Motley Fool Money
Motley Fool Money is a daily podcast for stock investors. Weekday episodes offer a long-term perspective on business news with The Motley Fool's investment analysts. Weekend shows are a mix of investing classes and longer-form interviews.
Episodes
January 28, 2026 • 21 mins
Earnings season is in full swing and we’re here to break down Starbucks and GM, who reported earlier this week. After that, we’ll talk about why silver has skyrocketed in 2026 and what to expect from precious metals in the future.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Starbucks earnings
- GM Earnings
- GM’s autonomy plans
- Will silver’s run continue?
Host: Travis Hoium
Guests: Lou Whiteman, Rachel War...
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January 27, 2026 • 22 mins
In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen is joined by analysts Jason Hall and Asit Sharma to dive into three recent stories where the operating system underneath a business has started to matter more than the companies above it. They discuss:
- Nvidia’s $2 billion investment into CoreWeave and how AI infrastructure is colliding with physical constraints
- How restaurant tech is pushing the limits on throughput...
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January 26, 2026 • 16 mins
Big Tech earnings are baaaaack. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Meta (NASDAQ: META), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) report earnings this week. Will they beat, raise, or miss the Street's targets?
Hosts discuss + 3 bullet points of topics: Rick Munarriz and Sanmeet Deo:- Discuss Big Tech spending plans for 2026.- Review analyst expectations for AAPL, META, and MSFT.- Play a game of "beat, raise, or miss" and offer some other predictions.Don’t ...
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January 25, 2026 • 21 mins
Denny Fish is a Portfolio Manager for the Janice Henderson Investors Global Technology and Innovation Fund. Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross and analyst Asit Sharma recently talked with Fish about the investing landscape, AI, CES, and building resilient portfolios.
Hosts: Andy Cross, Asit Sharma
Guest: Denny Fish
Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer
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January 24, 2026 • 23 mins
Before you start socking away money for retirement, you'll need to pick an account type. But choose wisely— because it'll shape your tax bill today and potentially decades from now. Robert Brokamp discusses how to choose the right account with financial planner and CPA Sean Mullaney, who writes the FITaxGuy blog and is the co-author, along with Cody Garrett, of “Tax Planning To and Through Early Retirement.”
Also in this episode:-...
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January 23, 2026 • 42 mins
Tesla’s robotaxis are finally driving without a safety driver in the front seat (they are reportedly in a chase car) and we discussed the future business models for Tesla. Then, we covered Greg Abel making a mark on Berkshire Hathaway, Apple’s chatbot, and 24/7 trading.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
- FSD is here…kind of
- Greg Abel cleans house
- Apple’s Siri chatbot
- NYSE tokenizing stocks
Companie...
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January 22, 2026 • 19 mins
It only took us a couple of weeks into 2026, but it appears this year is shaping up to be the year that many of the largest private companies finally go public. It could start sooner than expected as SpaceX has hired bankers for a potential IPO this year. SpaceX could be the first of many
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Rocket Lab’s test failure
- SpaceX’s IPO rumors and who could quickly follow
- Investi...
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January 21, 2026 • 22 mins
Netflix reported earnings and results were solid, but guidance left investors wanting more. We discuss what we saw and why Netflix went all-cash for its Warner Bros Discovery bid. We also touch on the bond market, which is looming over the market today.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Netflix earnings
- Netflix going all-cash for WBD
- Bond markets in turmoil
Companies discussed: Netflix (NFLX), Wa...
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January 20, 2026 • 22 mins
Fast casual restaurant stocks were hit hard over the past year, but many have snapped back over the past month. In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, Emily Flippen is joined by Fool analysts Sanmeet Deo and Jason Hall to break down what has caused the rebound, how consumer tastes have changed, and if fast casual stocks are set up for continued strong performance in the year ahead.
Companies discussed: CAVA, CMG, SG, WING, EAT...
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January 19, 2026 • 26 mins
Last week, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TM) put up stellar fourth-quarter numbers, signaling that we've yet to reach peak AI demand. Are we in for another banner year in 2026?
Jason Hall, Travis Hoium, and Tim Beyers discuss:
- TSM's spectacular Q4 and capex spending plan.
- Which company tops the AI value chain: TSM or NVDA.
