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What’s the key to successful and enduring innovation? Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with innovation consultant Lorraine Marchand, author of No Fear, No Failure, about the "Five Cs" of innovation and how investors can distinguish between reckless risks and intelligent failure.
Host: Rachel Warren
Guest: Lorraine Marchand
Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer
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One of the most powerful gifts you can give a child is a head start on building wealth. Plus, it gives you the opportunity to teach the next generation all about the ups and downs of investing – in real time. However, choosing the right account for a kid can be surprisingly complex. Robert Brokamp discusses the pros and cons of five of the most common options, including the new Trump accounts.
Also in this episode:
-International stocks are off to a stellar start in 2026, outperforming U.S. stocks by the biggest margin since 1995
-The data center buildout to support the AI arms race is driving up electricity prices, and may have the same impact on home prices
-A recent report identified three criteria that tend to make a stock market downturn more likely
-Include your pet in your estate plan to ensure she or he goes to the caring home of your choice (and not a shelter), and set aside money for expenses
Host: Robert Brokamp
Engineer: Bart Shannon
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President Trump’s tariffs have been overturned, throwing the market into even more chaos in 2026. We discuss our initial thoughts and go through Doordash’s results and what new technologies we think are game-changers long-term.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Trump tariffs, GLP data, and inflation
- Walmart’s earnings
- Doordash’s results
- Real/Not Real
- Stocks on our radar
Companies discussed: Walmart (WMT), Tesla (TSLA), Doordash (DASH) Hims & Hers (HIMS), Lucid (LCID), Mobileye (MBLY), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL).
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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Earnings results are flooding in from companies across numerous industries Some look great, some look ok, and some the market didn’t like one bit. Today, we break down earnings results from several consumer companies to see spending trends, the gang gets into a spirited back and forth about insurance company Lemonade, and we try to figure out what spooked the market about Klarna’s results.
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Earnings results from Walmart, Booking Holdings, Etsy, and Ebay
- Ebay’s acquisition of Etsy’s Depop business.
- The bull and bear case on Lemonade
- Klarna’s big stock drop
Companies discussed: WMT, BKNG, ETSY, EBAY, AMZN, LMND, PGR, KLAR
Host: Tyler Crowe
Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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We got the final filing of Berkshire Hathaway’s stock holdings this week and it once again showed Warren Buffett selling tech stocks to buy consumer goods companies. Then we discussed Netflix’s latest saga buying Warner Bros. Discovery and why homebuilders are building fewer homes.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Buffet’s final stock buys
- Netflix gives Paramount one more shot
- Homebuilder trends
Companies discussed: Toll Brothers (TOL), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren
Engineer: Dan Boyd, Kristi Waterworth
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In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen is joined by analysts Sanmeet Deo and Dan Caplinger as each gives a stock pick they think can outperform in a “worst case” economic environment of rising inflation, lower-than-expected rate cuts, and slowing economic growth.
- Dan argues that Dollar General can keep delivering value to consumers
- Sanmeet introduces us to a company that is “fitting” into the mold
- Emily wraps up with a pitch for a pest-control parent company
Companies discussed: PLNT, DG, ROL
Host: Emily Flippen, Dan Caplinger, Sanmeet Deo
Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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Why do companies with strong consumer appeal tend to outperform? The team breaks down the elements of a resilient brand and then uses that lends to discuss recent financial results from Unity Software (NYSEL U) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z).
Alicia Alfiere, Rick Munarriz, and Tim Beyers discuss:
- The thinking behind David Gardner's fifth trait of a Rule Breaker: strong consumer appeal.
- The world's most valuable brands and what makes the best brands resilient.
- What fresh results from Unity Software and Zillow say about the resiliency of their brands.
Don’t wait! Be sure to get to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of David’s Gardner’s new book — Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth. It’s on shelves now; get it before it’s gone!
Companies discussed: AMZN, MSFT, AAPL, U, Z
Host: Tim Beyers
Guests: Alicia Alfiere, Rick Munarriz
Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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How can we harness our anxiety in everything from parenting to investing? Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser talks with psychologist Dr. David Rosmarin, author of Thriving with Anxiety: Nine Tools To Make Your Anxiety Work for You.
Host: Jason Moser
Guest: Dr. David Rosmarin
Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer
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It’s Valentine’s Day, and there’s nothing more romantic than talking about money with your partner. Well, maybe not. But it is important because studies show that financial acrimony can lead to marital disharmony. Soon after they got married, Motley Fool Money host Robert Brokamp and his wife, Elizabeth, wrote what they called their financial manifesto – an agreement about how they’d manage money as a couple. Twenty-six years and four kids later, Robert and Elizabeth discuss what was in it, what worked, and what didn't.
Also in this episode:
-The dowdy Dow has its day, crossing 50,000 and beating the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq over the past few months
-The job market is giving mixed signals, with the unemployment rate dropping – but so are job openings
-The CBO projects that Uncle Sam’s debt-to-GDP ratio will exceed its all-time high over the coming years
-Send us your tips, tricks, and recommendations for monitoring your finances and maintaining money harmony as a couple
Host: Robert Brokamp
Guest: Elizabeth Brokamp
Engineer: Bart Shannon
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We saw a rush of earnings reports this week and while results looked solid, stocks often cratered on fear of AI and disruption. We discuss our takeaways and where there may be value for investors. Then we discuss how a tiny company took a bite out of trucking and logistics stock this week, plus stocks on our radar.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jason Moser discuss:
- The top earnings reports of the week.
- Artificial intelligence coming for trucking stocks?
- We debate: Value or falling knife?
- Stocks on our radar
Companies discussed: Shopify (SHOP), Workday (WDAY), Adobe (ADBE), Spotify (SPOT), Pinterest (PINS), Intuit (INTU) Cloudflare (NET), Airbnb (ABNB), Ferrari (RACE).
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jason Moser
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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