie Marini, CFP®, CRPC®
Engineer: Bart Shannon

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Oil has soared to $110 per barrel, but hasn’t hit the economy yet. We discuss why and than get to the hottest IPO ever, SpaceX, and what the future of the space economy might look like.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Dan Caplinger discuss:

- Oil markets

- SpaceX’s $2 trillion IPO

- Our mini-portfolio

- Stocks on our radar

Companies discussed: TransDigm (TDG), Truist Financial (TFC), Rocket Lab (RKLB), QXO (QXO), Nelnet (NNI), Booking (BKNG), Moderna (MRNA), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Microsoft (MSFT), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), Alphabet (GOOG), Uber (UBER), Intuit (INTU), Workday (WDAY), Disney (DIS), Nike (NKE), McCormick (MKC) York Space Systems (YSS).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Dan Caplinger

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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On the heels of the Artemis II launch and SpaceX’s confidential filing to go public, Amazon is reportedly looking to acquire Globalstar as it works on its own satellite internet ambitions. Our analyst team also takes a look at the economy through the lens of luxury furniture retailer RH before closing the show out by answering a question from our mailbag about good investing books for beginners.

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:

- Amazon’s reported interest in Globalstar

- RH and housing trends

- Best investing books for beginners

Companies discussed: Amazon (AMZN), Globalstar (GSAT), Nike (NKE), RH (RH), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B)

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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OpenAI announced a $122 billion capital raise and the market barely blinked. But this may indicate bigger challenges ahead for the AI giant. Then we discuss Nike’s disappointing earnings and why Oracle is laying off 30,000 employees.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- OpenAI’s $122 billion capital raise

- Nike’s disappointment

- Oracle lays off 30,000

Companies discussed: Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Oracle (ORCL), Nike (NKE).

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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We’re only a couple of days into the week, but we’ve already seen some large merger & acquisition deals that could shake up the consumer goods and the food distribution industry. If that weren’t enough, the healthcare industry has its own deal announcements. Plus, mailbag questions

Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:

- Sysco’s $26 billion deal for Restaurant Depot

- McCormick’s $44 billion deal for Unilever’s food division

- The track record of major consumer brand mergers

- Eli Lilly acquiring Centessa Pharmaceuticals

- Listener question: Thoughts on Whirlpool?

Companies discussed: SYY, MKC, UL, KHC, BUD, KMB, KDP, PFGC, USFD, LLY, CNTA, WHR

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Lou Whiteman

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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