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With Block joining the S&P500 and Figma pricing its IPO, investors may be wondering if they should be rising with the tide or fishing where others are not.Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, and Sanmeet Deo discuss:

• Whether or not it makes sense to "buy the add" when a stock is added to an index
• Figma's drive to enter public markets and its current valuation
• Contrarian investment ideas for beaten-down rule breakers

Companies discussed: XYZ, FIG, ROKU, PTON, W,  ETSYHost: Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, Sanmeet Deo
Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
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A surge in private market investment has Fools wondering: is it time to bet bigger on biotech?

Tim Beyers and Karl Thiel discuss:

- The rise in biotech funding from VCs and wealthy individuals.

- The key attributes of an investable biotech.

- Which is the better biotech: Viking Therapeutics or Eli Lilly?

Companies discussed: VKTX, LLY, MRK

Host: Tim Beyers and Karl Thiel

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd, Natasha Hall

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A set of AI use cases within the medical space.

David Meier, Asit Sharma, and Roland Rott discuss:

The latest on GE Healthcare, of which GE Healthcare Imaging is a piece.

How AI is used to create efficiency gains, AND

How AI is used to boost patient outcomes.

Hosts: David Meier and Asit Sharma

Guest: Roland Rott

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Christine Benz is the director of personal finance at Morningstar and the author of “How to Retire: 20 lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement.” In this rebroadcast of an interview recorded last November, Benz joined Motley Fool financial planning expert Robert Brokamp to discuss:

- Updated research on safe withdrawal rates in retirement

- When and how to de-risk your portfolio as retirement approaches

- The right age to claim Social Security

- Whether retirement is healthy for most people

- Benz’s advice to “find your micro-joys” and “don't be afraid to be a weirdo"

Host: Robert Brokamp

Guests: Christine Benz

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Earnings season is here!

Jason Hall and Matt Frankel discuss:

- Netflix’s beat and raise.

- Interest rate predictions for a year from now.

- Crypto week’s three bills, including the GENIUS Act. And how we personally invest in cryptocurrency.

- The best (and worst) big bank earnings.

- How we invest with our kids.

- Stocks on our radar.

Stocks discussed: NFLX, Bitcoin, Ethereum, JPM, C, BAC, WFC, MELI, LOB, RKT

Host: Anand Chokkavelu

Guests: Jason Hall, Matt Frankel

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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The Trade Desk is now included in the S&P 500 but are there any actionable takeaways for investors today? Also we discuss Bitcoin's rising appeal as a corporate treasury strategy, a surging interest in trading stock options, as well as 3 stocks that our hosts believe are hidden gems going into this earnings season.

(00:21) Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Tom Gardner discuss:

- The Trade Desk inclusion in the S&P 500

- Bitcoin's all-time high amid surging institutional demand

- Investors' increased appetite for zero-day options

- Hidden gems on our radar

Companies discussed: TTD, BTC, SMLR, MSTR, BLK, HOOD, RKT, PGR, XMTR

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Tom Gardner

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Adam Landfair

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Valuations are stretched, but is it a bubble. And we discuss the latest AI and energy news, ASML’s earnings, and a surprising report from Johnson & Johnson.

(00:21) Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:

- Is the market in a bubble?

- Google’s $25 billion data center and energy deals

- Earnings takeaways from ASML and J&J

- Bold predictions this earnings season

Companies discussed: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), ASML (ASML), Palantir (PLTR), Robinhood (HOOD), Cloudflare (NET)

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel Warren

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Natasha Hall

 

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Get excited…today is the first day of earnings season!

(00:21) Anand Chokkavelu, Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, and Jose Najarro discuss:

- Inflation ticks up

- NVIDIA and semiconductors get a China bump

- The big banks kick off earnings season (and tell us about the economy)

- Is “Crypto Week” a thing?

- Bold predictions on which company will surprise this earnings season

Companies discussed: NVDA, AMD, JPM, WFC, C, Bitcoin, ETSY, CFLT, WBD

Host: Anand Chokkavelu

Guests: Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, Jose Najarro

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Despite inflation concerns and tariff uncertainty, restaurants are busier than ever. Can it continue?

Tim Beyers and Rick Munarriz discuss:

- Surprisingly good data from the Restaurant Performance Index.

- The metrics that matter when investing in the restaurant sector.

- And a Fool’s duel over the future of Toast!

Tickers: Companies discussed: CMG, CAVA, TOST, SG, WING

Host: Tim Beyers

Guests: Rick Munarriz

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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A view from the intersection of AI and creators.

Rich Lumelleau and Data Scientist Hilary Mason discuss:

- How her company Hidden Door uses generative AI to turn any work of fiction into an online social roleplaying game.

- Whether Napster is a fair comparison.

- What the future of storytelling could look like.

Host: Rich Lumelleau

Guests: Hilary Mason

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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