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It may have been a wilder ride for the semiconductor stocks and the broader AI trade in 2025. But for the many brave investors who stayed the course, it's been a rewarding year, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF ( NASDAQ:SMH), my favorite "thermometer" to gauge the heat of the semiconductor stocks, gaining close to 50% on the year. Undoubtedly, with Dr. Michael Burry of The Big Short fame, likely sticking with his bearish bets (and views) of AI for the new year,

Considering Paris Hilton is worth an estimated $300 million to $400 million, it might seem odd that she reportedly took out a mortgage on her recent home purchase. Hilton, whose vast wealth comes from 19 product lines, real estate, media and entertainment, brand partnerships, and her reality show, The Simple Life, bought actor Mark Wahlberg's former estate in Beverly Hills earlier this year for a whopping $63 million.

Many Americans have visions of $2,000 stimulus checks dancing in the heads thanks to the president's promises. The Trump administration seems resolute in delivering a welcome boost to middle-class taxpayers, a cool $2,000 per person, funded by the influx of tariff revenues from trade partners. But the Treasury has yet to sign on the dotted line, and there's no 100 percent guarantee that the stimulus package will see the light of day.

There are also investors who pick one of those three as their core holding, then pick satellite holdings to complement that core ETF. Whichever type of investor you may be, it's a good idea to take a closer look at all three of these ETFs and determine which one is worth having more exposure to. It is also important to be aware that the market is constantly evolving. Making investment decisions by looking at which ETFs have done well in the recent past can lead to pitfalls.

One way or another, companies will find a way to let individuals own private assets in their retirement accounts. In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss: Earnings, outlooks, and conference call commentary from the big banks' third quarter. Private assets' role in an investor's portfolio. Stocks on their radar. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. When you're ready to invest, check out this top 10 list of stocks to buy.

It was the famous scene where Dustin Hoffman's character gets pulled aside by one of his parents' friends at his own college graduation party for some awkward career advice. "I just want to say one word to you," says the Mr. McGuire character, "Power." In the original scene, McGuire said, "plastics," reflecting the space-age economy of the 1960s. The message behind Gray's edit was that power is the new plastics in an age of electricity-hungry AI.

For this Redditor, they are looking at a scenario where they have a 2.75% mortgage with approximately $500,000 left on the balance. This is equivalent to a $3,400 monthly payment on a house that is currently worth around $850,000. Having bought the house seven years ago for $715,000, this isn't a ton of growth, given what other areas of the country have done. This fact aside, the family has no other debt and has around $1 million sitting in retirement and non-retirement accounts.

Tribeca Global Natural Resources Ltd. has released its estimated net tangible assets (NTA) backing per share as of August 8, 2025, with pre-tax and post-tax values of $2.12 and $2.17 respectively, indicating potential for investment.

Dividend investing generates passive income but chasing high yields can expose investors to risks like unstable companies or sector downturns.

The YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAG) seeks to generate extra income from stocks known as the Magnificent Seven, aiming for a high distribution rate.

The five funds' net returns are 10.3% this year, beating the target return of 7% set by the state legislature, which will lower New York City's pension obligations by $2.18 billion over the next five years.

Uber's Waymo partnership is showing promising results, with autonomous vehicles completing more trips per day than 99% of human drivers, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

Kohl's experienced a trading volume spike to 208 million shares, compared to a 12 million daily average, causing a short squeeze and subsequent price crash.

Elon Musk's Optimus demo at Tesla's We Robot event made one thing clear: when it comes to humanoids, the spotlight still belongs to the United States.