- Good corporate citizens in a nod to companies that exhibit the values espoused by Dr. Martin Luther ...
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January 18, 2026 • 20 mins
Peter Cannito is the Chairman and CEO of Redwire, a space infrastructure and services company. Motley Fool contributor Lou Whiteman talks with Cannito about the business of space and the business of Redwire.
Host: Lou Whiteman
Guest: Peter Cannito
Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer
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January 17, 2026 • 20 mins
The largest expense for most companies is labor, so how a company chooses, manages, and pays its workforce can be a crucial consideration when evaluating it as an investment. Robert Brokamp discusses factors to consider with Dr. Ben Zweig, the CEO of Revelio Labs and the author “Job Architecture: Building a Language for Workforce Intelligence.”Also in this episode:
-The S&P 500 has been an outstanding buy-and-hold investment, part...
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January 16, 2026 • 42 mins
Netflix may be forced to offer all cash for WBD if the cable assets being spun off doesn’t have the value Netflix thought they did. But is that something Netflix will do and what are the risks? We break it down.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Netflix offering all cash for WBD
- FSD’s monthly subscription
- Google’s new AI products
- Bank earnings
Companies discussed: Netflix (NFLX), Warner Bros Disco...
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January 15, 2026 • 22 mins
Matt Frankel, Tyler Crowe, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Earnings from six of the largest U.S. banks
- The president's proposed cap on credit card interest rates
- Stocks on our radar
Companies discussed: JPM, BAC, C, WFC, GS, MS, COF, SOFI, KLAR, FIVE, ASR
Host: Matt Frankel
Guests: Tyler Crowe, Jon Quast
Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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January 14, 2026 • 23 mins
When ChatGPT was released, the company most impacted was supposed to be Google. But over the past year Google has surpassed OpenAI’s models and Gemini is gaining market share. This week, the company also won a deal to power Apple’s Siri and announced a shopping protocol. It looks like 2026 may again be the year of Google.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- Google powering Siri
- Google’s shopping protocol...
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January 13, 2026 • 23 mins
Data centers are still the headline, but the real pinch points are power and real estate. Emily Flippen is joined by Motley Fool analysts Anders Bylund and Dan Caplinger to map the data center buildout, the risks of “overbuild,” and where investors can look for exposure without paying bubble prices.
Companies discussed: MSFT, AMZN, NEE, GOOGL, HPE, AAON, STRL, DLR, FIX, EME, AMT, EQIX, IRM, STN, SBGSY
Host: Emily Flippen, Dan...
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January 12, 2026 • 22 mins
On Friday, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) hit a fresh 52-week high. Are higher highs in the forecast? We look at the U.S. government's backing of the business and what it might mean for future returns.
Asit Sharma, Rick Munarriz, and Tim Beyers discuss:
- CEO Lip-Bu Tan's meeting with President Trump.
- Plans for advanced (or even AI) chipmaking on U.S. soil.
- The challenges of growing the foundry business versus the promises cooked i...
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January 11, 2026 • 20 mins
Zach Kass is a global AI advisor and former head of go-to-market at OpenAI, where he led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships and customer success. He was at OpenAI when the company launched ChatGPT in 2022. Motley Fool contributors Rachel Warren and Rich Lumelleau talk to Kass about his new book, The Next Renaissance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential.
Host: Rachel Warren, Rich Lumulleau
Guest: Zack Kass
Prod...
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January 10, 2026 • 24 mins
The No. 1 financial goal for most Americans is retirement. Once they retire, their primary goal becomes not running out of money. Host Robert Brokamp discusses the pros, cons, and tradeoffs of various withdrawal strategies with Christine Benz, director of personal finance at Morningstar and co-author of a new report on retirement income.
Also in this episode:-Prepare for lower taxes in 2026 by having less withheld from your paych...
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January 9, 2026 • 42 mins
The stock market was all over the map this week but the biggest news was the U.S. government potential spending $1.5 trillion on defense. Of course, there are strings attached, which investors don’t like, but this could be an opportunity long-term. We also touched on Alphabet potentially becoming the most valuable company in the world and what moonshots we’re interested in.
Travis Hoium, Jason Moser, and Lou Whiteman discuss:
-...
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