Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing 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 personal finance and longer-form interviews.
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May 2, 2026 • 25 mins
According to the Investment Company Institute, more than 120 million individuals in the U.S. own some type of fund. After all, they may not have a choice; the most common way Americans save for retirement is through an employer plan such as a 401(k), and in most of those plans, the only investment choices are a menu of funds. Robert Brokamp and Amanda Kish discuss the factors to consider when evaluating mutual funds and ETFs.
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May 1, 2026 • 41 mins
Big tech earnings have shown that artificial intelligence has become a massive growth business for the biggest companies in the world. And it better be because they’re spending nearly $1 trillion per year on the technology, but will it pay off?
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Big tech’s AI growth
- Is the economy healthy or hanging on by a thread?
- Market predictions
- Stocks on our radar
Companies d...
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April 30, 2026 • 31 mins
Motley fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner stopped by today on the podcast. There, he and the team browke down the changing dynamics behind earnings from four of the Magnificent 7 companies, what to make of consumer sentiment at a 60 year low, and answering a guest question about the new competition for NVIDIA chips.
Tom, Tyler, and Jon discuss:
- The markets reaction to Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta’s earnings report
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April 29, 2026 • 18 mins
The flood of earnings has begun and there are some surprises to investors. Spotify, Robinhood, and SoFi all dropped after results failed to impress, but these are still solid businesses. Plus, we covered Bloom Energy’s rise and whether there’s risk in energy today.Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:- Spotify and streaming prices and ads- Robinhood and SoFi drop- Bloom Energy and the AI energy bubbleCompanies disc...
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April 28, 2026 • 21 mins
OpenAI reportedly missed its own growth and revenue expectations recently, and shares of Oracle and other companies with large deals with the AI giant are trading lower. In this episode, the team discuss the OpenAI news and much more.
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman discuss:
- OpenAI's disappointing growth and what it means for tech investors
- Whether OpenAI and its rivals will be able to scale to profitability an...
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April 27, 2026 • 27 mins
Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:
-Financial results from Domino’s Pizza and what it tells us about the economy
-Microsoft and OpenAI modify the terms of their partnership
-Qualcomm gets a boost from reported plans for an AI-native phone
-Mailbag: Why is the stock price not matching the business results?
Companies discussed: Domino’s Pizza (DPZ), OpenAI, Microsoft (MSFT), Qualcomm (QCOM), Nike (NKE), Unity ...
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April 26, 2026 • 22 mins
Morgan Housel is the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money, Same As Ever, and The Art of Spending Money. At our recent Motley Fool member event, Senior Vice-President of Rule Breakers strategy Brian Richards sat down with Morgan for a conversation about how the AI boom is intersecting with human psychology and investing.
Host: Brian Richards
Guest: Morgan Housel
Producer: Bart Shannon, Mac Greer
Disclosure: Adver...
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April 25, 2026 • 16 mins
People look forward to retirement as a time of fewer obligations, but it can also be a time of lower taxes, especially if you have money in Roth retirement accounts. However, if you earn too much money, you can’t contribute directly to a Roth IRA. But you may still have an option. Host Robert Brokamp lays out the five steps to contributing to a backdoor Roth IRA, and highlights a landmine to avoid.
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April 24, 2026 • 42 mins
AI is driving the market in multiple directions in 2026 and this week’s winner was Intel, who has such high demand it’s selling chips it once thought were worthless. We discuss the dynamics and get to the Jobs/Cook run at Apple, and another SaaSpocalypse.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whitemand, and Jason Moser discuss:
- The Jobs/Cook era at Apple
- Intel & AI
- SaaSpocalype 3.0
- Value or falling knife stocks
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April 23, 2026 • 24 mins
Earnings season is now in full swing, and we recently got a look at the latest results from Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and some of the most prominent technology companies in the market. In today's episode, the team breaks down some of the key points investors need to know.Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
The biggest surprises from Tesla's earnings report and call.
