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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.

It's been 27 months since this series's last installment, which means Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner has had time to quietly bottle up a fresh batch of entirely new irritations.

The market is buzzing with rumors of companies interested in buying Paypal. We look into whether there's fire behind the smoke.

Why does the shortest month of the year sometimes feel like the longest?

What wording drives you bonkers?

There's nothing more romantic than talking about money with your partner. Right?

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.

We look back at stories of companies that were disrupted to better understand how disruption emerges and whether history can be a guide for disruption during the AI paradigm shift.

We got the most recent filing of Berkshire Hathaway's stock holdings recently, and it once again showed it selling tech stocks to buy consumer goods companies.

Why do companies with strong consumer appeal tend to outperform?

We saw a rush of earnings reports, and while results looked solid, stocks often cratered on fear of AI and disruption.

"Motley Fool Money" has some timely insight.

Spotify, Datadog, and Ferrari caught the attention of these investors.

It's about accountability and perspective.

And that may be the norm for the foreseeable future.

It looked like Shopify's stock was headed for a great day when it reported earnings, only for the stock to give up all its gains and then some when management started talking on the conference call.

Listen in as Motley Fool co-founder Tom Gardner and Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talk about stocks!

The Motley Fool's Stephanie Marini, , CFP®, and Robert Brokamp, CFP®, are ready for this installment of the 2026 Financial Planning Challenge.

Big tech spending on equipment and AI appears to be close to $400 billion over the four quarters. Are there losers outside the free-spending tech titans?