Industry Focus

We dive deep into the world of dividends thanks to a listener question.Listen in to get the core metrics to look at and the major pitfalls to avoid for income investing. Stocks: AAPL, MSFT, EQIX REIT Center: fool.com/millionacres/real-estate-investing/reits/ Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter  

Enphase Energy shares fell more than 25% on Wednesday in response to a short report released by Prescience Point Capital Management. Industry Focus Contributor Jason Hall joins the show to break down how investors should respond to short reports and take a look into Prescience Point’s report on Enphase. Stocks Mentioned: ENPH, SEDG, SPWR Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Cybersecurity stocks have largely held up strong performance over the past few months against the backdrop of extremely volatile market conditions. As more companies move their workplaces remote, are cyber security stocks really the next best opportunity? Or, as an industry, are they just horribly overvalued? Join host Emily Flippen and Motley Fool intern Meilin Quinn as they take a deep dive into the cybersecurity industry on this Wildcard Wednesday. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Can these up-and-coming retailers take down last month’s retail bracket winner, Costco? Join Dan Kline and Emily Flippen in the second installment of our Retail Bracket Showdown while we put up Costco against “the best of the rest”. Stocks in Bracket: OLLI, FIVE, TIF, LULU, TSCO, ULTA, ZUMZ, DBI Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Recently, billionaire investor Marc Cuban compared the current stock market to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. The reason? Easy-to-use trading apps, commission-free stock trading, and a lack of other ways to gamble right now have led to a surge in day trading activity. In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP discuss why day trading can be so dangerous, and what investors should consider before trying to day trade. Plus, the pair discusses why they're watching EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) and Shift4 Payments (NASDAQ: FOUR) this week.  Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Even with all the uncertainty in the market, companies are still going public! We dig into the S-1 from Shift4, a payments player focused on the hospitality space, then talk about Grubhub being scooped up by Just Eat Takeaway.com. Stocks: GRUB, FOUR, SQ, PYPL Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter  

Electric truck maker Nikola came public last week to an incredible reception in the public markets, with the stock rocketing up over 90%. Motley Fool Senior Auto Analyst John Rosevear joins the show to break down Nikola, as well as take a look at how the auto industry has fared so far in 2020.  Stocks Mentioned: NKLA, F, GM, FCAU, CNHI, TSLA  Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

On this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Wildcard Wednesday host Jason Moser chats with Fool analyst Brian Feroldi about a recent IPO in the healthcare space that has caught Brian's attention! Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Jason Hall joins Emily Flippen to break down the pros and cons of Warner Music Group’s IPO and if the global leader in music entertainment still has its best days ahead of itself, or if Warner’s music has lost its spunk. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Some of the retail REITs that were the most beaten down during the market crash have been the best performers. In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP take a look at Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG), Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT), STORE Capital (NASDAQ: STOR) and more. Hear why these stocks have rallied so sharply, and whether there could still be more growth ahead. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

We practically ran out of adjectives to talk about Zoom Video Communications most recent quarter... get ready to here "amazing" "ridiculous" and "bonkers" about a dozen times. Stay-at-home has meant people and companies rushing into web-conferencing and Zoom has turned that into huge customer and revenue figures. We talk about why the past quarter was one of the best we've ever seen from a tech company and why 2020 looks even better. Stocks: ZM, MSFT, CSCO Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Aerospace stocks have rocketed up over 30% in the past month in the aftermath of Warren Buffett’s announcement he had sold all of Berkshire Hathaway’s airline stocks. Industry Focus Contributor Lou Whiteman joins the show to share his thoughts on the airline industry today, in addition to discussing Boeing and AerCap Holdings.  Stocks Mentioned:  DAL, AAL, UAL, LUV, SAVE, BA, SPR, AER  Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Moderna has gone from your standard biotech to one of the hot stocks of 2020 over the past few months as the company has worked on a COVID-19 vaccine. Shares are up around 200% since the pandemic hit, and the company has made some moves that seem odd on first pass. We use the company's dramatic rise and position as a clinical-stage business to explore insider selling, raising capital, and the business of biotechs. Stocks: MRNA Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Motley Fool analyst Buck Hartzell joins Emily Flippen to discuss a small but powerful company involved in fashion resale: Winmark Corporation (NASDAQ: WINA). Winmark, the parent company of franchises like Plato’s Closet and Once Upon a Child, has been benefitting from the long-term tailwinds of shifting demographics and a growing resale market. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

In this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Financials, host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP take a deep dive into Axos Financial (NYSE: AX), an online-based banking institution that offers checking and savings accounts, mortgages, auto loans, and more. The pair discusses what makes Axos’ business model unique compared to other online banks, and what investors should know about the risk factors involved. Plus, Frankel discusses why net-lease REIT STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) is on his radar now and Moser talks about what he’s watching when Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) reports earnings. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

For Slack's life as a publicly traded company, the collaboration company has been plagued by concerns that its lunch might be eaten by tech giant Microsoft and its Teams product. But are they actually competitors?Microsoft seems to think so, but Slack doesn't. We explore why and how investors should look at the battle for workplace collaboration. Stocks: WORK, MSFT Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

For over 100 years, railroads have been the backbone of America’s logistics infrastructure. Today, railroads represent 40% of of freight miles in the United States. Industry Focus Contributor Lou Whiteman joins the show to give a high level overview of the railroad industry today and the major companies operating in the space.  Stocks Mentioned: CSX, UNP, KSU, NSC, CNI, CP Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Since we were off for Memorial Day on Monday, we're doing a special edition of Industry Focus: Financials today. Host Jason Moser and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel start by discussing the stock price action we've been seeing in the banking industry, and why some banks like M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) and Ameris Bancorp (NYSE: ABCB) are underperforming their peers. Then, the pair dives into StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) earnings and discusses some of the positive suprises we're seeing in the real estate market. And finally, you'll hear why Frankel has his eye on U.S. Bancorp(NYSE: USB) and why Moser is watching Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA) closely this week. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

The duopoly between the two biggest Home Improvement Retailers, Home Depot and Lowes, reached a boiling point last week after Lowe’s reported same store sales that were nearly double of their competitor. Is this a one-off event, or the first of a rapidly shifting tide? Join Dan Kline and Emily Flippen as they take a deep dive into these two behemoths and explore if one is really better than the other. Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter

Earlier this week Facebook announced Facebook Shops, an e-commerce product that will allow users to browse and buy products while on Facebook -- it seems like a boon for Facebook and one of its partners on the product, Shopify.And anti-trust suits against Google Parent Alphabet seem to be picking up steam, we analyze what regulators are honing in on and some of the problems big tech companies have created for themselves as they've gotten bigger. Stocks: FB, SHOP, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN Check out more of our content here: TMF's podcast portal YouTube Twitter Join Our Motley Fool Podcast Facebook Group LinkedIn StockUp, The Motley Fool's weekly email newsletter