Earnings from IBM, Texas Instruments, and GE Verno...
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April 23, 2026 • 19 mins
SpaceX is buying another AI company, this time it’s Cursor. The space company has transformed itself into an AI company, but does this mean it can catch up to Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI? Plus, we cover Amazon’s move into GLP-1s and Meta’s new AI use case.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss:
- SpaceX agrees to buy Cursor
- Amazon gets into GLP-1s
- Meta’s AI spyware
Companies discussed: Amazon (AMZN),...
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April 21, 2026 • 23 mins
It wasn't a complete surprise, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is stepping aside and the company's current head of hardware, Jon Ternus, will be taking the helm in September. In this episode, the team discuss Cook's legacy, the biggest challenges and opportunities for the new leader, and more.
Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss:
- Tim Cook and his accomplishments at Apple
- Apple's new CEO and what his bi...
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April 20, 2026 • 25 mins
Serial acquirer QXO has made a transformative $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild to create the second largest player in the industry. Motley Fool analysts Jason Hall and Matt Frankel break this deal down before discussing developments with Tesla’s Robotaxis and answering a listening question about selling stocks.
Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Jason Hall discuss:
-QXO’s $17 billion acquisition of TopBuild
-Tesla’s Robotaxi ex...
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April 19, 2026 • 24 mins
We at The Motley Fool are proponents of investing in individual stocks. But does that result in betting your financial future on too few companies? In this second of a two-part conversation, Motley Fool Senior Advisor Robert Brokamp speaks with Ben Carlson about the risks of investing in individual stocks, market valuations, balancing saving for the future vs. enjoying life today, and the career advice we give our kids.
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April 18, 2026 • 26 mins
We at The Motley Fool believe that investing in the stock market is the best path to long-term wealth. But it isn’t always easy to stick with stocks. In this first of a two-part conversation, Motley Fool Senior Advisor Robert Brokamp speaks with Ben Carlson about what we can learn from the Great Depression and Japan, how even the worst periods for investors eventually turn out fine over the long term, and how diversification can he...
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April 17, 2026 • 42 mins
As earnings season gets underway, the S&P 500 has soared past 7,000 for the first time. Our team reflects on the market’s rapid rebound as well as dissects the important financial reports we’ve received so far. Trends in digital advertising and generative AI are discussed. And the team parses news from noise in recent press releases before ending with stocks on our radar.
Jon Quast, Lou Whiteman, and Asit Sharma discuss:
- Ne...
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April 16, 2026 • 24 mins
Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall, Jon Quast, and Matt Frankel discuss financial news that investors should know about. On today’s show, this includes recent financial results from banking giants Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), and key "picks and shovels" providers in the semiconductor industry, Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) and ASML (NASDAQ:ASML). They end the show discussing three stocks they are mo...
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April 15, 2026 • 24 mins
We dig deep into Alphabet, the tech giant that has become so much more than search. To start, we cover whether search is being disrupted and then cover the adjacent businesses like YouTube and Google Cloud that may have more power than you think. To end the show, we discuss some hidden gems in Alphabet’s portfolio that you may not realize are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren di...
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April 14, 2026 • 22 mins
Chinese electric vehicles are quickly becoming a dominant force in the industry. Rapid growth is putting these cars on the map worldwide, but it hasn’t necessarily translated into profits. We take a listener question as a chance to dive into the Chinese Electric vehicle industry, the investability of these new vehicle manufacturers, and how it may shape or change our view of investing in the automotive industry writ large
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April 13, 2026 • 25 mins
Motley Fool contributors Jon Quast, Rachel Warren, and Jason Hall discuss financial news that investors should know about. On today’s show, this includes recent financial results from investing bank Goldman Sachs as well as the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Finally, the team ends the show with a question from a listener regarding SpaceX’s upcoming IPO.Jon Quast, Rachel Warren, and Jason Hall discuss:-Goldman Sach’s Q1 2026...
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