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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 expensesHost: Robert BrokampEngineer: 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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