Invest for life. Don't ever quit.

For those who hold a stock investment more than 10 years, the most significant driver of equity value is top-line sales growth.

By the age of 18, everyone should know to simply load savings into an index fund, like Vanguard's Total Market Index Fund (VTI). Invest there every week, month, quarter, year -- forever.

Would you attend an event just like this?

If you could only use one generative AI tool for the next 12 months, which would it be?

If these basketball teams were stocks, which one would you buy at 6:30pm this evening?

Which is more likely: #BTC

Target Corporation: * $9B in cash from ops * $10B in net debt * 3% annual sales growth rate (est)

Humanoid robots:

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Which companies are least at risk for disruption over the next 10 years?

"The stock is not the company. And the company is not the stock." - Jeff Bezos

The S&P 500 is up 14.6% year to date. Currently it sits at 5,464. Where will it be at the end of 2024?

Nike - $NKE: $114B Market Cap $51.4B Revenue 5.37% FCF Yield 1.92% Div Yield $2.7B Net Cash 20.2 P/E Ratio Stock trades at $75.37, down 5.3% over the past 5 years and down 30% YTD. How will it perform vs the S&P 500 over the next 5 years?

Time, patience, and diversification. Three keys to building long-term wealth.

Costco Wholesale - $COST: $375B Market Cap $253.7B Revenue 1.97% FCF Yield 0.48% Div Yield $4.6B Net Cash 52.4 P/E Ratio Stock trades at $846.25, up 250% over the past 5 years and up 29% YTD. How will it perform vs the S&P 500 over the next 5 years?

When will we see a company with a $10 trillion market cap?

What is our original cost basis in Nvidia at The Motley Fool? 16 cents per share. Recommended April 2005, by David Gardner and our Rule Breakers team.