Inflation Could Hit 4.2% This Year: 3 Stocks to Buy Now to Protect Your Portfolio
The OECD’s April 2026 outlook projects U.S. inflation at 4.2%, well above the Federal Reserve’s 2.7% forecast, driven by geopolitical tensions and tariff policies. Higher inflation threatens consumer spending, prompting investors to seek assets that can preserve purchasing power. Analysts highlight three stocks—ExxonMobil, Freeport‑McMoRan, and Berkshire Hathaway—as likely to outperform in an inflationary environment due to their commodity exposure, dividend strength, and diversified cash‑rich structure. Each offers a distinct hedge against rising prices while delivering growth potential.
2 Monster Stocks to Double Up On Right Now Before They Rebound
Palantir (PLTR) and MercadoLibre (MELI) have slumped 38% and 33% from 52‑week highs, sparking talk of a buying opportunity. Both stocks have delivered multi‑digit returns over longer horizons—Palantir a 15‑bagger in three years, MercadoLibre a 15‑bagger over a decade. Analysts...
These 3 Stocks Have Crushed the Market, and the Next 10 Years Could Be Even Better
Costco, Intuitive Surgical, and Visa have delivered total returns of 671%, 250%, and 316% since 2016, far outpacing the S&P 500’s 281% gain. Despite high forward‑earnings multiples, each company possesses durable competitive advantages—Costco’s membership model, Intuitive’s da Vinci platform, and Visa’s global...
Better Bond ETF: Fidelity's FIGB Vs. IShares' IEI
Fidelity’s Investment Grade Bond ETF (FIGB) and iShares’ 3‑7 Year Treasury ETF (IEI) are pitted against each other on cost, yield and risk. FIGB carries a 0.36% expense ratio and delivers a 4.1% dividend yield, while IEI is cheaper at 0.15%...
The "Great Rotation" Out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Has Arrived. Here's What Smart Money Is Buying Instead.
Investors are pulling back from soaring AI‑related equities, fearing a bubble similar to the dot‑com crash, and are reallocating capital toward defensive dividend payers. The article spotlights three such stalwarts—Procter & Gamble, Realty Income, and Brookfield Renewable—each offering double‑digit dividend yields and long histories...
Plug Power in 5 Years: Boom, Bust, or Quietly Crushing It?
Plug Power posted a positive quarterly earnings report, but its five‑year trajectory hinges on two forces: the surge in AI‑driven data‑center electricity demand and the timeline for hydrogen fuel‑cell cost competitiveness. AI workloads could push data‑center power use from 4.3%...
How to Update Your Beneficiaries Before the April Tax Deadline -- and Why It Matters
Updating beneficiary designations while filing your April tax return lets you address two critical tasks at once: ensuring your assets pass to the intended heirs and keeping estate documents current. The article stresses that account beneficiaries—especially Payable on Death (POD)...
Will the Recent Surge in Oil Prices Lead to Higher Social Security Paychecks in 2027?
Oil prices have spiked this year, briefly topping $110 per barrel before easing to around $95 amid a fragile Iran‑U.S. cease‑fire. The Social Security Administration calculates annual cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLAs) using the CPI‑W, which includes energy costs, so higher fuel...
Customers May Not Like Netflix's Price Hikes, but Shareholders Will
Netflix raised subscription fees across its ad‑supported, standard and premium tiers, a move aimed at boosting revenue as competition intensifies. The price hike is intended to offset a projected 10 % rise in content costs by 2026, especially as the company...
The Energy Transition Isn't Dead. Here Are 2 Green Stocks Worth Buying This Month.
The recent Strait of Hormuz crisis has underscored the fragility of fossil‑fuel markets, reviving interest in the energy transition with a stronger focus on nuclear power. Constellation Energy, the United States’ largest nuclear operator, runs 21 reactors and a diversified...
Warren Buffett Owns Nearly 10% of This Company -- Should You Follow His Lead?
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns a 9.8% stake in VeriSign, the dominant .com and .net domain registrar that also runs two of the world’s 13 root servers. VeriSign posted $1.6 billion in revenue and $826 million net income in 2025, but domain‑base...
