Motley Fool co-founder and CEO Tom Gardner gets candid on stock market fears, what new investors should avoid, stock market valuations, the future of AI, and the investing system that maximizes the odds of generating wealth over the long term.
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A Message to All Investors From Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner
Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Tom Gardner has positions in Bitcoin. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Berkshire Hathaway, Bitcoin, Costco Wholesale, Ethereum, Microsoft, Nvidia, Pfizer, and Starbucks. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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