Money Girl - How Does Flood Insurance Work to Protect Your Property?

Did you know floods are the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S.? Many homeowners and renters insurance policies don't cover flood damage, yet only about 4% of Americans have flood insurance. Join Laura as she explains what flood insurance is, who needs it, and how to protect your property from devastating flood-related losses.

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The Best One Yet - 🍌 “Dancers in the Outfield” — Savannah Bananas’ baseball disruptor. Palantir’s AI beliefs. ThredUp’s tariff win. +Hellman’s mayo wedding.

ThredUp stock is up 600% this year… because Frugal Friendly Finance is winning the trade war.

Palantir is named after LOTR, but is it Sauron or Frodo?… Either way, it’s stock is #1 this year.

The Savannah Bananas’ baseball team is disrupting MLB… by doing stuff that doesn’t scale.

Hellman’s Mayonnaise sponsored a wedding… (we cried)


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Motley Fool Money - Compounders Past vs Present

From overvalued stocks to outsized returns, some capital compounders keep breaking the mold.


Today on Motley Fool Money, Emily Flippen, with analysts Sanmeet Deo and Jason Hall, dig into four market beaters and ask: can the flywheels keep spinning? They unpack:

- Earnings from old-school winners Axon and MercadoLibre, including how they turned skeptics into believers with consistent execution

- Results from new-school contenders Hims & Hers and Palantir, both of which face high levels of scrutiny despite strong performance

- Tariff math that matters and where pricing power may blunt cost headwinds


Companies discussed: MELI, AXON, HIMS, PLTR, ZBRA


Host: Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, Jason Hall

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WSJ Your Money Briefing - What’s News in Earnings: How Magnificent Can the Magnificent Seven Get?

Bonus Episode for Aug. 5. Six of the so-called Magnificent Seven companies have reported quarterly earnings, with only Nvidia, the most-valuable of them all, yet to release its results. Heard on the Street’s Asa Fitch talks about how much better it can get for the stocks harnessing AI-mania to propel the stock market. Asa, who also writes the Journal’s new AI newsletter, says that the hyperscalers show no sign of slowing their furious pace of capital investment in infrastructure, but he cautions that continuing to top investors’ lofty expectations is becoming more of a challenge.

Markets AM writer Spencer Jakab hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy.

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The Best One Yet - 🀄👵 “Crazy Rich Aces” — Mahjong’s “GrannyCore” surge. Elon’s record bonus. NY Post’s Californiacation. Hennessey’s rap biz.

The hot new networking opportunity… is playing a 200-year-old Chinese game: Mahjong.

Tesla gave Elon the biggest bonus in human history… during the biggest drop in business history.

The NY Post is expanding to California… but the iconic tabloid actually began with Alexander Hamilton.

The untold origin story of… Hennessey Cognac.


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Motley Fool Money - Consumer Stocks Spotlight: Etsy, Roblox, and Reddit

Does a mixed bag of economic data forecast a good future for businesses that depend on consumer spending? We debate the results!


Tim Beyers, Alicia Alfiere, and Tom King discuss:

- Quarterly results from Etsy and Roblox.

- Whether Reddit is shaping up to be a Rule Breaker.

- A bit of business history as the big grocers prepare to report earnings.


Tickers: Companies discussed: ETSY, RBLX, RDDT, WMT, KR


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The Best One Yet - 🤓 “Ivy League-ish” — Harvard’s profit puppy. eBay’s all-time-high. Trickle Down AI-nomics. IBO = Initial Baby Offering.

Harvard’s biggest profit puppy? Executive Education… They’re stretching the Crimson to earn some cash.

eBay stock is (shockingly) at an all-time high… Because eBay now tracks “enthusiasm” as an official metric.

Microsoft is spending $120 billion this year on AI servers… with that $ it could buy all 30 NBA teams. 

Plus, we’ve got an IBO announcement… an Initial Baby Offering.


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Motley Fool Money - The Real Risk

How can investors separate the signal from the noise? What’s the key to achieving financial freedom? And what’s the real risk investors face?
Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell and contributor Rich Lumelleau talk with financial theorist and neurologist Bill Bernstein, author of numerous books, including The Four Pillars of Investing. The conversation covers a variety of investing topics:

  • Advice for New Investors
  • Misconceptions about Risk
  • Mindset and Volatility
  • Current Market

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Motley Fool Money - How Much Makes Someone Wealthy, and Why It Pays to Delay Social Security

More people are claiming Social Security early in 2025. Robert Brokamp speaks with Dr. Michael Finke, a professor at the American College of Financial Services, about why he thinks this is likely a mistake for most retirees.Also in this episode:
- How much money do you need to be financially comfortable, and how much makes you wealthy?
- Which countries’ stock markets are performing the best in 2025
-A unique way to measure the stock market’s valuationHost: Robert Brokamp
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WSJ Your Money Briefing - What’s News in Markets: Novo Tumbles, Meta Soars, Apple Sells

Is Novo Nordisk losing its lead in the weight-loss market? And what caused Meta’s shares to jump? Plus, why did shoppers rush to buy Apple’s iPhones? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.


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