Eli Lilly Isn't Replacing Zepbound -- It's Building an Obesity Empire
Eli Lilly is building an obesity empire by adding retatrutide and the oral GLP‑1 pill Foundayo to its Zepbound franchise. Retatrutide delivered a 28.7% mean weight loss in a 68‑week Phase 3 trial, outpacing Zepbound’s 20.2% result. The company is targeting the...
The Final Frontier Is Becoming Big Business. Here Are 3 Space Stocks to Buy Now.
The global space economy, now valued at $613 billion, is set to hit $1.8 trillion by 2035, driven by rapid advances in launch services, satellite imaging, and defense contracts. Rocket Lab, the second‑most‑used U.S. launch provider, has completed 85 launches and is...
Ford Is Taking Lemons in the World's Largest Auto Market and Making Lemonade
Ford has turned a persistent loss streak in China into a profit by pivoting from domestic sales to exporting vehicles built in the country. A brutal price war, driven by a market that is now roughly 50% new‑energy vehicles, has...
Tesla Just Missed Electric Vehicle Delivery Expectations Yet Again... It Gets Worse Too
Tesla reported 358,023 electric‑vehicle deliveries in Q1 2026, falling short of the 370,000 units analysts expected. The company produced 408,300 cars, leaving a record‑size inventory of over 50,000 unsold units. Tesla also raised its 2026 capital‑expenditure target to $20 billion, largely to...
Could Investing $10,000 in IWM Make You a Millionaire?
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) has posted an 8.06% average annual return over its 26‑year history, trailing the S&P 500’s roughly 10% long‑term average. A $10,000 investment growing at that rate would reach about $1 million after 60 years, illustrating the power...
Thinking About Selling Your Bitcoin? Nearly 50% of Holders Might Be Too.
Bitcoin has fallen 43% from its October 2025 peak of $126,000, leaving roughly 47% of all coins held at a loss. Long‑term holders, defined as wallets unchanged for six months or more, now see about 30% of their holdings underwater—the deepest...
Prediction: These Will Be the 5 Largest Companies in the Stock Market by 2030
Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon currently dominate the stock market, with Nvidia now the largest at a $4.3 trillion market cap. Analysts predict AI‑centric spending will reshape the hierarchy, keeping Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet in the top five through 2030....
What Is 1 of the Best Industrial Stocks to Own for the Next 10 Years?
Cameco (CCJ) produced 164 million pounds of uranium in 2025, representing 15% of global output, and posted $3.48 billion in revenue with earnings per share jumping 237% to $1.35. The firm benefits from a low‑debt balance sheet, a 16.9% net profit margin...
Nvidia Vs. Micron: Which AI Chip Stock Has More Upside Potential?
AI’s rapid expansion has heightened demand for both GPUs and high‑bandwidth memory, creating a tightly linked market for Nvidia and Micron. Nvidia’s upcoming Vera Rubin platform promises up to 75% fewer GPUs for training and a 90% reduction in inference...
Should Investors Buy This Growth Stock Right Now?
The article questions whether Roku is a worthwhile growth investment, noting that Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor did not include the streaming platform in its latest top‑10 list. It highlights the advisory service’s historic average return of 928%, far above the...
Is This Cybersecurity Stock a Buy Right Now?
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is trading around $83.46, down 0.31% on April 4, 2026. The company has delivered double‑digit revenue growth and improving operating margins thanks to its security‑fabric platform. While cybersecurity stocks face short‑term pressure, the sector’s long‑term growth is driven by...
Better Datacenter Stock: CoreWeave Stock or Nebius Stock?
The article compares two high‑growth datacenter stocks, Nebius Group (NBIS) and CoreWeave (CRWV), noting Nebius rose 6.46% to $124.98 while CoreWeave gained 4.29% to $88.90. It highlights that Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor did not include Nebius among its current top‑10...
Should Investors Buy ServiceNow Stock Instead of Snowflake Stock?
Investors are weighing ServiceNow (NOW) against Snowflake (SNOW) as growth‑stock options. ServiceNow closed at $97.40, down 3.13%, and was omitted from Motley Fool Stock Advisor’s latest top‑10 list, while Snowflake edged up 0.5% to $149.99. The Stock Advisor team boasts...
Why ImmunityBio Stock Slumped on Monday
ImmunityBio (NASDAQ: IBRX) saw its stock dip after the FDA sent a warning letter accusing the company of false or misleading promotion of its bladder‑cancer drug Anktiva. The regulator flagged a TV advertisement and a provocative podcast episode, prompting ImmunityBio...
Celsius Holdings Has Dropped 25% This Year. Generational Opportunity or Falling Knife?
Celsius Holdings, after a decade of delivering roughly 47% annualized returns, has slipped about 25% this year and sits near its 52‑week low. The decline followed its Q4 2025 earnings release, even though revenue jumped 117% year‑over‑year to $722 million, driven...
Peloton Is Moving in the Right Direction, But It Still Has to Solve This 1 Problem
Peloton posted stronger margins and a smaller per‑share loss in fiscal 2025, and those improvements carried into the first half of fiscal 2026. However, its paid subscriber base shrank 11% in FY2025 and keeps declining, threatening the annuity‑like revenue that...
The Market Is Down -- Here's Which Stock Between Amazon and MercadoLibre to Buy First
Amazon (AMZN) and MercadoLibre (MELI) have both slipped sharply from recent highs, with Amazon off about 16% and MercadoLibre down roughly 34%. Amazon leverages its massive e‑commerce platform and the world‑leading AWS cloud business, trading at an unusually low 30‑times...
McDonald's or Domino's: One of These Is a Screaming Buy Right Now
Fast‑food stocks have diverged as inflation pressures persist. McDonald’s posted a 10% revenue jump and solid same‑store sales growth in Q4 2025, yet its share price barely moved, delivering only 5.4% annual return. Domino’s, while down 1% in 2025, showed...
UnitedHealth Stock Analysis: Generational Buying Opportunity or a Falling Knife to Avoid?
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) posted a modest 1.2% gain, trading at $277.28, but the stock has lagged investor expectations over the past year. Management admitted it underestimated 2025 service‑costs, creating a short‑term earnings gap. The Motley Fool’s Stock Advisor did not...
Forget Tilray: This Boring Dividend Beast Is a Much Savvier Play
Altria Group (MO) remains a cash‑generating dividend powerhouse, delivering over 6% yield while posting more than $20 billion in annual revenue. The tobacco giant has diversified into the recreational cannabis market through a roughly $1.8 billion stake in Cronos, now about 41%...
The Future of Warfare Is Drones. This Defense Stock Is Perfectly Positioned to Benefit.
The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz underscored the strategic need for subsea superiority, prompting governments to boost spending on underwater drones. Kraken Robotics, a Canadian maker of high‑density batteries for these drones, landed a $24 million order and a...
Could Investing $10,000 in SPYM Make You a Millionaire?
The State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) has posted an average 10‑year return of 15.5% while charging a razor‑thin 0.02% expense ratio. Since its launch in 2005 the fund has generated roughly 11% annualized gains, outpacing the broader market’s...
Is This Healthcare Stock Undervalued Relative to Its Growth Potential?
Oscar Health, a technology‑focused health insurer, has accelerated its ACA marketplace share, reaching 3.4 million members by the end of 2026. The company projects revenue near $19 billion and operating income between $250 million and $450 million, yet its stock trades around $11.92, valuing...
2 Healthcare Dividend Stocks to Buy as the Tech-Heavy Nasdaq Dips Below Correction Territory
The Nasdaq’s recent dip into correction territory has renewed focus on defensive, dividend‑paying healthcare stocks. Analysts highlight AbbVie and Amgen as attractive options, citing strong product pipelines, robust margins, and yields above 2.7%. AbbVie’s immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq are...
Why Micron Stock Is Falling Today
Micron Technology’s shares slipped 1.8% to $364.28 after President Donald Trump’s comments on a potential escalation in the U.S.–Iran conflict, triggering broader tech‑sector weakness. The stock fell as much as 7.5% early in the session before partially recovering on news...
GE Vernova Vs. First Solar: Oil Above $100 Just Changed Everything for This Trade
Oil prices breaking $100 per barrel in March 2026 have shifted energy markets toward reliability and security. GE Vernova, with a $200 billion equipment backlog and an $85 billion services backlog, is positioned to benefit from this trend. In contrast, First Solar’s...
1 Multibagger Investment Opportunity I'm Eyeing in April
Nebius Group, a neocloud AI infrastructure provider, announced a strategic partnership with Nvidia that gives it early access to the latest GPU technology. The company reported explosive Q4 growth, with total revenue up 547% and its AI segment soaring 802%,...
Why XRP Is Falling Today
XRP fell 4.3% on Thursday, trading at $1.30, as investors reacted to President Donald Trump’s remarks on an escalating Iran conflict. The broader crypto market also slipped, with Bitcoin down 2.6% and Ethereum down 3.2%. XRP’s market capitalisation now hovers...
Stagflation Fears Are Back: These 3 Stocks Can Help You Ride Out the Storm
Search interest in “stagflation 2026” has surged 650% as the U.S. economy shows signs of stagnation and rising inflation, highlighted by a 92,000‑job loss in February and a 40% recession probability. Analysts point to oil price spikes as the likely...
Social Security's 2.8% COLA Is Here -- but Medicare Already Took Some of It Back
Social Security delivered a 2.8% cost‑of‑living adjustment on Jan. 1, raising monthly benefits by roughly $56 for a typical $2,000 recipient. At the same time, Medicare Part B premiums jumped $17.90 to $202.90, and other Medicare costs also rose. Because Part B premiums...
Should You Forget Dogecoin and Buy a More Serious Cryptocurrency Instead?
Dogecoin is trading at an 87% discount to its $0.74 all‑time high, signaling a prolonged slump for the once‑dominant meme coin. The market is now saturated with thousands of meme tokens, eroding Dogecoin’s novelty and demand. Solana, a Layer‑1 blockchain...
This Is the Smartest ETF to Buy as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Enter Correction Territory
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite slipped into correction territory in late March, falling 10.01% and 12.56% from their all‑time highs. In that environment, the article points to Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) as a standout investment....
Billionaire Ken Griffin Buys 2 AI Stocks Chasing a $1 Trillion Market Opportunity in Robotaxis (Hint: Not Tesla)
Billionaire hedge‑fund manager Ken Griffin doubled down on the robotaxi opportunity in Q4, buying sizable positions in Nvidia and Amazon while exiting Tesla. He views the autonomous‑driving market as a potential $1 trillion U.S. revenue stream, driven by 3 trillion annual vehicle miles...
Who in Big Tech Is Ready for Agentic AI?
Amazon won a court ruling preventing Perplexity from scraping its site, a move aimed at safeguarding its $40 billion advertising engine as AI agents threaten to sideline sponsored product revenue. Meta announced an acqui‑hire of the Moltbook team, positioning itself to...
Did Investors Get Too Far Ahead of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution? The Market Is Starting to Say Yes.
Investors have driven AI‑related equities to lofty valuations, echoing the dot‑com frenzy of the late 1990s. Recent data shows Nvidia and the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF slipping about 17 % from their 2025 peaks, while smaller AI names like SoundHound have...
2 Stocks I Plan to Hold for the Next 20 Years
The article recommends holding two healthcare stocks—Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)—for the next 20 years. It highlights JNJ’s diversified drug and device portfolio, dividend‑king status, top‑tier credit rating, and wide moat that protect it from patent cliffs....
While the S&P 500 Falls, This $7 Stock Quietly Looks Like a Steal
SoundHound AI’s shares have slumped 71% since October, trading below $7, while the company’s revenue doubled in 2025 and it secured over 100 new contracts in Q4. The AI voice‑assistant firm remains cash‑rich with $248 million on hand and no debt,...
This Company Is Doubling Its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Spending in 2026. Here's Why It's a Long-Term Winner.
Tencent Holdings announced it will double its artificial intelligence spending in 2026, targeting generative‑AI capabilities across its advertising, cloud and gaming divisions. The market reacted negatively, pushing the stock down 0.9% despite the company reporting strong earnings and a $567 billion...
Which Is the Better Consumer Staples ETF: Fidelity's FSTA or iShares' IYK?
Fidelity’s MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA) and iShares’ U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (IYK) both track the U.S. staples sector, but they differ sharply on cost and composition. FSTA charges a 0.08% expense ratio—less than a quarter of IYK’s 0.38%—and...
